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Last Updated: Friday, 27 April 2007, 14:36 GMT 15:36 UK
Trundle hails Duffy's goal impact
Swansea City striker Darryl Duffy
Duffy's goals has helped maintain Swansea's play-off push
Lee Trundle is confident his burgeoning partnership with recent loan signing Darryl Duffy can ensure Swansea City secure a League One play-off place.

Duffy has hit four goals in six games since joining from Hull, helping the Swans to keep in touch of the top six.

"It's been a pleasure playing with him since he's come in," Trundle told BBC Sport Wales.

"He's looked lively and hungry, and he wants to score goals. That's the type of player we want at Swansea City."

Maximum points from their final two games could see Swansea finish fifth in League One, but the south Wales club are realistically battling with Oldham and Carlisle for the final play-off place.

We've scored seven goals against them in the last two games and I think that will play on their minds

Swansea City striker Lee Trundle on Carlisle

Swansea and Oldham are level on points - a superior goal difference of two keeping is keeping Oldham ahead - while Carlisle, who host Swansea on Saturday, are a point behind.

The form book makes encouraging reading for the Swans as they enter the final week, having won 22 points from their last 10 games.

Carlisle are also coming good at the right time with 18 points from the same number of games.

But Oldham are struggling, managing to pick up just 11 points, and Trundle believes the pressure could be getting to the Latics.

"When you've been on a poor run and when you've been in the play-off places for so long, it can hurt mentally," he said.

"They've probably been thinking they've done enough to get into the play-offs, but it's coming to the last couple of games and they could drop out altogether.

"So the pressure is definitely more on them than it is on us."

Swansea have won the last two games against Carlisle, beating them in the Football League Trophy last season and then easing to a 5-0 at the Liberty Stadium in December.

Trundle says those results will give Swansea the edge going into Saturday's crunch meeting at Brunton Park.

"We've scored seven goals against them in the last two games and I think that will play on their minds," he added.

"But they are at home and everything is going right for them at the minute, although they lost at Bristol last week.

"They'll want to put that right and get back to winning ways. I think it'll be an end-to-end game and hopefully we can come away with the points.

"It's a massive prize to play and the lads are all confident."

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