Rochdale manager Keith Hill says he has confidence in his depleted squad to end their Sheffield United hoodoo.

Keith Hill says he won’t make any drastic changes to his Rochdale defence despite their concession of eight goals in the last three games.

Wigan boss Gary Caldwell has called for his players to take more responsibility for their play and be stronger mentally away from hom as they yet again gave themselves a mountain to climb at the weekend in losing 3-2 to Port Vale.

Wigan will be looking to continue their gradual rise up the table when they travel to Port Vale on Saturday in Skybet League One, as they hope to build on last week’s impressive comeback win at Chesterfield.

Gary Caldwell’s Wigan Athletic travel to the Proact Stadium on Saturday (3pm) in a bid to earn their first points away from home this season.

Oldham, without a win in five, are expecting a tough game against promotion-chasing Chesterfield, who have won six of their last seven, including a thumping 6-0 win against Colchester United in midweek.

Rochdale manager Keith Hill was frustrated by his side’s poor first-half performance and has encouraged his charges to fully commit to his game plan for the last five matches of the campaign as they seek a playoffs place.

Calvin Andrew’s header pinched a 1-0 victory for Rochdale at Spotland on Monday afternoon, consigning Port Vale to their sixth straight defeat and elevating the home side to just four points off the playoffs with a game in hand.

Rochdale ended their three-game winless run thanks to Ian Henderson’s second-half header at Spotland Stadium as the striker moved on to 13 goals this season.

Goals from Harry Beautyman and Christian Burgess shot The Posh into an early lead which Dale were unable to claw back, despite Joe Rafferty registering the first league goal of his career.

Johnson says singing fans can make the difference in Tuesday’s visit from Coventry City as the League One side look to stretch their 11-match unbeaten run.