Albion will take a break from league action tomorrow evening when they visit Leicester for a Carling Cup fourth round clash. They will be defending a seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions stretching back two months to the end of August, when they were beaten at Liverpool. Since then the Baggies have won at Arsenal and drawn away to Manchester United, and for 24 hours were lying in fourth spot after defeating Fulham 2-1 at the Hawthorns. But Di Matteo has his feet firmly on the ground ahead of the clash with Sven-Goran Eriksson's side at the Walkers Stadium. He said: "People joked about where we were in the table on Saturday, that we were in the final Champions League spot. "But we have to keep our feet on the ground. I do it and we have to remind the players about it. "The fans and the media can get excited if they want to. But we will carry on with our work and now prepare for the cup tie. "We know we can still improve and the areas in which we can do better. "The players put the effort in and are committed and confident but we must not get carried away." Di Matteo, who is set to make changes against the Foxes, admitted: "What has happened so far this season is beyond my expectations. "But we deserve the points we have on the board in the Premier League with the way we are playing. "I've no idea if we can keep it going and we will see at the end of the season where we stand. "There is no secret formula. It's down to hard work and we try and play football and believe that is the way to win games." Albion are set to be without central defender Jonas Olsson and striker Marc-Antoine Fortune who were both injured against Fulham. Olsson had to be substituted after 55 minutes with an Achilles problem and Fortune at the same juncture with an injury. Fortune has been deputising for four-goal leading scorer Peter Odemwingie, who has missed the last two games with a knee setback. But Di Matteo will resist the temptation to rush the Nigerian international back into action. He said: "We want Peter back as soon as possible but we don't want to rush him back and then lose him for a long time. "We want him to be back in training this week. That is our aim but we will know more later this week."
