1. Squad players still have a big part to play for the Gulls.
Had Elliot Romain not been suspended for yesterday's fixture then Jamie Reid wouldn't have been on the pitch to score his sixth goal of the campaign when he did. However, he was in the right place at the right time to latch onto Luke Young's ball into the box, which was adjudged to have crossed the line by the linesman on the far side, which was enough to see United return to winning ways following back to back defeats against Dover Athletic and AFC Fylde. More of the same will be required if Saturday's match isn't going to turn out to be a false dawn.
2. All eyes on Barrow and Woking.
The Gulls are now effectively in a mini-league with Barrow and Woking and trail the former by four points and the latter by five in their battle to stay in the National League. Gary Owers' side are now five points from safety with three games left and are reliant on them dropping points. They will also need to avoid dropping points themselves in their remaining games against Hartlepool United away, Guiseley home and Ebbsfleet United home.
3. Guiseley could have a big say too.
Remarkably despite being bottom of the league and 15 points adrift of safety, Guiseley still have a mathematical chance of staying up - a chance which hinges on them winning all of their remaining five matches. This run will see them play Barrow, Woking and the Gulls in the space of a week starting on Tuesday, as well as a Thursday night encounter with Dagenham & Redbridge. Sean St Ledger's men are certainly capable of throwing a few spanners in the works, and will certainly not want to go down without a fight.
4. The Luke Young - Connor Lemonheigh Evans partnership works wonders again.
Since United manager Gary Owers switched to a 3-4-3 formation Luke Young and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans have both been key performers in the middle of the park for the Gulls .
Young was instrumental in setting up Jamie Reid for United's decisive goal and Bristol City loanee Lemonheigh-Evans was voted as the sponsors man of the match for the second time in three matches, as well as making the Non League Paper's team of the day, having also won the award against Woking on Easter Monday. The dynamic duo will be just as important to the Gulls in their final three fixtures.
5. The Gulls home and away records are now almost identical.
Following United's win over FC Halifax, their home and away records for the 2017-18 season are nearly the same and can only be separated by goal difference. The Gulls have tested victory at home only five times and have drawn five and they have done the same on their travels. However their home goal difference is minus 9 whilst their away goal difference in minus 18.
With two home games left and one away, United will certainly need to make Plainmoor into a fortress and their final away fixture is against Hartlepool, whose away record is better than their home record at Victoria Park.
