SUTTON boss Matt Gray feels last night's win at Boundary Park has put them back in the promotion frame.

The U's ended a run of three games without a win by stretching Latics' losing streak to five games.

Sutton temporarily moved into the play-offs on goal difference, before Will Sutton's late consolation - which made it 3-1 - edged them out.

But Gray feels the win gave them a boost at the right time to put pressure on the teams above them.

“The most important thing, especially at this stage of the season, is the result, so I’m delighted,” he said.

“Both clubs had depleted squads going into the game, but I’m really proud of our players who showed tremendous attitude and endeavour to grind out a result.

“We’ve had a really busy, tough schedule to contend with, with games and the travelling involved, so to come up here on a Tuesday night and put in a performance like that is terrific.

“It’s just disappointing that we conceded one at the end, but I can’t be critical.

“We had a little bit of luck with the first goal, and we could probably have been a bit more ruthless in the first half, but we certainly had that in the second."

Gray added: “We looked reasonably comfortable, and we are right in the mix again now.

“We felt a bit hard done by in all of our last three games, but it is so important that we’re back to winning ways now.”