Crystal Palace will stay up - Paul Hart

Championship final day - Sheff Wed v Crystal Palace
Venue: Hillsborough Date: 2 May
Coverage: Live video on BBC 1 and BBC Sport website (1240-1510 BST - kick-off 1300), commentary on 5 live sports extra (coverage starts 1245), updates on BBC Radio 5 live, text commentary on BBC Sport website

Hart took over as Crystal Palace manager in March 2010

Crystal Palace boss Paul Hart believes his team can ensure their Championship status in Sunday's relegation decider with Sheffield Wednesday.

The Eagles are two points ahead of their opponents and will avoid the drop if they draw at Hillsborough.

Hart told BBC London 94.9: "We think we can win the game and we've got to go there with that attitude.

"I think football at this level is about concentration but we've got to focus on trying to win the game."

The 56-year-old Palace boss is wary of travelling to South Yorkshire aiming for a draw.

"I don't think it would be wise to just pop up to Hillsborough and park outside their 18-yard box for 90 minutes," he added.

Hart knows that losing the game will have terrible consequences for the club who have endured a tumultuous season.

The Eagles are fighting for survival after suffering a 10-point deduction imposed on them for going into administration in January.

They are yet to find a buyer and joint administrator Brendan Guilfoyle has stated that, as yet, there is no funding for the club beyond this season.

Palace also lost their manager Neil Warnock to London rivals Queens Park Rangers at the start of March.

Hart has won three of the 13 games he has been in charge of the side but knows their impressive away record - they have lost just five times on the road this term - will hold them in good stead come Sunday.

"I think the players have done tremendously well. Through no fault of their own they are in this position, and it's a hard pill to swallow," Hart continued.

"People probably have not give enough credit to the players for the psychological effect that they've had put upon them and how they've dealt with it."