Newton Aycliffe are hoping to stretch their winning run to six games against Tow Law at Moore Lane.

Manager Allan Oliver is without midfielders Josh Gray and Ben Wood, while striker Danny Mellanby is unavailable. Lawyers manager Ian Davison will have 18 players to choose from, but defender Gary Anderson and midfielder Derek Waters are both injured. New signing, midfielder Scott Arnott, will make his debut after arriving from Prudhoe.

Guisborough, who climbed out of the bottom three in midweek, are at home to Jarrow Roofing, and have injury worries over midfielder Willie Boland and defenders Mark Liley and Tommy Marron. Centre half Joel Guy is out for three months with an ankle injury.

Shildon are at Marske, and will be without midfielder Lee Chapman and defender Ian Watson, otherwise they’ll be at full strength. Marske include former Hartlepool youngster Tom Marron, a midfielder or defender who has arrived from Whitby, and was briefly with Marske during the summer.

South Shields are at home to Bishop Auckland, and they could be missing five players because of injury, Chris Feasey, Stephen Ramsey, Simon Fitzpatrick, Sean Sweeney and Andrew Brabbs. Bishops, who are going well in seventh place, are without midfielders Steve Salvin and Phil Shead.

In the other first division game, Penrith are at home to Stokesley