Westley won't get carried away

Graham Westley warned his side against complacency after they recorded a third straight win with a 3-2 defeat of Cambridge.

First-half goals from Charlie Lee, Tom Pett and Dean Parrett were enough to keep Boro's winning run going. Ryan Bird had equalised for the visitors in the first period but when Adam Cunnington's header made it 3-2 late on the game had long been decided. Stevenage have now seen off Exeter, Dagenham and Cambridge in their last three fixtures but, with only the Grecians in the top half in League Two, boss Westley is not going to get carried away. "It's a credit to the players that they were able to put on such a strong performance after being involved 48 hours or so ago," said Westley, who saw Ryan Brunt go off injured at half-time. "I thought they were terrific in the first half, the energy levels were fantastic. That alone deserved to win the game. "We scored three but let's be honest it could have been a lot more, we had plenty of opportunities in the second half as well to add to it. "We're not going to start counting our chickens, this is a funny game. The minute you take anything for granted it will kick you in the teeth. "We're three points out of the top seven now and at this stage of the season that gives us everything to play for. "It's a body blow losing Brunt at half-time, he led the line well in the first-half. I think he is very sore, hopefully it won't be a six to eight week lay-off but it looks like it could be." Meanwhile, Cambridge boss Richard Money was left scratching his head at the performance against Stevenage - 48 hours after they fell at home to Southend on Boxing Day. "I'm at a loss really to explain. In the opening 15 minutes we were much the better team and then we lose a goal," he said. "Then for 15 minutes we played like a really poor team defensively. "Going in at half-time it was very much a case of we didn't want 2014 to end with a major disappointment. "We can say the team gave a terrific response in the second half and were unlucky not to come away with at least a point. "The last way we wanted to end 2014, when we've won a trophy and got promoted and got ourselves half way up the league, was to be on the end of a big drubbing against our local rivals. "That especially when we brought 2,000 fans who have had it rubbed in their faces from this particular group of supporters for the past four or five years when they got out of the Conference before us."