Bolton boss Owen Coyle is convinced the club will survive in the Premier League this season as they prepare for Saturday's game against Wigan.

Wanderers, who lie 18th at the moment, take on basement boys Wigan at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday on a potentially vital weekend for the relegation shake-up, with Blackburn (19th) hosting QPR (16th) the same day and Wolves (17th) taking on West Brom (15th) in a Black Country derby at Molineux on Sunday.

The way things stand, it looks as if it will be three of those clubs who go down, but Coyle does not think the equation is so simple.

Asked if he saw it as three teams from those six getting relegated, Coyle said: "People will think that is how it is, but this league changes so quickly and is unforgiving.

"All of a sudden you can go on one of those runs that happen out of the blue for no reason, so I wouldn't just leave it as three from six."

Coyle has no doubt that every one of the teams' managers is fully confident they can beat the drop - and remains adamant that his own side will be safe.

"I think we all believe we can get out of it," Coyle said.

"From my end, I can only look at Bolton Wanderers and look to make sure we do that, but I'm pretty sure Steve Kean (Blackburn) and Roberto Martinez (Wigan) feel the same, as well as Mick McCarthy (Wolves), Mark Hughes (QPR) and Roy Hodgson (West Brom).

"It is so intriguing and that is why we love the league - it is the best league in the world.

"We will all have our own beliefs about how we will go about it with the players we have.

"But from our end, I am totally convinced that we will be out of the bottom three come the end of the season."

The three relegation contests this weekend represent a potential double whammy for the sides involved, offering a chance not only to boost their own survival chances, but also to damage their rivals' - although Coyle is sure everyone will be concentrating mainly on themselves.

"I don't think anybody's motivation or focus is on damaging other teams," Coyle said.

"It is about making sure that you are looking after your team and if anything comes with that, then obviously we understand how it works."

Bolton go into their game a point adrift of safety and in reasonably fine fettle, with last weekend's 2-0 defeat to Norwich being only their second in nine matches in all competitions.