YORK City will be without suspended captain Chris Smith for their next two matches.

Smith’s 70th minute booking in the 1-0 FA Trophy quarter-final victory at Grimsby Town rules him out of home games against Hayes & Yeading and Tamworth on Saturday and a week tomorrow respectively.

Manager Gary Mills said: “Chris Smith will miss the next two games so that is a downside of Saturday’s game but it gives somebody else a chance. Dan Parslow could come back or maybe David McGurk will be fit again, while Ben Gibson could also play there.

“I’ve also been really pleased with Chris Doig in the last few games. He’s getting better and better. He reads the game superbly and doesn’t panic.”

While on FA Trophy duty, City slipped to fifth in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Southport climbed above the Minstermen with a 2-1 win at Ebbsfleet, while Kidderminster are level on points after a 2-1 victory at Bath City.