Albion boss Steve Coppell has urged his players to give themselves another massive lift by moving out of the bottom two for the first time since September.

Victory at Bradford tomorrow will take the Seagulls off the foot of the table, with Stoke in FA Cup action against Chelsea on Sunday.

Completing their only double of the campaign could also ease Albion up an extra place, providing Sheffield Wednesday fail to win at Derby.

Coppell has spent the past few weeks concentrating on the type of points tally required to beat the drop, but he admitted: "I put more of an emphasis at this stage now on our position.

"It would be a huge psychological boost if we could get off the bottom. Sometimes points totals look a long way away, but this is tangible.

"Our job is 90 minutes, Bradford away. We know we can beat them because we did at home, so it's not as if we are going into unchartered waters, but putting it into practise is a bit more difficult.

"They probably just feel as if they have that cushion away from relegation trouble at the moment, but I am sure they are all too aware a run of bad results could suck them into it.

"They will see our game as a real opportunity to put considerable daylight between themselves and the pack."

Albion have not enjoyed back-to-back victories for more than ten months. That opportunity presents itself at Valley Parade tomorrow and morale in the camp is high following last Saturday's uplifting 4-1 home win against Wolves.

Coppell said: "It's nice to have a week's training where you haven't got the legacy of a defeat or draw hanging over your head.

"It lifts everybody, makes everyone a little bit brighter. You look forward to the weekend a little bit more.

"You have your professional pride. You feel as if you have worked hard, got the right result and feel a lot better about yourself."

Back injury victim Robbie Pethick was unable to train yesterday, so loan signing Ivar Ingimarsson is poised to make his debut in the centre of defence.

Albion are still waiting for the result of their appeal against Gary Hart's controversial red card in the home defeat by Wimbledon.

"To a certain extent we are hoping no news is good news, because if it had just been thrown out of court I am sure we would have heard straight away," Coppell said. "Now the door is open a little bit."

Grimsby, currently occupying the treasured fourth-bottom survival slot, visit Gillingham tomorrow.

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