Next two games

[mfsx6ok2]

Normally a draw in both of these games would be perfectly acceptable.

The downside is that it would probably see us drift back toward mid-table and it would take time to recover the lost ground. I know it’s a marathon and not a sprint but far better to keep up with the leading pack rather than playing catch-up. Another factor is that we don’t want to amass too many draws as we’ve already drawn nearly half of our games (5 from 11) and while that may contribute to a continuing unbeaten run which is always nice to see, it won’t do much for our league position.

It’s a tough ask but if we are to maintain a serious challenge I think we need to aim for 4pts.

Definitely, if we're going to seriously challenge this season we have to get 4 points from these two games and show we can mix it with the big players. I can see us winning at Fulham to be honest...

 

[Dirty Harry]

Would you take a win and a defeat from these two games? Extremely tough, both of them. However, with our away form and the general feeling among the squad, I'm confident we can win both.

They are indeed tough games Bing, but Fulham and wolves will be thinking the same about us at the moment.

 

[paolo poggi]

If Pearson is fit he comes back in as he is totally different than the players mentioned and we miss him.
Surely he has to be fit, I've never known a dead leg last so long

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I have.

 

[Atko_pne956]

We have a real tough run of games coming up with trips to Fulham, Wolves, Ipswich and Norwich. Home games against Brentford, Villa & Bolton are must win if we want a playoff spot this season.

 

[pnenycx]

We have a real tough run of games coming up with trips to Fulham, Wolves, Ipswich and Norwich. Home games against Brentford, Villa & Bolton are must win if we want a playoff spot this season.

Never that simple. Who would have thought we'd win at Hull and Birmingham but fail to win at home against Millwall and Barnsley?

 

[ernest]

Never that simple. Who would have thought we'd win at Hull and Birmingham but fail to win at home against Millwall and Barnsley?

The pattern there is that we can do well against teams who come at us and so give us the opportunity to get in behind them, but so far can struggle a bit to break down teams who shut up shop. This Saturday should be an open game so let's see if we can make the most of it.

 

[kbd_pne]

Never that simple. Who would have thought we'd win at Hull and Birmingham but fail to win at home against Millwall and Barnsley?

Pretty much every game is a test of our play-off credentials tbh.

As Neil said on the podcast last week, the next step for us is dealing better with sides who put men behind the ball at Deepdale and breaking them down.

 

[pne_monster]

These are the fixtures this weekend. Wolves v Villa stands out.
Friday
19:45 Birmingham v Cardiff
19:45 Bristol City v Burton

Saturday
15:00 Barnsley v Middlesbrough
15:00 Bolton v Sheff Wed
15:00 Brentford v Millwall
15:00 Fulham v Preston North End
15:00 Leeds v Reading
15:00 Norwich v Hull
15:00 Sheff Utd v Ipswich
15:00 Sunderland v QPR
17:30 Wolves v Aston Villa