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National League games on Easter Friday: Crucial clashes as teams at top and bottom face-off
The Easter weekend is always a pivotal one in the National League as sides have two bites of the cherry to pick up some valuable points.
On Friday, there is a full schedule of fixtures, and attention turns to the title race and relegation fight as the season draws to a close.
Rochdale enter the weekend as league leaders and will be riding high after Ian Henderson's 97th-minute strike clinched all three points against Sutton United last weekend.
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At the other end of the table, Truro City can be relegated this Friday if they fail to beat Yeovil Town and Eastleigh claim all three points against Woking .
Every match is available to watch live on DAZN, as we take a closer look at what is on offer.
Key National League matches live on DAZN
Rochdale vs. Morecambe
- Date: Friday, April 3
- Time: 3pm (Available to watch live on DAZN)
A clash that will have significant implications on the National League title race and the relegation battle takes centre stage as league leaders Rochdale host struggling Morecambe .
Jimmy McNulty's men appeared destined to suffer an untimely defeat to Sutton last weekend, only for two late goals from Devante Rodney and Henderson to send Dale supporters into bedlam.
With York City also claiming victory, it means that Rochdale have a three-point lead over the Minstermen, while the latter have a far superior goal difference.
As for Morecambe, they were on the wrong end of two late goals as Kwame Thomas and Ryan Hill netted late to lead Aldershot Town to a 2-0 win at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium.
The Shrimps are now eight points adrift of safety, and with just five games left to play, only a win will do against the best side in the division.
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Carlisle United vs. Gateshead
- Date: Friday, April 3
- Time: 3pm (Available to watch live on DAZN)
Two of the division's form sides meet at Brunton Park on Friday afternoon as promotion contenders Carlisle United welcome survival hopefuls Gateshead .
The Cumbrians are in the driving seat to clinch third place, which would ensure they avoid a play-off eliminator at the end of April, and can take another significant step with victory over the Heed.
Mark Hughes' men left it late to down relegation-threatened Braintree Town last weekend, with Cameron Harper's 89th-minute goal clinching maximum points.
One of the stories of the season involves Gateshead, who now seem odds on to avoid the drop despite looking like relegation certainties for the majority of the campaign.
Rob Eliot's side held on to beat Yeovil Town 2-1 on Saturday afternoon, and they now have a five-point cushion on the bottom four.
Forest Green Rovers vs. Brackley Town
- Date: Friday, April 3
- Time: 3pm (Available to watch live on DAZN)
Another crunch clash involving teams at either end of the table grips the National League as play-off-chasing Forest Green Rovers host lowly Brackley Town .
Robbie Savage's side are just a couple of wins away from clinching a place in the top seven and will be expected to take all three points on Friday afternoon.
The Green recovered a two-goal deficit to down Eastleigh 4-2 last weekend, with a Kyle McAllister brace guiding them to victory.
As for Brackley, their woeful run of form has left them staring down the barrel of relegation and not even a win will take them out of the drop zone.
The Saints were defeated by mid-table outfit Tamworth on Saturday and are now four points adrift of safety, while they are winless in their last 11.
National League games taking place on Easter Friday
Friday, April 3 (all games kick off at 3pm)
- Aldershot Town vs. Sutton United
- Altrincham vs. Halifax Town
- Boreham Wood vs. Wealdstone
- Boston United vs. York City
- Carlisle United vs. Gateshead
- Forest Green Rovers vs. Brackley Town
- Rochdale vs. Morecambe
- Scunthorpe United vs. Hartlepool United
- Southend United vs. Braintree Town
- Tamworth vs. Solihull Moors
- Woking vs. Eastleigh
- Yeovil Town vs. Truro City
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