Exeter must use momentum from dramatic draw - Taylor
Jack Bycroft's late goal ensured Exeter City are two points from safety, rather than three [Shutterstock] Exeter City interim manager Matt Taylor says his side must use the momentum from their dramatic draw with Stockport County to keep them in League One. The Grecians earned what could prove to be a valuable point last week against play-off chasing Stockport County thanks to goalkeeper Jack Bycroft's dramatic stoppage time equaliser in their 3-3 draw at St James Park. City are two points from safety with two games to play in the final relegation place and travel to a Burton Albion side on Saturday (15:00 BST) who could still go down if they lose their remaining fixtures and results go against them.
"The high, and it was a big high post-game Saturday, has now got to turn into a real focus going into Burton," Taylor told BBC Radio Devon. "It feels like there's some momentum building now, positive momentum around the results that we've seen. "We've lost once in five, scored eight in the last three and defensively we have to improved certain areas.
"But I think in terms of the way we've looked as a team and the fight we've shown as well in big moments has been crucial in terms of building that feel. "But that's got to sustain us for a longer period then maybe the first half or the first few minutes of the game and regardless of what the opposition throw at us as well. " Exeter keeper scores 96th-minute equaliser against Stockport Goalscoring keeper Bycroft has 'incredible eye for goal' Jack Bycroft score on only his ninth appearance for the club after signing from Swindon [Shutterstock] Should the Grecians lose, a win for closest rivals AFC Wimbledon and a draw or better for Leyton Orient would confirm relegation back to League Two after four seasons in the third tier.
Exeter's recent results have improved after a 15-game winless run that saw them drop from 10th place to the drop zone. They have won one and drawn two of their past three league matches, scoring eight goals in the process - the same as they managed in the 10 games beforehand. "I do feel that if we get our execution right in that final third, we'll blow a team away, and we'll blow a team away early on in the game, which we've not done at any stage," Taylor added.
"We've been a nearly team in so many attacking moments we've got to make it count. "The goal return in the last few games says we're going in the right direction, but not in terms of early first half goals where we have created chances. "Those counter-attacking moments against Plymouth in that first half where we went through the space should have materialised in the keeper working at least, if not shots on the opposition goal.