The promising England under 21 international suffered a bad knock against Hartlepool in the same competition and has had a forced spell on the sidelines, making his comeback at the weekend against Manchester City.
Now the 19 year old striker is hoping to get a full ninety minutes under his belt against Preston North End in a bid to earn full match fitness for the rigours of the Premier league.
He said: "Obviously I've been out injured, and I just want to get myself fit now and get a few 90 minutes under my belt.