Fulham boss Chris Coleman could do former club Crystal Palace a real favour on Sunday by beating their relegation rivals Norwich at Craven Cottage.

But Coleman's only thoughts are for his current squad and achieving the win which would give them a respectable mid-table finish after struggling for most of the season.

"We can still finish 12th so there's still a lot to play for," said Coleman, who was looking for his side to reproduce the form which produced a 3-1 victory at Ewood Park last weekend.

"We applied ourselves in the right manner at Blackburn. It was a great result and a fantastic performance.

"If we do the same again and get a positive response from the players we can possibly finish 12th, which is a good end to the season for us.

"We've had a lot of inconsistency and I've had to chop and change the squad quite a lot because of injuries and other things.

"Too many players really have been too inconsistent but, in saying that, for Fulham to finish 12th in the Premiership isn't that bad really."

The Fulham boss knows he cannot afford any feelings about the fate of Norwich or Palace, with whom he was relegated twice as a player, and he has no intention of doing that even though he is still in regular touch with Palace assistant manager and former defensive partner Kit Symons.

"A lot of people wrote Norwich off six weeks ago but they have gone on a good run. But if we beat them we will not be sending them down. You get relegated over 38 games not over one," he added.

"It has come down to this but this is a big game for us, we're not worried about Norwich. We're only bothered about what good things can happen for Fulham."

And despite his regular weekly calls to Symons - who has not been in contact this week - he is not worried about Palace either.

"It's an exciting end to the season but we can't do Palace a favour because they haven't done us any favours. I don't look at it like that, just that we can do ourselves a favour by winning and finishing as high as we can.

"I talk to Kit every week, he's one of my best friends, but Kit knows that we've got a job to do and that we have to concentrate on ourselves and what Fulham can get out of the game, not what the outcome will be for anyone else.

"It's just another three points, a big three points for us."

Coleman also wants his side to repay the support of the fans, especially those who were present for the previous home match - the 3-1 defeat to Newcastle.

"It's going to be a full house and a great atmosphere," said Coleman.

"That was the first game we've lost at home all year and we don't want a repeat of that."

Norwich boss Nigel Worthington is hoping his players have 'saved the best for last' as they go in search of a first away win of the season on Sunday which would guarantee Norwich's Barclays Premiership status.

Just five weeks ago, the Canaries looked relegation certainties when they were thrashed 4-1 by Arsenal at Highbury and left seven points adrift of safety at the foot of the table.

However, a shock victory over Manchester United proved the catalyst for an amazing upturn in fortunes, which saw Worthington's men also win their next three home games to drag themselves right back into the survival battle.

With fellow strugglers Southampton and Crystal Palace sharing a dramatic 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park last Saturday, Norwich moved out of bottom three for the first time since January and put destiny back into their own hands as they prepare for the all-or-nothing trip to Fulham.

To be sure of their place among the elite clubs of English football for another season, the Canaries must do something they have not yet managed in 18 attempts so far - secure a win away from home.

"It's not a psychological situation because our performance levels away from home have, for some of the time, been excellent and we haven't got a lot of reward for it," said the Norwich manager, whose side let a 3-1 lead slip at Palace last month.

"At other times it has left a little bit to be desired, but the effort and commitment has been there.

"We are going into this game well aware of that situation - hopefully we can save the best to last.

"We fully appreciate that our future is in our own hands and it's up to us to do our own job well.

"If we focus on ourselves, as well always do, and go about our business in our usual way, we will be alright.

"We'll be going out to win, the same as the other three clubs."

West Brom - who picked up an unexpected point at Old Trafford last weekend - are the only one of the bottom four clubs which have to win, at home to Portsmouth, if they are to stand any chance of staying up.

A draw - or indeed defeat - could be good enough for Norwich if Southampton, who host Manchester United, and Palace, away to Charlton, also fail to win.

Worthington, however, insists he will remain fully focussed on what is happening at Craven Cottage rather than at grounds elsewhere - even if the large travelling contingent might find it tricky to do the same.

The Norwich manager said: "I would assume there will 6,000 radios around the stadium and the mood of supporters will give you a fair indication of what's happening.

"But I certainly won't be looking for the results, I'll be focussed on our performance on the pitch.

"If we win the game we stay up and other results won't matter - that's all I'll be thinking about."

Whatever the outcome on Sunday, Norwich's form in recent weeks has certainly gone a long way to dispelling suggestions they were nothing more than relegation fodder.

"I think we've done absolutely magnificently to be in this position," reflected Worthington.

"We've stuck at it, we've kept our belief , the spirit and a steely determination has always been there.

"When you consider people were writing us off before a ball had been kicked I think that, with very limited resources, Norwich City have given the Premier League good entertainment value.

"They are a football club whose name is held in high regard. The way that staff, players and supporters have conducted their business over the season has been outstanding."

The financial rewards another season in the English top flight would bring are well documented, but Worthington commented: "Everyone seems to be focussing on the money side; people are saying it's an £18million game, or whatever the price tag might be.

"Not for me. It's about staying in the Premiership and thereafter what comes with that - the money, the prestige - is secondary.

"It's about managing in the Premiership, playing in the Premiership and this football club being in the Premiership. That's the number one priority."

Any suggestions, however, Fulham would be ready to hand Norwich any easy ticket back into the big time next season were quickly demised.

"Birmingham gave us a tough game last week and I don't expect Sunday to be any different," said Worthington, whose side made hard work of a 1-0 victory over the 10-man Blues last weekend.

"We are all professionals and we all want to perform for our supporters who are paying hard-earned money to watch. I don't expect any favours.

"We have got to go and do our own job to the best of our ability and try and get three points."

Worthington added: "It has been a challenge from day one and we have stood up to that challenge.

"I think we have done that ever so well so far - but, as we all know, there is one more hurdle to overcome - now we have got to go for it."