Pickering Town and Selby Town will continue their own relegation battles against Glapwell and Brodsworth respectively.

The Pikes, who lie in the drop zone, are two wins away from safety, although they do have games in hand. Boss Steve Brown was confident his side could climb away from the trapdoor, starting with this home match.

"We played very well against Glapwell at the end of last year and they beat us with two late goals, but we didn't see anything that we should fear," he said.

"All we need to do is make sure the result goes our way this time."

Joe Connor and Ben Rhodes are both suspended for this game after collecting five bookings, while James Drinkall and Robbie Eales are unavailable.

Selby, who are one point above Pickering, take their dogfight to high-riding Brodsworth Welfare. The Robins, like the Pikes, saw their game last week called off and so missed the chance to get nearer to the teams above them.

Tadcaster Albion gave themselves a massive boost in their bid to climb away from the re-election zone in NCEL division one with a late 1-0 winner against Lincoln Moorlands.

This week Wayne Day's men, who remain second bottom in the standings, travel to Rossington Main, who are just three places above them.

The hosts, though, have a decent home record and Albion will need to be on form again.

Updated: 11:23 Friday, February 07, 2003