Monday Night Football: Curzon Ashton v Guiseley

By Tom Scott

Forget the Steel City Derby - there's a much bigger game taking place in the North this evening.

After mixed fortunes across their National League North campaigns, Curzon Ashton host Guiseley at the Tameside Stadium this evening.

Hovering just above the drop-zone, Guiseley travel to Greater Manchester in desperate need of a win.

Their last victory came on the first day of the year, some 11 games ago. Saturday saw them go down 1-0 to Southport.

Joint-manager Russ O'Neill said if the team can pull together, they can snatch a win.

"We need to dust ourselves down and come out fighting on Monday," he told the club's website.

"Hopefully, with everybody together as a club, we can go out and get the three points."

Mark Bradshaw's Curzon Ashton side improved over the weekend to claim a point at high-fliers Bradford (Park Avenue).

After seven games unbeaten after taking over, Bradshaw had to deal with back-to-back defeats before Saturday's draw.

And while it would be unlikely, the Nash know they need to be better than their last home showing, a 6-0 defeat to Altrincham, if they want to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap.

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