Jon Nolan believes Ipswich Town need to keep their foot on the pedal and take advantage of Stoke’s tough run of results.
The Blues impressed in Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw with Derby and, if they can produce those performance levels again, Nolan believes his team have a real chance against a Stoke side who have only won once under new boss Nathan Jones.
It’s a game Ipswich need to win, as they look to eat away at the 10-point gap to safety.
“Another performance like that would mean we are definitely confident,” Nolan said.
“They’ve had a sticky time themselves with the new manager but we just have to take it to them.
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“All the lads will give everything they can and we’ll see where that can get us.”
Nolan also believes the Ipswich fans have a part to play.
“I’ve never seen anything like this situation,” Nolan said.
“Normally with a team bottom of the league the pitchforks are out but the fans are backing us. Credit to them.”
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