St Albans City manager Ian Allinson believes making sure the players enjoy the run-in will help give them the best chance of avoiding relegation.

The Saints have won four successive matches to revive their hopes of avoiding relegation from the National League South.

But Allinson thinks the players need to enjoy the last six matches which will help them produce their best football on the pitch.

Speaking after Saturday's 3-1 home win over Eastbourne Borough, Allinson said: "All we can do is worry about ourselves. It's about us doing what we have to do and enjoying the run-in because we've got to enjoy it.

"If we enjoy it we'll have half a chance of staying up. If we get nervous, start to panic and feel the pressure is on us we won't play with the same fluency as we did today."

The Saints' superb recent run has narrowed the gap at the bottom and 20th placed City are only three points off safety.

Allinson said: "We've managed to bring three or four more teams into the relegation battle. We've got no fear. Everyone said we're going to be relegated but all we can do is try to win three or four of our last six games.

"If we can do that it will put pressure on the rest of the teams around us and we have to just take our chances. It could be a record year this season with maybe needing 48 points to stay in this league."

The Saints had to do it the hard way on Saturday after conceding an early goal.

Eastbourne took the lead after three minutes when Jamie Taylor's shot was parried by goalkeeper Joe Welch but Gavin McCallum headed home.

After a slow start, the Saints came to life and equalised midway through the half when Charlie MacDonald steered the ball home after Louie Theophanous' volley was blocked by goalkeeper Lewis Carey.

City took the lead for the first time after 68 minutes when a long throw by Lee Chappell set up a header from Eddie Oshodi.

The Saints sealed victory in the final 15 minutes when Theophanous hit an unstoppable strike past Carey.

Allinson said: "He's got a ferocious strike with both feet. Today probably just topped the Concord Rangers strike because it was like an arrow as it left his foot.

"It was an unbelievable strike and just took that little bit of pressure off us and we could relax in the last 10 to 15 minutes."

The Saints' game at Hemel Hempstead Town on Monday was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Overnight storms added to water already on the playing surface and it was called off after a morning inspection.

City are due to resume their battle to stay up on Saturday with a home game against second-placed Maidstone United.