Kelvin Davis insists that Saints are determined not to let this season fizzle out at the last.

A remarkable campaign has already seen Saints beat their record Premier League points tally and all but assure their highest-ever top flight finish in the modern era.

Liverpool’s surprise defeat to Hull on Tuesday night has really fired up expectations that Saints could stage a late run to finish above both the Reds and Tottenham and end up in fifth place.

After all that happened last summer with players and the manager leaving for those clubs it would be a huge moment for the fans.

With the Champions League dream looking virtually over the squad need to remain motivated and Davis is adamant that they want to finish in style.

He said: “We’re very much aware of what we’ve done this season and, as a squad of players, as a club, as a dressing room, we don’t want to let it just slip away and the season just fizzle out.

“We know that we’ve got four games and anything’s possible in terms of finishing up a couple of places from where we are.”

Davis has been enjoying time back between the posts after Fraser Forster’s injury and was part of the side that played out a thrilling 2-2 with Tottenham last weekend, something which he really enjoyed.

“I said to my wife before I left the house Saturday morning it’s the first time in a long time that I genuinely felt nervous, purely because I felt that it was such a big game for us,” admitted the veteran stopper.

“I felt we needed to get something from the game to continue what we want to achieve this year.

“I think the lads were absolutely awesome.

“The performance and the quality of the game was up there as good as any in the league and our dream of being in European football is still very much alive.

“I think that was my feelings on Saturday morning – I could feel the value of the game and what it meant to me, for me to be having those types of feelings.

“We’ve still got tough tests before the end of the season, but we know that it’s achievable.

“It’s still realistic to finish above Tottenham and Liverpool.

“To say that with four games to go, a) is a great achievement, but b) it still keeps us very much alive for the rest of the season.”

First up for Saints in the four game run-in to the summer is a trip to Davis’ former club, Sunderland, who are fighting for their lives and will still be hurting from their 8-0 drubbing at St Mary’s earlier in the season.

“They’re just desperate for points and that motivation, if there was any from that defeat, will be equal to what they need to stay in the league, so I think for them it’s a relegation battle,” reflected Davis.

“For us, it’s about getting on with our business and continuing our good run.”