Grof: This is the time for Walsall to deliver

It has already been labelled as the biggest game of Walsall's season and boss Dean Smith insisted careers are on the line.

Now David Grof admits the Saddlers must beat their mental demons before they can take on Wycombe tomorrow.

It is a classic relegation battle with the loser facing the reality of their struggles and the winner claiming vital breathing space.

The fourth-from-bottom Chairboys, a point and a place above the Saddlers in League One, have won just five of 21 games while hosts Walsall have claimed three points just twice since August.

Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Oldham left the Saddlers three points adrift of the League One safety line and Scunthorpe, whom they visit next week.

Grof joined his team-mates as they were brought in for talks on Wednesday to try to solve their problems and believes they must win the mental battle tomorrow after just four wins all season.

"It's in people's heads at the minute and we have to sort it out as individuals and as a team," said the goalkeeper, set to deputise again for Jimmy Walker, who is struggling with a hamstring injury.

"We have to stick together more than ever. If you look at the table we're not in a good position so we have to sort our heads out because we've got a massive game coming up tomorrow.

"Whenever anyone comes to the training ground they can see the boys are all friends, that's not a problem, but we have to do everything for everyone on the pitch too.

"There are a lot of things going against us so, when teams are struggling and in the same position as us, they need a win."

Tomorrow is the first of a double header against the Chairboys and fifth-bottom Scunthorpe, with the Saddlers visiting Glanford Park three days later.

And, with so much at stake, Grof insisted they cannot afford anything less than two wins.

"It's massive, you can't think of anything else and we need six points out of these games. We need to make sure we're in a better position by the end of next week," said the 22-year-old.

"We've not got any other options. We have to win now, especially against the teams who are close to us. We've got no option than to beat those teams. We dropped a few points early in the season and conceded a few late goals which cost us."

But it was the early goals at Oldham which blew the Saddlers away after the Latics raced into a 2-0 lead in just half an hour.

It was another disappointing first-half show from Walsall, winless in 2012, and Grof admitted they were second best.

He said: "We were disappointed because in the first half we weren't switched on and I felt we were second to everything. When we were on the ball we looked alright but defensively we weren't switched on enough and it cost us the game.

"In the second half I felt we were the better team – like the Notts County game – but we've had a lot of matches like that this season."

Jon Macken could join Walker on the sidelines if he fails to shake off his own hamstring injury but Darryl Westlake is definitely out for up to two weeks with an ankle injury.

The right-back, who hasn't featured since the 2-1 defeat at Bury on January 2, has turned his ankle.

Wycombe boss Gary Waddock could recall Ben Strevens after he started on the bench in Tuesday's 3-2 defeat to relegation rivals Yeovil.