Ahead of Saturday’s clash with Wanderers, Scott Brown says the Fleetwood camp relish playing against the “big teams” in League One.

The Cod Army are currently 16th in the table, having lost just four league matches since the start of the campaign.

Former Celtic midfielder Brown says the Whites “should be up there” this season and believes Ian Evatt could “switch it up” on the day.

He told the club’s website: “Ian has done a great job there and we know they’re a possession-based team who also like to create lots of chances.

“They have scored 19 goals this season, similar to us in that respect and conceded 17 goals and that’s maybe why they have changed shape.

“I know we have changed shape in recent weeks but for us, it’s going to be a good day because they might switch it up and go man-for-man with us, but we need to deal with whatever structure they bring to the game.

“Playing against these big teams excites the lads, they look forward to it so hopefully, there’s a similar outcome.

“They have a strong squad and when you’re at a big club like Bolton, you should be up there but at the same time, it’s important that we know that whether we play home or away, we can go and get points against the big sides, and we’ve done that at Portsmouth and also got three points away at Peterborough."

Brown’s side drew 2-2 against Bristol Rovers in their last outing, with Shaun Rooney bagging a brace including a dramatic equaliser in the ninth minute of stoppage time.

He added: “We are six points off the play-off places, but we are also only six points off the team in 20th so the league is very tight.

"What we don’t want to do is get carried away with saying we are only six points off the play-offs.

“We need to turn the draws into wins and keep looking forward as we know we have drawn 10 games already this season and won four and lost four, but we need to get more wins at home.

"We want to see (the fans) chanting and having that pride just like the players with their winning mentality.

“It’s important you have that understanding of when we do play at home, we are a hard team to beat and that it isn’t going to be a bog-standard draw.”