ACCRINGTON Stanley manager John Coleman believes Paul Mullin and Lutel James just need to strike it lucky.

The Reds hotshots may have gone off the boil in terms of goals in recent weeks, but Coleman insists he isn't concerning himself with the run in which they have scored just six goals between them in the last 10 games.

For the Reds chief says he doesn't believe the two are out and out goalscorers.

However, he has been impressed with their overall form this season, which has led to leading scorer Mullin bagging 22 goals with James close behind him on 18. And he believes they just need to rub of the green to get them back on the goal trail.

"You get situations like that and spells like that and it's just about how you come through them," said Coleman of his strikers' relatively barren spell.

"Hopefully we'll get a lucky bobble tonight, get the ball in the net and go from there.

"I don't actually class either of them as out and out goalscorers, so if they get near 20 every season they're doing well.

"You find as a striker, and I've been one, that sometimes you just need a few things to go your way and things click into gear. Then all of a sudden you've scored three or four goals and you don't know how you've done it, and I'm sure the same will happen again.

"I'm confident they'll get four or five each before the end of the season."

And the Stanley manager knows a goal at Morecambe in the Lancashire FA Marsden Challenge Trophy final second leg would be the perfect tonic for all concerned, not just to recover from Saturday's 2-0 defeat at home to Chester - only their fifth Conference loss at the Interlink Express Stadium this season - but also to put them back in with a chance of lifting some silverware.

The Reds are 1-0 down from the first leg going into tonight's game (kick-off 7.45pm).

Leading scorer Danny Carlton's goal five minutes from the end in the first leg gives the Shrimps the upper hand.

But Coleman has vowed to go into tonight's re-match all guns blazing in an effort to repeat the achievements of two seasons ago when they won the competition at Christie Park, although that time it was against Barrow.

"The last time we went to Morecambe in this cup final we won it, so it would be nice to pick it up again," Coleman said.

"The simple thing is we've got to score and we'll be going all out to do that, but we also need to keep it tight at the back because if you go 2-0 down in the tie it's a bit of a mountain to climb.

"But we've got players who can put pressure on them and hopefully we'll get something out of the game on the night.

"You get 100 per cent from the players, there's no doubt about that. We showed on Saturday up to the last minute, even with 10 men, they're still fighting for every ball and trying to get balls into the box.

"We'll give it a good go and if we're not successful it's not through the want of trying."

He added: "I think we'll have a decent crowd behind us and hopefully we'll give them something to cheer about."

And central defender Jonathan Smith is confident there is still plenty to play for tonight.

"I was very disappointed with the manner of the goal we conceded last week," he said.

"It was my first game back for a while and I thought I'd done all right for 80-85 minutes and then that happened.

"But I'm confident we can score against them. They'll have to come out at us, I'm sure they won't have the same game plan at their place as they did last week.

"It's only half-time - it's not over yet. There's plenty more to come.

"We go out to win every game and we always will do that."

Winger Rory Prendergast is available after a two-match suspension while full back Paul Howarth could be in contention after an operation to remove a tooth.