THE race for the third automatic promotion place from Division Three continues on Easter Monday afternoon - with Shakers in with a great chance of making strides.

Sixth place Shakers take on the team immediately behind them - Scunthorpe - in a Gigg Lane crunch clash.

Other key fixtures see the remaining teams in contention all at home to what on paper looks easy opposition: Wrexham, (third) v Carlisle (22nd), Bournemouth (fourth) v Shrewsbury (23rd) and Oxford (fifth) v Bristol Rovers (20th).