Epic signing Murs' newly-issued single had begun the week some 6,350 sales ahead of Def Jam/Mercury's Rihanna single, but at the end of business on Thursday its lead had almost evaporated with We Found Love poised to surpass it, according to Official Charts Company data.

If We Found Love, which secured a third week at number one last Sunday, does remain in charge Rihanna is likely to achieve a chart-topping double as her brand new album Talk That Talk continues ...