Normal Service To Be Resumed In The North and South

But don’t fear, the National League North and South are back in full force on Saturday and as you would expect, there’s lost time to make up for.

Scunthorpe United planned to extend their lead to five points in midweek before the weather changed their plans.

They try again on Saturday but they won’t have it their own way. Chorley, pictured, have risen to fourth and have one defeat in eight before getting their teeth into the leaders.

Title-chasing Tamworth need to make sure their slip at Chester is quickly laid to rest - will the Manager of the Month curse strike Southport’s Jim Bentley? The Seals, meanwhile, welcome Boston United.

Third place South Shields have lost their goal touch in the last few games. Firing blanks in their last three outings, will they take their frustration out on Peterborough Sports?

Spennymoor Town hope to end their slide against Buxton while there’s a big game at the bottom - 22nd place Gloucester City host Darlington, who sit stranded in 23rd.

Bishop’s Stortford need to start winning having fallen ten points adrift of safety. They host Hereford and there’s a big play-off battle too as Curzon Ashton challenge Brackley Town.

There’s only one place to start in the National League South and that’s with two of the country’s form teams over the past three months.

Yeovil Town are having a big dip if you consider their results since September. One win in six in all competitions has let others in - and one of those is third place Hampton & RB. Can they make things really interesting at Huish Park?

There’s also a meeting of two other sides in the top seven - Maidstone United, in second, will want to make the most of any dropped points in Somerset by defeating Worthing on the south coast.

Havant & Waterlooville’s season has life at last - can they get a third win in a row when they face Rob Dray’s Taunton Town, who ended their worrying run in style against Farnborough last time out.

Jake Leberl and Mike Sandmann take change of Dover Athletic hoping for a new manager bounce themselves. Winless since August, the Whites have no time to lose but host to Bath City with the odds against them.

Weston-super-Mare are second in the form guide. They welcome Truro City, while Torquay United are getting their act together and have home advantage against Hemel Hempstead Town, who face a second long trip in four days.

Elsewhere it’s an all Essex game as play-off chasing Aveley and Braintree Town cross swords and there’s a Kent derby too - Tonbridge face Dartford with both teams loitering just outside the promotion slots.

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