'Our fate is in our own hands' says Wright

The Whites currently lie bottom of the table, just a point behind 'Stute, but with a vital game in hand after Tuesday's clash with Newry was postponed due to Newry's Irish Cup involvement.

However, Wright knows his side have got themselves into a fantastic position with their recent run of results and is determined to see his men come out on the right side of the "proverbial six-pointer."

"We knew we wanted to be within touching distance of our rivals going into the split and we did that," said Wright.

"Over the last few weeks our good run has meant our fate is in our own hands. We know what we have to do to stay up and we have to start with a win on Saturday."

Wright says confidence amongst his men is better than it has been all season, but he realises a tough task still lies ahead before Premiership status will be secure.

"The players are in good spirits," he commented. "Confidence is high after the recent results, but the most important thing you can do is respect the opposition. The first thing we have to do is to stop them playing and then when we get the opportunities; we have to take them. But things are a lot more positive than they were five to six weeks ago. I asked players to be in touch when the split came and they did that, now we have to keep going."

The Whites welcome back Glenn Ferguson for tomorrow's encounter following his break away.

Kick off is at 3pm and gates will be open from 1.30pm.

Meanwhile, Linfield will be looking to add to their mid-week demolition of Glentoran when they visit Dungannon Swifts tomorrow.

Despite going five points clear at the top of the table, Blues boss David Jeffrey is insisting their is still much football to be played.

"We've won nothing yet," said Jeffrey.

"You don't do any crowing until you cross the finishing line.

"We have a tough game at Dungannon on Saturday and we'll focus on that.

"There is still a lot of football to be played."