Throughout the back end of September and October, Cheltenham looked like a club which had no business remaining as dark horses for the playoffs.

However, collecting nine points from five games has changed that perception, and Michael Duff's side now sit just seven points adrift of the top six.

The FA Cup exit at AFC Wimbledon was frustrating, particularly having capitulated either side of half time, but Duff will remind his players that they remain one of the form teams in the third tier.

That said, in the match preceding the Wimbledon debacle, Cheltenham twice gave up a lead to eventually draw with Bolton Wanderers, and there is no denying that a bit of momentum has been lost in recent weeks.

Alfie May has still managed to find some form in the final third, the forward ending a relatively poor spell with four goals from just three outings.



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在整个9月底和10月底，切尔滕纳姆似乎已经没有资格继续在季后赛中充当黑马了。

然而，在五场比赛中得到9分改变了人们的看法，迈克尔-达夫的球队现在只比前六差7分。

足总杯在温布尔登的失利令人沮丧，尤其是在上半场双方都失利的情况下，但达夫将提醒他的球员，他们仍然是第三梯队中的一支。

尽管如此，在温布尔登溃败之前的比赛中，切尔滕纳姆曾两度失去领先优势，最终与博尔顿打平。不可否认，最近几周的势头有所减弱。

阿尔菲·梅在最后三分之一的比赛中仍然找到了一些状态，这位前锋在三场比赛中攻入四球，结束了他相对较差的状态。