ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is refusing to get complacent as the League Two promotion race hots up, and is calling on the Reds fans to help cheer their side over the line.

Stanley entertain Cambridge United this afternoon just a point outside the automatic promotion places.

And, having won their past three games without conceding a goal, expectations at the Wham Stadium are starting to rise.

But Coleman is not getting carried away.

“I’ve said all along that as soon as you think you’ve arrived you’re only setting yourself up for a fall,” he said.

“You have to be on red alert every time you go onto the pitch and be prepared to work really hard.

"You hope that a bit of luck goes your way and you take the opportunities that you get.

“Your form could easily change but by the same token that it could easily happen to us it could easily happen to other teams too.

"We’ve just try to mind what we do and guard against any complacency. Hopefully we’ve had our blip.

"There was a period where we weren’t ruthless but recently that ruthlessness has returned.

"We’re getting players like Josh Windass, Terry Gornell and Dean Winnard back who can contribute and we’re hoping they prove to be a factor."

Coleman is also hoping the Accrington public can be a big factor in the final seven games, four of which are at home.

The Stanley boss has long called for more fans to come and watch his side believing they offer some of the best football in the division.

And, having scored in every home game this season, a record dating back to March 2015 and a defeat to Newport County, it is difficult to argue with Coleman's theory.

A crowd of 2,783 watched Stanley win 1-0 against Leyton Orient on Good Friday and Coleman wants similar backing between now and the end of the season.

"The shoots of recovery are there," the Reds boss said of the crowd. "More people attract more people. It is an amazing thing the way crowds evolve. The more we get the more we are capable of getting.

"In the past I have seen it here at Accrington that when you are doing well they eventually do come out so I have got no reason to doubt that they will come.

"It makes a massive difference for the atmosphere and it can urge the players on. It can give them a feeling of belief and confidence that you can't describe but that is tangible."