Blues face
league leaders Wolves on Sunday and a win for them will guarantee them the title.
Preston should be no push however though and will be full of confidence having held out for a 1 - 1 draw at home on the weekend against
league leaders Wolves.
After their big winning streak of eight matches came to an end with a 1 - 1 draw at Sheffield United, which was a very lucky point for them, they lost in their big contest against
league leaders Wolves at home on the weekend.
Only
league leaders Wolves can boast a better home form this season than Cardiff, who also have the third best defensive record in the second tier.
League leaders Wolves had a wobble last weekend as they slipped to a 2 - 0 loss against Nottingham Forest and that means that have failed to win in two consecutive matches for just the second time this season.
League leaders Wolves will look to edge their way a little closer to the title by picking up three points at home on Tuesday night.
Steve Bruce's side head to Elland Road knowing a win will see them move up into third place and close the gap on
league leaders Wolves.
Come 5:30 Cardiff could be seven points adrift of
league leaders Wolves.
Not exact matches
So it was quite a surprise to see them fail to score against the Championship side
Wolves, who took the Premier
League leaders to a penalty shoot out.
Wolves will get a home test against Sheffield United on the weekend and the
league leaders will be looking to recover from a defeat in their last home game at Molineux, where Notts Forest got the better of them.
Championship
leaders Wolves are at 20/1 to sign Mignolet, which is likely to be dependant on whether they gain promotion to the Premier
League.
Wolves were tripped up last weekend out at Fulham and that leaves the
league leaders without a win in their last three matches played now.
Their only loss on home soil happened against current
league leaders Cardiff so really,
Wolves have propped themselves up well.
Wolves continue to look strong and powerful and while the Owls may put up some decent enough resistance on home soil, they aren't clicking at the moment and may slip against the powerful
league leaders.
The weekend also brought an end to Chelsea's tenure as
league champions, as well as confirming Championship
leaders Wolves» elevation to the top tier.
Wolves rookie defender Oskar Buur Rasmussen made a dream
league debut as he rescued a point for the Sky Bet Championship
leaders in a 2 - 2 draw against Hull at Molineux.
Brentford, who also made significant changes for Tuesday's tie, are at home to
Wolves in the
league on Saturday, while QPR travel to face
leaders Cardiff.
Victory over
Wolves won't quell concerns over the depth and quality of Klopp's squad in various positions, but Anfield would benefit from a positive performance ahead of the visit of
league leaders Chelsea on Tuesday.
Is this the end of
Wolves» fantastic FA Cup run, or are they going to claim a win over the Premier
League leaders and book a place in the quarter finals?
Wolves are hoping to cause an upset when they take on the Premier
League leaders in Saturday's FA Cup fourth round clash against Chelsea.