Wilson wants his side to extinguish their relegation worries (Getty)

He told BBC Tees: "There are certain key moments in a season and Gillingham could be one of them.

"If we do manage to get three points then there's a lot of daylight between us and the relegation zone.

"That would gives us 46 points and who knows what distance there would between us and the play-offs by then."

Interview: Hartlepool United boss Danny Wilson

The manner in which we went about our business the other night was very good and throughout the side we look very strong Hartlepool boss Danny Wilson

Tuesday's result at Oldham brought a run of 10 away league defeats to an end and Wilson has felt a difference in belief among his players.

"You gain a bit of confidence from where you get your results from. If we had won at Bournemouth people would have expected us to win.

"The manner in which we went about our business the other night was very good and throughout the side we look very strong."