Gateshead skipper Kris Gate (thigh) is a doubt while winger Wayne Phillips is still out with a hamstring injury.Chris Swailes, Wayne Buchanan and Carl Jones are all battling it out to partner James Curtis at centre-half.

Altrincham keeper Stuart Coburn is set to return from the shoulder injury which forced him to sit out of their last two league games.

Defender Peter Doran serves the second of a three-match ban for his sending-off against Eastbourne last week.

Source: BBC Sport