Tuesday Preview: A Close Look At All Tonight's Action

Four of them come in the Vanarama National League, and every one has real importance with battles raging at both ends of the table.

The match of the night is at Rochdale with their traditional rivals Oldham Athletic coming to town, the big derby game is sure to draw a huge crowd.

There’s always that extra needle when both sides badly need the points and with the teams both sitting in the top seven, it’s sure to be a lively night under the lights at the Crown Oil Arena.

One of Forest Green Rovers’ games in hand is later on at Dagenham & Redbridge - and it’s just two wins in seven for the title chasers. They need to up the heat on leaders Barnet, who have a seven point advantage over them.

FC Halifax Town have won their last three, but lost influential attacker Andrew Oluwabori to Exeter City on Deadline Day.

AFC Fylde arrive and they continue to be unpredictable under Kevin Phillips. The Coasters could climb out of the bottom three with a good night, but to do that they need some help from Tamworth, who travel to Wealdstone.

Just when you thought the National League South had calmed down, there’s five clubs tied at the top again!

Boreham Wood’s win at Hemel Hempstead last night took them top, but that will change again tonight if Dorking Wanderers take something from their trip to Hampton & RB.

Some sides still hoping to be involved in the play-offs know it’s an important night. Tonbridge Angels can close the gap with a win at Hornchurch while Bath City welcome Chelmsford City and Farnborough play Chesham United.

It’s a really busy National League North night ahead with seven games but the highest ranked team in action are sixth place Brackley Town.

If they win at home to Needham Market they move into third but their opponents know it’s an important night down the bottom.

Strugglers Farsley Celtic face Peterborough Sports, while Radcliffe look to push away from trouble by winning at Scarborough Athletic.

Marine look to lift themselves out of the bottom four but they face an Oxford City side who are loving life under returning manager Ross Jenkins.

Plenty of the play-off chasers are in action too. Chorley face Buxton as two of them clash, while Alfreton Town host Southport and Hereford make the long trip to South Shields.

National League fixtures
Dagenham & Red v Forest Green
FC Halifax Town AFC Fylde
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
Wealdstone v Tamworth

National League South fixtures
Bath City v Chelmsford City
Farnborough Chesham United
Hampton & RB v Dorking Wanderers
Hornchurch v Tonbridge Angels

National League North fixtures
Alfreton Town v Southport
Brackley Town v Needham Market
Chorley v Buxton
Oxford City v Marine
Peterborough Sports v Farsley Celtic
Scarborough Athletic v Radcliffe
South Shields v Hereford