Lam’s side beat Warrington Wolves 16-12 on home soil last Friday night to move into the Super League play-off spots for the first time this year with just three rounds remaining.
Heading into Round 25, the Leopards sit 6th, but are just one competition point above 7th-placed Catalans Dragons and 8th-placed Leeds Rhinos.
Accordingly, there is very little room for error and with their last two games coming against Hull KR and St Helens, Friday evening’s trip to The Jungle is their easiest on paper.
Last week’s encounter with Warrington was a bruising one, with versatile back Matt Moylan returning following a lengthy injury lay-off and kicking two goals to earn four of Leigh’s 16 points on the night.
Lam has confirmed that the Australian ace came through that clash unscathed, with no fresh injury concerns and no suspensions for the Papua New Guinean chief to contend with this week as skipper John Asiata returns having served a one-match ban.
Speaking in Tuesday afternoon’s pre-match press conference, boss Lam detailed: “We’re very pleased with Matt, he’s come through it (the Warrington game) with flying colours.
“He was very influential in the win, and he probably could’ve been a little bit more slick with a couple of opportunities where we could’ve scored more tries, too.
“That’ll be his challenge moving forward, looking at how we ice off those opportunities that we created.
“A few other players are dealing with minor injuries, so nothing to be too concerned about.
“I believe that everyone will be eligible for selection for the first time this season this coming week.
“This week’s 21 will likely be our best of the year.”
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