YORK City's free-scoring midfielder Luke Summerfield has warned Sky Bet League Two teams that it is only a matter of time before Wes Fletcher and Jake Hyde hit the goal trail.

Summerfield has netted twice in his last three outings and the Minstermen have plundered 12 goals during their last six fixtures.

But leading marksman Hyde has still only hit the target six times this term and last season's top scorer Fletcher has just one goal to show from his last 14 appearances.

Summerfield, though, is excited by the team's potential potency when the pair start showing their pedigree in front of goal, which be believes is inevitable and imminent.

The 27-year-old playmaker said: "We've always known we are capable of scoring even though we haven't got loads this season and I think we are gaining a bit more confidence with the results we have had. Three out of the four midfielders were on the scoresheet at Carlisle and the fact that we are spreading the goals about bodes well because we know how good our centre forwards are and how good their goalscoring records can be."

Summerfield opened his City account, following a summer switch from Shrewsbury, with an excellent 25-yard free kick during last month's 2-2 draw at Bury.

He followed that up on Sunday with another spectacular edge-of-the-box strike, using a leg that he describes as his "swinger" in a 3-0 triumphs at Carlisle.

Admitting his Bury goal had encouraged him to try his luck more often from distance, Summerfield added: "Seeing one ripple the back of the net probably does give you a bit more confidence to have a go.

"I'm predominantly right-footed - massively so - but I had a go with my swinger at the weekend and, luckily enough, that went in as well. More importantly, it was our second goal because we had 1-0 leads earlier in the season which we struggled to hold on to when teams came back at us.

"I think going 2-0 up gave us a bit more confidence as a whole team. I will try and keep scoring now.

"That would be nice but, as long as the team are winning, that's all that bothers me."

Summerfield also forced a flying save from home keeper Dan Hanford at Carlisle with another free kick but, despite his recent set-piece success, he might still be prepared to share dead-ball duties with Michael Coulson, who feared he might had been usurped in the pecking order for that responsibility.

"Me and Couls are good friends so we'll have a good scrap for the next one and see who takes it," Summerfield laughed.

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GOAL WARNING: Wes Fletcher, pictured, and partner Jake Hyde, will soon be netting regularly, warns Summerfield

"His goal was also outstanding at Carlisle. He took it really well and I think he's been magnificent over the last two games."

Summerfield was overlooked for first XI selection for ten consecutive matches - the first eight games of Russ Wilcox's reign and the final two fixtures of Nigel Worthington's tenure - before earning a recall against former club Plymouth in November.

Aside from missing the 3-2 home defeat to Wimbledon due to illness, he has since been a mainstay under Wilcox, striking up a solid partnership with ex-Cheltenham team-mate Russell Penn, but is not taking his starting place for granted.

"Me and Russ have played well during the last few games and it's always been a pleasure to work with him, but we know we have great midfielders in Monty (Lewis Montrose) and Platty (Tom Platt) pushing us on from the bench," Summerfield explained.

City now entertain Summerfield's old club Plymouth in the return fixture of the game that ended his first-team exile but the ex-Pilgrim insists he was just as prepared for that last contest, despite his lack of action, as he will be this weekend.

"I've never really lacked confidence in my own ability and, while the goals have been a massive bonus on a personal level since that last game, more importantly the team are doing well and two clean sheets on the bounce has been massive for us, as well as the three goals at Carlisle," Summerfield pointed out.

"The back four and goalkeeper have done excellently to keep the clean sheets,, but it's down to the whole team, starting with the boys up front who are working their socks off."

Having drawn 1-1 in Devon, Summerfield now feels City can capitalise on his old club's patchy away form with John Sheridan's visitors having won only one of their last seven matches on the road.

"It was really nice to play there and I'm looking forward to the return match after the Christmas period we have had as a team," Summerfield said. "They are up the high end of the table compared to where we are and play a formation that is different to what a lot of other teams play in this division.

"It's worked well for them, but they are not as good away from home and we know what they're all about because it's not long since we last played them."

The City midfielder also reckons Plymouth's form on the road cannot be explained by the miles they cover from their south-west base.

"We have to make quite a lot of long journeys as well,, being where we are in the country," Summerfield reasoned. "There aren't many places near us, so I'm not sure their away results are down to the travelling they do.

"It's probably more a question of anybody being capable of beating anybody in this division."