Preston North End are set to make the trip to Cardiff City on Saturday with the Lilywhites looking to pick up points and make a push towards the promotion playpoff spots.
Eight points currently separate Ryan Lowe’s side in 12th and the Bluebirds in 17th going into the match.
The two teams have met twice already this season in the league and the FA Cup with the Welsh side winning both of those meetings 2-.
The PNE gaffer recently said: “We are down to our last 10 games. If we had beaten Nottingham Forest the other week and won at Coventry, I would have been standing here saying we want to fight for the play-offs.
“That would have been an extra four points and we’d be on 54 points – we are on 50 points.
“I can’t say we are going to do this or do that, all I’m going to ask the group to do is win as many games as they possibly can and see where that takes us.
“There’s no pressure on them, we will do the best we can.”
Meanwhile there are plenty of stories doing the rounds behind the scenes in English Football’s second tier this morning. Here are a selection of Thursday’s biggest transfer rumours involving EFl Championship sides:
5. Gunners could move for WBA prospect
Arsenal are among a group of Premier League clubs taking a keen interest in West Brom youngster Reyes Cleary (Daily Mail) | Arsenal FC via Getty Images
6. Villa ‘keen to sell’ Forest loanee
On-loan Nottingham Forest striker Keinan Davis could be set for a permanent move to the club in the summer with parent side Aston Villa said to be ‘keen to sell’ (BirminghamMail) | Getty Images
7. Archer showing top flight quality during PNE loan
Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe says on-loan Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer is showing Premier League-type quality during his Deepdale loan spell (Lancashire Evening Post) | Getty Images
8. Bayern join race for Spence
Middlesbrough defender Djed Spence, currently on-loan at Nottingham Forest, is reportedly on the radar of several top Premier League clubs but German giants Bayern Munich could be set to make a move for the player in the summer (Metro) | Getty Images