March Town host Yaxley needing a win to secure United Counties League Premier Division South play-off spot

The United Counties League Premier Division South play-offs are looking like the likely destination for March Town - and boss Ash Taylor wants to make sure the club get there.

Hopes of the Hares getting a home play-off appear all but over after the weekend’s 2-2 draw at Bugbrooke St Michaels.

The club remain in the final play-off spot but are now anxiously looking over their shoulders going into their final game of the regulation season at home to Yaxley today (3pm).

A win will extend March's season further, but a draw or defeat could see Ash Taylor's side slip out of the play-off picture with Eynesbury Rovers and Newport Pagnell - just a point behind the Hares in the table - waiting to pounce.

"I’d be lying if I said I’m not disappointed, but the only focus now is three points against Yaxley to secure the play-offs," said Taylor.

"If we secure play-offs, it will be the lift we need going into the play-off games, as we know we deserve to be there.

"If we don’t win, then we don’t deserve to be there, simple as that."

The March Town boss has been left scratching his head after seeing his side fail to win any of their last three games.

"I honestly don’t know and this is one of the only times as a manager I’m scratching my head," he said.

"This should have been done and dusted, but it’s not and now we have to deal with it. We’ve definitely made the last day dramatic, but we will be ready to get the job done."

The Hares were left to rue missed chances in Saturday's 2-2 draw, with the hosts equalising in the final minute of the game.

Taylor's side were coasting at 2-0 in front thanks to goals from Matty Foy and Dan Cotton.

But Bugbrooke St Michaels refused to cave in and fought back to claim an unlikely point.

"In the first half, we were excellent and in total control," said Taylor.

"We should have been more ruthless and put the game to bed, but we didn’t. We defended our box poorly in two key moments.

"They scored within two minutes of the second half and we had other chances to kill the game.

"We didn’t do this and they equalised in the 90th minute, which was hard to take."

March Town: Gill, Burrows, Brumby, Green, Emmington, Withers (Henderson), Cotton (Allen), Saunders, Gillies (Moore), Foy, Tsaguim. Subs: Escorcio, Biggs.