Walsall striker Troy Deeney has urged the team to harness their new-found winning mentality.

The Saddlers stayed within two points of the League One play-off places thanks to Norwich’s last minute 2-1 defeat at Leeds last night.

After their 3-0 win over Exeter on Saturday, Deeney insists his club need to keep the same mindset ahead of their trip to Colchester at the weekend.

He said: “We need to start getting into the winning mentality. There are a lot of winners in the team and I just wish people could come into the dressing room after games to hear and see what goes on so they believe us.

“We’ve got to cut out the mistakes and we’ve got to get the points. It’s alright everyone saying ‘oh well, we’ll sort it out next week,’ but in the end the weeks are going to start running out.”

The striker ended a four-game goal drought in the win over Exeter to join Steve Jones on top of the Saddlers goalscoring charts with four.

Deeney insists he always backs himself to score.

He added: “When I shoot, I score goals. I’m confident I will always score, I just need the chances.”