Albion have held one of the League One giants on their own patch and now the message is bring on Leeds.

The play-off chasing Seagulls head for Elland Road on Saturday, lifted by Monday's spirited goalless stalemate at Nottingham Forest.

Events at both the City Ground and elsewhere have shifted the emphasis and heaped more pressure on Leeds.

Albion's hard-earned point edged them two clear of the Yorkshiremen, although they have a game in hand and a far superior goal difference.

Leeds' form has, to say the least, been indifferent since Christmas. Last Saturday's 2-0 home win against Walsall was only their fifth in 17 matches.

That launched a crunch period for Gary McAllister's side, with games against Doncaster, Carlisle and Leyton Orient to follow Albion's visit.

Leeds had their lowest League One crowd of the season against Walsall. There were excuses - kicking off at tea time for live coverage on Sky in Siberian weather - but an attendance below 20,000 must have sent shivers down the spine of Ken Bates and co.

Albion can use the anxiety of the home supporters to their advantage, just as they did at the City Ground.

Michel Kuipers, the star of Albion's backs-to-the-wall effort at Forest, said: "They are playing at home, so they will have the pressure of the crowd on them. If we keep them at bay for 25 or 30 minutes they will get on their backs.

"It's a tough task for us but one we are looking forward to. All the players have gained loads of confidence from what happened at Forest.

"Everybody said beforehand this week was going to make or break us and at the moment it is the making of us.

"We have to make sure on Saturday that we put in a good performance again. If we performed the way we did on Monday then we are going to get a result.

"Forest are one of the best teams in the League and we got a fantastic clean sheet there. If we can repeat that we are definitely going to get something."

While Albion were doing their stuff in the East Midlands, others were helping their cause, especially doomed Bournemouth.

Their 2-1 home win over Tranmere enabled the Seagulls to edge back into a play-off slot for the first time since November, because they have scored three more goals than the Merseysiders.

Walsall needed a last-gasp equaliser to draw at home with Crewe and Orient and Northampton were both beaten, so some of the teams below Albion are falling away.

It now looks as if the Seagulls are fighting with Leeds, Southend, Tranmere and Walsall for fifth and sixth places. The trip to Southend next month will be significant, as will Leeds' legal battle to reclaim some of the 15 points deducted for going into administration.

The sooner that issue is resolved the fairer it will be for all the clubs involved in an intriguing play-off race.

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