Tranmere and Brighton will both be keen to resolve their inconsistencies this weekend.
Rovers seek to tame Seagulls
Tranmere and Brighton will both be keen to resolve their inconsistencies this weekend.
Rovers remain on the fringes of the play-offs after making a positive start to their campaign, but have taken only two wins from their last seven games to slip six points off the pace.
The Seagulls are more concerned with proceedings at the opposite end of the table, with four defeats in five fixtures sending them crashing towards the relegation zone.
Tranmere team news
Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore will again be without striker Craig Curran for Saturday's game.
Curran is battling to recover from a stomach injury and is expected to be sidelined for another fortnight at least.
Moore has no other concerns but his side are reeling after being condemned to three straight defeats in a losing sequence which has seen them dumped out of the FA Cup and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Promotion is now the sole focus of their campaign and Moore expects his men to reignite their bid against Micky Adams' side.
He said: "We need to take at least seven points out of the Christmas period. We're close to having a good side here and we've had some good results in the league recently."
Brighton team news
Brighton are sweating on the fitness of six players ahead of the trip to Prenton Park.
Top-scorer Glenn Murray is a major doubt with the ankle problem which kept him out of the midweek penalty shoot-out win at Shrewsbury, while Adam Virgo (ankle) and Colin Hawkins (calf) suffered injuries during that game and are struggling to be fit.
Winger Kevin McLeod is feeling the knee injury which has plagued him all season and on-loan Charlton striker Stuart Fleetwood is doubtful with a shoulder problem.
Defender Adam Hinshelwood, who made a triumphant return from more than three years of injury misery as a first-half substitute at Shrewsbury, suffered a dead leg in the closing stages of the Johnstone's Paint clash and is also a doubt.
The Seagulls are already without Michel Kuipers (hand), David Livermore and Gary Hart (both knee), but Kerry Mayo (knee) is closing in on full fitness and on-loan Leeds midfielder Bradley Johnson returns after being cup-tied in midweek.
