Given that Scunthorpe United have picked up five points in his absence, Andrew Wright is taking nothing for granted when it comes to his first-team place.

Iron skipper Sam Togwell ably slotted in at right-back while the defender recovered from a hamstring injury.

And after a solid start to the season, Wright admits being sidelined came at just the wrong time for him.

"Sam's done well," said the 26-year-old, who started United's midweek Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie with Oldham.

"He's the captain at the moment and he's such a fantastic lad.

"He's an important player for the team.

"When he comes in and the lads have drawn one and won two, then I can't complain.

"It's always frustrating not being on the pitch, but with the team winning games, there's nothing I can do.

"I'm quite pleased with my form.

"I think the injury came at a horrible time for myself but I'll be ready and waiting whenever the gaffer needs me.

"Hopefully I can continue putting in good performances for him."

Wright is anticipating a very close contest in League One this season.

"There are still some fantastic teams and great players in this division," he said.

"There's a fine line between each level.

"There are a lot of teams that will be pushing for those play-off spots, and top two in particular.

"But we all hope that we're one of them.

"From the points tally that we picked up early on in the  season, it was always going to be very difficult to start closing that gap.

"We've just got to take it one game at a time, and if we pick up three points on Saturday I'm sure the gap will be a little bit smaller."