Harrow Borough moved nine points clear of the Ryman Premier Division relegation zone with two wins in a week.

Having only had two league wins in 2016, Boro doubled that tally in just four days to give their survival hopes a real boost.

They achieved lift-off with a nail-biting 3-2 victory over bottom club VCD Athletic on Saturday, and then they gave themselves real breathing space with Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Staines thanks to Spencer McCall.

Boss Steve Baker said: “There’s a bit of relief around the place. You can feel the pressure lifting. But we‘re still not mathematically safe and won’t take our foot off the gas.

“It is nice to see a smile back on people’s faces. We stayed calm, didn’t panic and now after three games unbeaten [following the previous week’s draw] our position looks a lot healthier.”

Last Saturday, they were coasting with a two-goal lead, then conceded two late goals, before Marc Charles-Smith’s 18th of the season won it.

It was a dramatic climax to a day which began well when Dylan Cascoe gave Boro the lead after four minutes and Charles-Smith doubled it on 36. Boro conceded in the 81st minute and the game was back on a knife edge as Athletic equalised before, two minutes later, Charles-Smith settled it.