JIMMY Dunne insists Stanley will keep their foot on the gas during the League Two run-in.

The Reds are without a game this weekend and could see Luton Town leapfrog them on goal difference at the top of the table if they beat Barnet in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Saturday afternoon.

But Stanley will have two games in hand against the Hatters after the weekend and they currently have an eight-point cushion in the automatic promotion spots, with the top three securing a place in League One next season.

John Coleman's side have put together a stunning run of form since Boxing Day, winning 12 of their last 14 fixtures with just one defeat, and Dunne said the squad are thriving under the pressure of the run-in.

"We are absolutely relishing it, but at the same time there’s nine games left and a lot can happen in nine games," the Burnley loanee said.

"We could have got carried away with last week’s victory (at Luton) and had the wrong attitude but what we understand is that every game every week is going to be a battle and we want the three points every week until the end of the season, that the mindset the lads have and it’s brilliant."

The Republic of Ireland youngster added: "We’re there to be shot at, they were the gaffer’s exact words. But at the same time we do have to relish it and we do have to take every game in our stride and try and concentrate on the three points week in and week out, because it can be easy to get carried away when you're up there, you can take your foot off the gas a little bit, but that won’t be our attitude at all."

Stanley's win at Luton two weeks ago moved them to the top of the table and they strengthened their grip on that position with a 3-1 win over Forest Green Rovers seven days ago, when the Hatters and fellow title rivals Notts County could only draw, and Dunne has one eye on the silverware as well as promotion.

"Personally I want to win the league and I feel like the lads think the same thing. But I don’t think we’re looking too far ahead, we’re looking at the next game and I think that’s the right way to go about it," he said.