Saturday's Blue Square North preview

League leaders Kettering travel to Blyth Spartans on Saturday afternoon while second-placed Telford play host to in-form Barrow.

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AFC Telford v Barrow

The Bucks will be looking to bounce back to winning ways this weekend when strugglers Barrow make the trip to New Bucks Head.

Telford suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of fellow promotion hopefuls Nuneaton Borough on Easter Monday and they will be keen to get their promotion charge back on track.

Manager Rob Smith has clinched the services of Mansfield Town Striker Ian Holmes on loan and the former Matlock Town forward is expected to make his debut on Saturday.

Barrow are still in the hunt and will fancy their chances of causing an upset after picking up six points over the Easter period.

Blyth Spartans v Kettering

Relegation-threatened Blyth Spartans will need to produce a battling display if they wish to take anything away from Saturday's clash with Kettering Town.

The Spartans were beaten by relegation rivals Hinckley United on Easter Monday and now find themselves in 18th place with 36 points.

The Poppies extended their lead at the top of the pile to 10 points after recording a narrow win at Boston United on Monday afternoon.

They have also happen to have two games in hand and it's hard to picture them slipping up at his stage of the campaign.

Gainsborough v Nuneaton

Gainsborough Trinity prepare for the visit of promotion play-off chasers Nuneaton Borough this weekend as they look to bounce back from Monday's defeat to Hyde.

Trinity currently find themselves in a mid-table berth with 49 points from 37 fixtures and they are effectively out of the running for a play-off spot.

Nuneaton recorded a morale-boosting win over Telford on Easter Monday to keep their promotion aspirations alive.

They sit in fifth place on the Blue SQuare North table and have collected 65 points from 37 games.

However, Southport are hot on their heels and they will need to produce another winning performance to be assured of their play-off berth.

Hucknall v Leigh RMI

Relegation battlers Hucknall Town and Leigh RMI square up at Watnall Road on Saturday and both sides will be desperate to collect all three points.

This is crunch time for Hucknall, as a loss against rock-bottom Hucknall could seal their fate.

Leigh RMI manager Steve Bleasdale has been busy in the transfer market, keeping Blackpool defender Matt Lawlor at Hilton Park on a loan deal until the end of the season along with former Southport midfielder David Prout.

Redditch v Harrogate Town

Redditch United can expect a stern test when promotion chasers Harrogate Town make the trip to Valley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

However, it will also be a tricky encounter for Town as Redditch currently top the Blue Square home form tables.

They have won eight of the most recent nine games at the Valley Stadium, including a 3-1 victory against Boston United last Saturday.

They also jointly have the best home defensive record in the league, together with Harrogate Town and Nuneaton Borough.

"I've spoken to people about Redditch... they get the ball into the box, long throws ins, put you under pressure," Harrogate manager Neil Aspin said in midweek.

"But, it's just another game that we're capable of getting a result from."

Southport v Boston Utd

Southport manager Peter Davenport has the luxury of a fully-fit squad to choose from for the visit of Boston United on Saturday afternoon.

The Sandgrounders decided to part ways with midfielder David Prout on Thursday and he is expected to sign for another non-league club shortly.

Boston's Matt O'Halloran will miss the trip to the northwest through a combination of injury and illness, but manager Tommy Taylor expects to have an otherwise full-strength squad to choose from.

Looking ahead to the match at Haig Avenue, Taylor told bufc.co.uk: "Saturday gives us another opportunity to end our poor run of form and all the players are determined to do that.

"We haven't had the rub of the green in the last few weeks, but we also haven't put enough crosses into the box or scored enough goals.

"We want to end the season strongly and three points on Saturday would go a long way to ensuring that."

Stalybridge v Solihull Moors

Celtic are looking to bounce back from Monday's loss at Tamworth and get their play-off push back on track.

The 2-0 reverse snapped a run of seven consecutive wins for the Tameside outfit who will be without striker Lee Ellington after he broke a bone in his foot in a training accident.

There will be fitness tests for full back Ashley Woolliscroft and striker Matty Barlow before Steve Burr finalises his line-up, with Woolliscroft the most doubtful.

Solihull were held to a goalless draw by mid-table Redditch on Monday afternoon and will be desperate to collect all three points in a bid to further distance themselves from the relegation zone.

Tamworth v Vauxhall Motors

Manager Gary Mills will be hoping for more of the same when Vauxhall Motors make their first ever visit to The Lamb in Blue Square North on Saturday.

The Lambs beat Stalybridge Celtic 2-0 on Easter Monday and Mills will be hoping his side can replicate that winning performance.

Midfielder Dave Bampton, struggling with an infected foot blister looks likely to miss out but everyone else, barring long term absentees, is available.

With the end of the season in sight, Vauxhall find themselves firmly entrenched in the drop zone with just 27 points from 37 fixtures.

Workington v Worcester

Darren Edmondson's Workington will be looking to open up a bigger gap on the dreaded drop zone with a good result against Vauxhall Motors.

The Reds are boosted by the return of prodigal striker Tony Nicholson to regular first-team action and he may be handed a starting berth after Matthew Berkeley picked up an injury in the 1-1 draw with Southport.

Workington are unbeaten in their last four matches and Worcester will need to put in a good performance to come away with a decent result at Borough Park.

City will include new signings striker Rory May and goalkeeper Chris Sanna in their travelling squad.

Manager Richard Dryden hopes that some of his injured players will have recovered by the weekend.

Ward, Clegg, Smith, Gill and Price were on the injury list before the Alfreton while Munday and Nwadike limped their way through the second half.

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