Saturday's League Two clash at Sixfields sees Northampton Town host Mansfield Town.
While Cobblers supporters await further news on the off-field crisis engulfing the club, Chris Wilder and his team continue to impress on the pitch and go into the game on the back of an excellent FA Cup victory at Coventry City.
Mansfield collected seven points from their three away league games in October and currently lie just one place and two points behind Northampton in the upper reaches of the League Two table.
Although the Stags were beaten at home by Wycombe Wanderers last time out, the standout performance of the game came from Wycombe goalkeeper Matt Ingram.
Former Cobblers defender Lee Collins moved to Field Mill in the summer and, previewing the game on the official MTFC website this week, Mansfield boss Adam Murray called him 'a top player, probably one of the best centre-halves at this level.'
Going forward, goals have been shared around the team with the experienced Craig Westcarr always a threat at League Two level. He netted for Portsmouth against the Cobblers at the beginning of last season.