SAM Allardyce is looking for some home comfort to stop the rot that is threatening to wreck Wanderers' chances of qualifying for Europe.

Desperate to end a miserable run that has already shattered his Champions League dreams, the Bolton boss wants at least 13 more points from the remaining eight games to secure a UEFA Cup spot.

And he is looking no further than the Reebok to lift the current total of 47 to the critical 60-point mark.

Four home wins - starting with Saturday's visit of relegation-threatened Sheffield United - might not be enough to secure a top-six finish, but that would be the perfect platform as Allardyce looks to salvage something from a season that promised so much but is in danger of ending in failure.

"The target for me is to get past 58 points," the manager said, outlining his ambition to eclipse the total that secured a sixth-place finish two seasons ago, when the Whites qualified for Europe for the first time.

"Beyond 58 would be our best points tally since we returned to the top flight. However, we will probably need to break the 60-point barrier, if we are to guarantee a UEFA Cup place.

"We are going to have to pick up at least four more wins in our remaining eight matches and an odd draw here and there, and I would hope to see the majority of those coming at the Reebok.

"The more difficult matches will be away from home, including the visits to Chelsea, Arsenal and West Ham United. Our form has been spasmodic and we have found it difficult to win anywhere."

Wanderers have suffered an alarming slump in form and results since the turn of the year, taking just eight points from nine games and they face Sheffield United on the back of losing three Premiership games in a row for the first time this season. Two of those losses were on their travels - at Spurs and Manchester United - but the defeat by Blackburn Rovers last time out at the Reebok and earlier home draws against Manchester City and Charlton have been especially damaging.

But Allardyce believes that, if they can turn the Reebok into a fortress again in their remaining games - after the Blades they have home clashes against Everton, Reading and Aston Villa - they can still end the season on a high note.

"In 2007, the most disappointing aspect has been our home record, which has been the foundation of our success in the past," Allardyce added.

"Since January, we have only managed one win at home and that must change. If we can't meet that challenge, then we will miss out on a top-six finish, which will be bitterly disappointing and a failure for Bolton Wanderers.

"But, on paper, we are capable of winning our remaining four home games and that would be a crucial factor if we are to achieve our European dream."