Fulham's loss to Liverpool at Loftus Road on Sunday afternoon leaves Blues one point ahead of the West Londoners who remain in sixth place and one clear of Manchester City in fifth place.
Both however have played one game more than Blues before the clash with Alan Curbishley's in-form Charlton side at St. Andrew's on Monday night.
What more incentive can they need? 'Come On You Blue Boys'.
Sunday 2nd November 2003 Barclaycard Premiership Leicester City (0) 2 Blackburn Rovers (0) 0 30,975 Fulham (1) 1 Liverpool (1) 2 17,682 Saturday 1st November 2003 Barclaycard Premiership Leeds United (0) 1 Arsenal (3) 4 36,491 Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0 Bolton Wanderers (0) 1 35,191 Southampton (0) 0 Manchester City (1) 2 31,952 Newcastle United (1) 1 Aston Villa (1) 1 51,975 Middlesbrough (0) 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0 30,305 Manchester United (1) 3 Portsmouth (0) 0 69,639 Everton (0) 0 Chelsea (0) 1 40,189