STUART McCall is looking for another peak performance from Paul Taylor to inspire City at promotion favourites Wigan.

Taylor has been the stand-out performer in recent games – and the Bantams will be hoping for more of the same from the winger at the DW Stadium.

City will be backed by around 2,500 fans as they look to bounce back from last week’s loss to struggling Plymouth. And McCall is confident Taylor can play a leading role.

McCall said: “He’s showing what a good player he is – and what we knew he’d be. His training in the last two weeks has been terrific.

“The one thing he needs to have is consistency. But he’s doing things in training and showing ability that proves he could play higher up.

“He’s had a couple of little issues early season, with injuries and things, and never got in the team with players ahead of him. But he’s got his head down and carried on.

“You can see with the quality he’s showing at the minute that he’s somebody feeling good about himself. He’s a threat and looks on top of his form.

“You’ll have peaks and troughs throughout a season. But as long as we’ve got a few of them peaking at the same time, we’ll be okay.

“Tayls is certainly one who is catching the eye right now. He’s got a goal in him, really good individual ability and he’s quick.

“We want that to continue and we’ll keep at him to improve certain parts of his game.

“But you’ve got to get him in areas of the pitch where he can express himself and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Wigan have not lost in their last seven league games and are unbeaten at home. McCall has tipped them to go on and win League One.

He added: “We know they are a strong side but we aren’t going there with any inferiority complex.

“We’ve got a good group and we know what we’re capable of. We certainly believe we can get something from the game.”

A fifth away win for City would wipe out the memories of last week’s low from losing at home against a team who had been bottom of the table.

McCall said: “I’ve been in the game long enough to know what it’s like. Everyone knows you can be up one week and down the next.

“But you don’t let that affect your mindset and belief in what you are doing.

“I don’t get many letters but I got a couple yesterday – one from a 92-year-old man and the other from a five-year-old.

“I thought they would be having a go after last week but both were saying good luck and forget about Plymouth. It was really encouraging and nice to read.

“It was a poor, poor result last week and we’ll look to go out and put it right tomorrow.”