It remains to be seen whether Ryan Stirk and Will Dickson are fit enough to play against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday.

Stirk was forced off with a groin problem, something he has been managing for a number of weeks, in the first-half of the win against Barrow on Easter Monday. And Dickson, who has scored two goals in his last three outings, came off at half-time with a tight hamstring in the same match.

After the game, both injuries were said to be nothing serious by coach Gary Roberts and that they could be back this weekend. But Paul Cook said he would not be providing any injury updates when asked by the DT on Friday.

If the duo don’t make it at all or are on the bench then Tom Naylor could drop back alongside Sammy Braybrooke in central midfield, as he did against Barrow, while Lee Bonis, who helped force the winner in Cumbria after coming on at the break, could come in front up.

Will Dickson, left, has two goals in his last three games.

placeholder image — Will Dickson, left, has two goals in his last three games.

Chesterfield go into the clash on the back of three successive wins and clean sheets, a fourth victory on the bounce would be a first of the season, but more importantly it would cement their place in the top seven.

Cook said: "For both teams it is an equally important game. For us, we have a little bit of momentum at the minute but we know how quickly momentum changes, we have been in this before. We are fully focused on the game, what the game will bring and how we can win the game.”

As for Tranmere, now managed by Pete Wild, they are two places and three points above the relegation zone. They have lost all of their last three games 1-0. Looking further than that, they have lost four of their last five and have lost nine of their last 10.

Living not too far away, Cook knows all about Tranmere and has soft spot for them. He said: “It will be a tough game against a club which is really close to my heart and we obviously know the difficulties that that is going to bring. They are fighting for their lives. When you are in that situation, you are organised, structured and you are it. They have been in the Conference and they don’t want to go back there. For us, it is about getting a win to make sure we can get a bit closer to getting in the play-offs.”