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It's floodlights, camera, action for Albion as we enter winter with the second in a run of five consecutive televised games on Monday night. A seven-point lead has opened up between the Baggies and the dreaded playoffs, and as league leaders, the harsh glare of media attention will be firmly upon us from here on. That may well be to the advantage of Preston, Monday's opposition, who've suffered a slight blip on their travels since the international break, and will now look to get their otherwise impressive underdog campaign back on track at Deepdale.

As far as Albion are concerned things just seem to get better and better. Wednesday's 4-1 rout of Bristol City - a score which may actually have flattered the visitors a little - showcased some of the best one-touch passing and link-up play seen by a Baggies team in years, while the worrying absence of a proven goalscorer has been ameliorated somewhat by Hal Robson-Kanu rolling back the years to his old Reading prime. If anything, the greatest fear right now is that we get complacent or start believing our own hype, as this division can sink you in weeks if you stop doing the hard yards from one Saturday to the next.

Albion's 3-2 win last September was our first at Deepdale since 1970, which has traditionally been a very tough place for us to go. A repeat performance would go a long way to cementing our place at the top, but with more tough games to come, there'd be nothing wrong with a point on Monday to keep us ticking over.