Harper: Preston will be toughest NUFC test

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Harper, though, is keen to avoid a return to domestic action after an international break like the October breather when Nottingham Forest pulled off a 1-0 win, quickly followed by the season’s low point at Scunthorpe. Harper said: “We broke the season down into segments around the international breaks. “And after the last period, we started badly with a little blip which included a couple of poor results. “But we’ve bounced back to finish with three wins and everybody has a good feeling. “We are back in there and we’ve got our noses in front. “We’ll enjoy the break and it will give us more time to get Shola and Joey (Barton) near to full fitness and it’s great to be top of the league.” Story continues ADVERTISEMENT United slipped to second after West Brom’s big win over Bristol City but Newcastle won’t slide any further down the table if they lose tonight. And they are sitting pretty with a three-point cushion with two home games in succession approaching. Harper added: “People keep saying that it will be great if ourselves and West Brom can run away with it. “But it’s not as easy as that! “It’s good to be six points clear of third place but there are still 30 games to go. “That’s the thing with this division – the games keep coming and coming.” Tonight’s game is a sell-out with United taking 3,400 fans with them to Deepdale.

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