Bristol City have no fresh injury worries as they prepare for their huge Championship clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Ashton Gate on Monday.
The Robins are yet to taste defeat on home soil since head coach Sean O'Driscoll took charge but their failure to secure a victory on the road has left them six points adrift of safety with seven games remaining.
The likes of Albert Adomah and Liam Kelly are pushing for recalls while Paul Anderson came through 90 minutes following his return to the starting line-up after injury.
But O'Driscoll is limited when it comes to attacking options with striker Ryan Taylor (shoulder) back in training but not yet available, and fellow forward Jon Stead (groin) still sidelined.
City's latest defeat on their travels, a 3-0 loss at Derby on Friday, means a reverse to the Owls would leave the Robins staring at a return to League One after six seasons on football's second rung.
Sheffield Wednesday, meanwhile, will be without suspended defender Lewis Buxton for the game.
Buxton was sent off in Saturday's derby win over Barnsley for a second yellow card offence and will sit out a one-game ban, so Martin Taylor will come into contention for a recall.
Seyi Olofinjana and fellow midfielder Stuart Holden made their debuts after joining on loan last week from Hull and Bolton respectively, and manager Dave Jones must decide if both are capable of playing two games in four days.
Giles Coke, fit again after a foot injury, replaced Holden in the second half on Saturday, while Rhys McCabe, Kieran Lee, and David Prutton provide Jones with extra options in midfield.
Jermaine Johnson is in contention to start. He returned to the bench following international duty with Jamaica, but fellow winger Michail Antonio (groin) is out for the rest of the season.
The hosts will hope Will Grigg can manage two games in four days as they prepare to entertain their midlands neighbours.
The Northern Ireland international, who has 19 goals to his name this season, was a big doubt for Good Friday's trip to Yeovil but made an earlier than expected to return to start from the off at Huish Park.
Grigg lasted 78 minutes of the goalless draw and Saddlers boss Dean Smith, who is not expected to be have any other injury or suspension concerns, will be hoping he is fresh enough to line up once more against the Sky Blues.
New loan signing Romaine Sawyers appeared for the closing stages against the Glovers and will be aiming for a bigger role on Easter Monday as Walsall strive to stretch their 11-match unbeaten run.
Coventry manager Steven Pressley will be tempted to keep faith with an unchanged XI.
Pressley poured praise on his players after they responded from one of the toughest weeks in the crisis club's history to inflict a 1-0 defeat on league leaders Doncaster on Good Friday.
The victory would have kept City within touching distance of the play-offs were it not for a 10-point deduction for going into administration, imposed by the Football League 24 hours previous.
Pressley made three changes for the clash as fit-again skipper Carl Baker returned in midfield alongside Adam Barton, with Callum Ball taking his place in attack.
Gary McSheffrey and Cody McDonald, both benched, will be hoping for recalls while Steven Jennings will again be assessed having missed out due to injury.
Dundee boss John Brown immediately tried to sign the former Inverness and Ross County striker on a short-term deal after he became one of seven experienced players to lose their jobs with the administration-hit club.
A statement on the Dundee website read: "The signing which took place at Dens Park this afternoon is subject to SFA clearance and special dispensation due to Dunfermline's circumstances."
Partick Thistle signed two of the released Pars players, Jordan McMillan and Andy Dowie, while Dunfermline reported that goalkeeper Paul Gallacher had joined Ross County.
The Tangerines are facing crunch time as they chase a top-six slot with games against Saints tomorrow night at McDiarmid Park before hosting Aberdeen at Tannadice this weekend.
McNamara knows the importance of securing a top-half finish for the Scottish Cup semi-finalists so will not mind if they win ugly on this occasion.
McNamara said: "We always try to play good football.
"But when it gets down to this stage of the season it can be more about the result than the performance at the end of the day.
"I know the players can dig deep to win even if they're not at their best.
"That's a side of their game they've shown since I came in so they may have to do that again.
"St Johnstone are a big, strong side so we will obviously have to match them in that respect.
"It's going to be a very hard game but we'll be ready for it and hopefully come away with a positive result."
United's last outing ended in a 1-1 draw with city rivals Dundee before the international weekend.
And McNamara reckons they've benefited from the free weekend and are raring to go again in their pursuit of a top-six slot.
He added: "The lads are buzzing to get going again.
"We worked hard when we were in last week and then had a little bit of time off.
"The players have come back fresh and are really looking forward to this match with St Johnstone.
"It's a big one and we're under no illusions about that.
"We will be looking to win both games before the split so we know what we have to try and do in that regard.
"I think the players are capable of that as they've shown on their day.
"There are no easy games in the SPL but hopefully this one can being out the best in us on Monday night."
United will give winger Gary Mackay-Steven every chance of making it as he battles to shrug off a hamstring injury.
John Rankin is suspended though and striker John Russell is still missing through his knee injury.
St Johnstone need just a point against Dundee United to book their top six place on Monday night but midfielder Liam Craig is determined to finish the season with a bang.
Fifth-placed Saints would put themselves out of reach of all of the bottom six including United by avoiding defeat in the Tayside derby at McDiarmid Park.
Consecutive top-six finishes would represent an excellent achievement for Steve Lomas' side, especially given that they would ensure finishes above clubs with the biggest spending power outside the Old Firm such as Hearts, Hibernian and Aberdeen.
But Craig is not content with that alone. St Johnstone set up a Europa League clash with Eskisehirspor last year by finishing fifth but they ended the season in unspectacular fashion and Craig wants to leave the club on a high before he joins Hibernian.
The 26-year-old said: "When you look at it, you wouldn't have expected that top six to be there with two games to go before the split.
"But this year has been tight and we're delighted to put ourselves in a position to make the top six again, especially after the start we made.
"We always knew we had the quality in the team and over the season so far, it has proved right.
"But when you look back to last season, we didn't win any of the last seven games, which by our standards isn't good enough.
"There are seven games left now and we don't want to stumble into the top six - we want to get there with two wins and give ourselves a chance of climbing the table.
"We want to make sure we go in there positive and make a better account of ourselves."Victory in the televised clash would move St Johnstone into fourth, three points behind Inverness and a guaranteed European spot.
"After we got a wee taste of it last year, we are determined to get back there," Craig said.
"For a lot of the boys it was their first experience. It was a great trip to Turkey, albeit the result wasn't what we wanted it was a great experience.
"It was something we wanted to build on this year and we have put ourselves in a position to do it again, so it is up to us to finish it off."
Graham Westley takes charge of his first game back in charge of Stevenage on Easter Monday.
Westley has returned to Boro, who he guided to back-to-back promotions before leaving for Preston, to replace Gary Smith who was sacked last week.
He will be without Miguel Comminges, who is suspended after his red card in Friday's 1-1 draw against Crawley.
With Lee Hills a doubt with a hamstring problem, David Gray is set to fill in at left-back.
Midfielder Gavin Mahon is struggling with a knock but new signings Alex Smith and Roarie Deacon could be added to the squad.
Defender Smith joined on loan from Fulham on Thursday and forward Deacon was a free agent after leaving Sunderland, but neither signed in time to face the Red Devils.
The visitors will be without suspended midfielder Simon Walton and three other players could miss out through injury.
Walton was shown a straight red card in Friday's home defeat to MK Dons for his challenge on Patrick Bamford and will start a three-game ban.
Pools manager John Hughes could also be without fellow midfielder Ritchie Humphreys again after he missed out against the Dons due to a calf strain.
Defender Evan Horwood and midfielder Antony Sweeney are also doubtful after they both sustained hamstring strains during Friday's setback.
Teenager Jack Baldwin made a surprise return to action on Friday following knee ligament damage and played the full 90 minutes, so he too could be struggling to last a second full game in the space of four days.
Charlie Wyke, on loan from Middlesbrough, overcame a heel problem in time to start against the Dons and although fellow striker James Poole missed out due to a knock, he could return to contention to boost Hughes' attacking options following Thursday's departure of Steve Howard to Sheffield Wednesday on loan.
The home side sent a stream of set-pieces and crosses into the opposing penalty area looking for a second equaliser, Leigh Griffiths having earlier cancelled out Ross Draper's opener.
But Butcher was always confident his players would protect the lead provided by Andrew Shinnie's 65th-minute strike.
"They are a resilient bunch of players, really tenacious as well," said Butcher. "I've grown to trust them enormously.
"They all get on with each other and they all respect each other and it makes my job so much easier. I can just sit back and relax.
"There in the dugout today I could just sit back with my legs crossed and let them get on with it - no broken dugouts this time," he quipped, referring to his recent Scottish Football Association charge for punching through the side of the dugout at Dundee.
"A lot of these boys are here next year so it whets the appetite for that. We're on 50 points now, but we're not finished yet. We don't like 50, we want another number. We want to get another win on Friday against St Johnstone."
One player who will not be back is Shinnie. The midfielder has been instrumental in Inverness' unforeseen rise up the table this campaign, but the 24-year old is out of contract in the summer and has his heart set on a move to England.
"I'm determined to give my all until the end of the season," said Shinnie, who capped off a terrific second-half performance with the winner.
"I'm too professional to do anything else. We're desperate to get a European place, we feel that the players and the club deserve it.
"He (Butcher) has been great for my career. After I left Rangers he gave me the chance to play SPL football every week and I hope that in the two years since I've been here that I've managed to repay him.
"He's played me every game this season. If there were times when I struggled a bit for a couple of games he wouldn't just dump me out the team, he'd keep faith in me. He's been brilliant for me."
Hibs, who for a long time this season looked to be challenging for second place, now look likely to miss out on the top six with a trip to Celtic Park their one remaining fixture before the split.
Manager Pat Fenlon said: "We have to give it our all and go to Celtic, which is obviously a difficult venue, but we have to be positive and try and get a result and hope that other games go our way.
"I disagree that we've been poor at home, we've had some decent results. We haven't lost too many games, typical of Hibs it's always looking at the negative.
"We're looking at the positive. We've done okay this season, we need to kick on before the split and we've got a semi-final to look forward to."
Pochettino took to the St Mary's helm in controversial circumstances in January but has quickly won around supporters with an exciting brand of pressing football.
That was evident in the high-profile scalps of Manchester City, Liverpool and most recently Chelsea, who left St Mary's on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline on Saturday.
Rodriguez opened the scoring against the reigning European champions, capping what was yet another fine performance from the former Burnley attacker.
The 23-year-old had initially struggled for form after his ?6million summer arrival but has flourished since Pochettino's arrival on the south coast.
"The manager has put his faith in me," Rodriguez said.
"He gives you belief that you should be on the pitch because he's played me and given me a chance.
"All I can keep doing is to try and do my best for him, and for the team.
"I was chuffed with the goal but, like I always say, it's the three points that matter."
It was fine all-round performance from Southampton, who went ahead in the 23rd minute when Rodriguez finished a superb team move by slotting past Petr Cech.
John Terry was allowed to level unmarked from a corner 10 minutes later, only for Saints to hit back immediately through an exquisite - and ultimately decisive - 25-yard Rickie Lambert free-kick.
"It was a good performance," Rodriguez said. "We worked really hard and I thought we deserved the win.
"Obviously it was a great goal from Rickie, which was key, so it was a good three points.
"We just have to carry on that form we've got. We did well against Liverpool and worked hard during the international break.
"We know how good Chelsea are and I thought we played really well."
Southampton now sit 12th in the standings - their highest position since returning to the Premier League - although only four points separates them and the bottom three.
"It's still tight down there, so we're going to concentrate on ourselves because that's all we can affect," Rodriguez said.
"Our next game is our most important game - that's what we all think and we'll be working all week for that.
"It's important that we get three points to move us up the table.
"We'll work out a strategy and a tactic to play against them, and work hard to win the game."
That match is away at Reading - a mouth-watering duel between Pochettino and the man he controversially replaced at Southampton two months ago, Nigel Adkins.
"It will be a great occasion against Reading but we're just going to concentrate on ourselves and getting the three points," Rodriguez added.
"We'll work hard all week and focus on Reading and hopefully moving up the table."
The hosts will be without centre-back Darren Jones, who was forced off after just 20 minutes of Good Friday's 2-2 draw at Carlisle with a suspected dislocated shoulder, which is likely to rule him out for the remainder of the season.
The news is a particular blow to Shrews boss Graham Turner with fellow defenders Cameron Gayle (hamstring) and Rob Edwards (thigh) already struggling to play again this term, while Jermaine Grandison (hip) is also lacking match fitness after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Connor Goldson replaced Jones at Brunton Park and is likely to do so from the off for the visit of the Red Devils.
Midfielder Dave McAllister was rested to the bench on Friday and will hope to return, while loan signing Akwasi Asante is also pushing for greater involvement having made his debut as a 73rd-minute substitute.
Crawley boss Richie Barker is set to make changes after admitting his team needed freshening up as they laboured to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Stevenage on Friday.
Two games in three days might be too much for skipper Josh Simpson, who has only just returned after a month out with an ankle injury, while top scorer Billy Clarke could start after dropping to the bench against Boro.
There will definitely be a change among the substitutes as midfielder Jake Taylor has returned to parent club Reading at the end of his loan spell.
Defender Kyle McFadzean remains unavailable as he continues to build up his fitness following a virus.
