Pressure Is On As Sides Gear Up For One Final Tuesday

16 Apr 2024 By Sam Elliott

Vanarama National League news

The final Tuesday night of the season is nearly upon us and things are on a knife-edge with the campaign’s climax just days away.

The game of the night comes from Accrington Stanley, a place FC Halifax Town still hope to visit next season in League Two.

The Yorkshire club, hiring the stadium with their Shay’s pitch struggling, go back across the Pennines and it’s a crucial one too for the visitors Ebbsfleet United, who need a result if they want to go into their final day showdown at Boreham Wood with their fate in their own hands.

Luke Garrard’s team have thrown themselves a lifeline after back-to-back wins, stylishly sending Wealdstone and Aldershot packing. It’s seven goals in 180 minutes and if they win at Rochdale then who would bet against a fitting farewell for their legendary manager.

Wealdstone are not safe yet - that’s the warning from stand-in boss Sam Cox, but surely they will be if they win at home to Eastleigh.

Andy Woodman’s Bromley will take their battle with Barnet to finish as runners up to the final match if they win at Oxford City.

Boston United want to be playing in the National League next season and they know if they can defeat relegated Banbury United then they’ll need a win on Saturday at Hereford to confirm a National League North play-off place.

It’s also a crucial night for the top seven chasers in the National League South - and those hoping to stay up.

There’s a massive match in store between the two teams either side of the dreaded dotted line and Taunton Town will put their fate firmly in their own hands with three points against Torquay United.

Should they be defeated at Wordsworth Drive, the Gulls would then surely need to win on the final day against Havant & Waterlooville to have a chance of staying up. Taunton host Weston-super-Mare on Thursday before another home game on Saturday against Hemel Hempstead.

Eastbourne Borough, meanwhile, know success at Weston tonight could make them safe and Truro will be certain to stay up if they win at home to long-since relegated Dover Athletic.

Hampton & RB will extend their season if they win at St Albans City, whose hopes of playing on beyond this weekend are already over.

For all tonight’s fixtures, click here.

PHOTO BY SIMON LAPWOOD

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