Ishmael Miller marked his return to the Yeovil Town by scoring twice as the Glovers defeated Sheffield Wednesday to move within two points of the Championship safety mark.
The Nottingham Forest loanee struck with a goal in each half to complete a brace, after recovering from injury, to secure a two goal victory for the Glovers against the Owls.
As a result of the win, Yeovil are now in 22nd place in the Championship and two points behind 21st placed Millwall with a game in hand.
Survival in the Championship would represent a huge achievement for Glovers' manager Gary Johnson, but there is still a lot of football to be played.
However, if Yeovil can show the kind of quality and resolve they showed against Wednesday, and in the week before against Reading when they drew 1-1 despite being reduced to eight men following the dismissals of Joe Ralls, Byron Webster and Kieffer Moore.
Another factor that has given the Glovers a chance of competing with some of their division's bigger spenders- it was revealed this week that their Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers spent more on wages last season than UEFA Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund.
In a weekend in which former Yeovil loanee Steven Caulker netted twice for Cardiff City against Fulham, two of their current crop of temporary signings played a starring role at Huish Park.
Miller, who has extended his loan from the City Ground until the end of the campaign, scored what proved to be a crucial double for the Glovers, and Irish central defender Shane Duffy produced a solid display in the heart of the Yeovil defence, which would surely have impressed the onlooking Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill who was observing his display at Huish Park.
