Dover will be aiming to secure a third consecutive victory when they take on Guiseley at Crabble on Saturday.

Chris Kinnear’s men won at Boreham Wood last weekend to end a winless streak of five National League matches.

And Athletic’s boss will be confident of three points against a Guiseley side on a run of three straight defeats on the road.

The Lions, currently bottom of the away league table, have turned to a man with international experience to help turn around their current plight.

Former Republic of Ireland defender Sean St Ledger signed for Paul Cox’s side last week. The 33-year old has 37 caps and scored his country’s only goal at Euro 2012.

GUISELEY’S RECENT FORM

13/01/18:  AFC FYLDE 2-1 GUISELEY

Fylde bagged the three points late on thanks to Danny Rowe’s stunning free-kick.

The striker fired in from 30 yards to extend his side’s unbeaten run to ten matches and codemn the visitors to a second consecutive defeat.

Jonny Smith slotted in on 18 minutes to give the hosts a deserved lead.

But the Lions hit back 12 minutes later as James Roberts headed in Liam Hughes’ cross.

Visiting keeper Joe Green kept the home side at bay with a string of fine saves, but was powerless to prevent National League top scorer Rowe’s thunderous set piece two minutes from time.

PREVIOUS MEETING

23/09/17:  GUISELEY 1-1 DOVER

Whites drew at Guiseley thanks to a stunning first-half equaliser from Nortei Nortey.

The midfielder curled home a sumptious 20-yard effort in the 40th minute to cancel out John Rooney’s deflected free-kick 11 minutes earlier.

The home side started strongly and Rob Atkinson nodded Rooney’s free-kick narrowly wide.

The forward then tried himself moments later, but could only strike the top of the crossbar with a thunderous effort from close in.

But shortly after Mitch Walker tipped over Kayode Odejayi’s header from a corner, Rooney had better luck with his next effort.

The playmaker’s set-piece struck the visiting wall and spun into the net past a stranded Walker to put the hosts ahead.

Dover’s stopper then somehow denied Jake Lawlor on the half-hour mark, tipping the defender’s header onto the post with his defence able to clear the danger afterwards.

And that save proved crucial as Athletic levelled moments later with their first shot on target.

Nortey, who had already blazed two shots from distance over, collected Kadell Daniel’s pass and fired home.

The hosts almost won the match late on after Reece Thompson robbed Connor Essam, but the striker could only find the side-netting when shooting towards the near post

The draw saw Whites drop one place in the table to third, one point behind then leaders Sutton United.

OTHER MEETINGS

25/03/17:  Guiseley 0-4 Dover
19/11/16:  Dover 2-0 Guiseley
19/03/16:  Guiseley 0-1 Dover

TICKET NEWS

Prices are as follows:

Adults – £17
Over 60’s – £14
Under 18’s – £8
Under 11’s – Free (With an accompanying adult)

COVERAGE

The game starts at 3pm but if you are unable to make the trip, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 2pm.

SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES

BARROW V SUTTON UNITED
BROMLEY V FC HALIFAX TOWN
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE V SOLIHULL MOORS
EASTLEIGH V HARTLEPOOL UNITED
EBBSFLEET UNITED V BOREHAM WOOD
GATESHEAD V MAIDSTONE UNITED
LEYTON ORIENT V ALDERSHOT TOWN
MACCLESFIELD TOWN V TORQUAY UNITED
MAIDENHEAD UNITED V CHESTER
WOKING V AFC FYLDE
WREXHAM V TRANMERE ROVERS

AWAY TRAVEL

There is a coach travelling to Solihull Moors on Saturday 17th February and it is not too late to book your space on it.

It departs Crabble at 9:15am and the the prices are as follows:

Adult members £25, adult non-members £40 and accompanied child (Under 16) £10.

Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat, or see him in the Centre Spot after the matches against Guiseley, Leyton Orient or Sutton.

Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or via bank transfer.

Dover will be looking to reverse their poor run of form against The Wood when they travel to Hertfordshire on Saturday.

Chris Kinnear’s men have lost on the last four occasions these sides have met, including a 5-0 drubbing when they played at Meadow Park back in March.

However Whites go into the game unbeaten in three away matches and secured their first victory of 2018 in last weekend’s thrilling 4-3 FA Trophy win over Marine.

Luke Garrard’s side, themselves on a four-game unbeaten run in the National League, currently sit one place and two points above Dover in the table.

And two of the visiting squad will be familiar with their surroundings when they arrive on Saturday.

Femi Ilesamni played 43 games for Wood last season, while Anthony Jeffrey featured 53 times over four separate spells.

BOREHAM WOOD’S RECENT FORM

16/01/18 – BOREHAM WOOD 1-2 GATESHEAD (FA Trophy replay)

Steve Watson’s men came from behind to advance to the last 16 of the Trophy.

The home side opened the scoring on 20 minutes thanks to their dangerman Bruno Andrade.

The striker, who scored an injury time penalty at Gateshead to set up the replay, pulled the ball back for loanee Joe Quigley to net his first for the club since signing from Bournemouth.

And the striker almost had his second of the night soon after but volleyed narrowly over.

The Heed battled back and were level twenty minutes from time after Paddy McLaughlin cut inside and powered an effort past Wood stopper Grant Smith.

And the turnaround was complete seven minutes later.

Luke Hannant reacted fastest following a defensive mix-up and slotted into an empty net to send his side into round three.

PREVIOUS MEETING

12/09/17 DOVER 0-1 BOREHAM WOOD

Whites were knocked off top spot after a defensive error handed Boreham Wood all three points at a wet and windy Crabble on Tuesday evening.

Blair Turgott slotted in the only goal of the game in the 43rd minute after Connor Essam’s clearance cannoned off the striker and sent him through on goal.

Mitch Walker initially saved his first effort, but the ball rebounded back for the on-loan forward to fire past two despairing Dover defenders on the line.

The first real home chance fell the way of Ryan Bird, but David Stephens was on hand to clear off the line after the striker nodded Mitch Pinnock’s cross goalwards.

Turgott struck just before the half-time whistle, but Whites almost levelled immediately after through Mitch Brundle.

The Whites skipper’s volley from outside the area narrowly cleared the crossbar via a deflection, much to the relief of Grant Smith in the away goal.

After the restart, Walker was at his acrobatic best to firstly prevent Danny Woodards bullet header finding the top corner and then tip Brundo Andrade’s fierce free-kick over the bar.

With only minutes remaining, Smith somehow got a hand to Pinnock’s curling set piece as Dover suffered their first loss in three matches and dropped into fifth spot in the table.

OTHER MEETINGS

14/03/17: Boreham Wood 5-0 Dover
9/08/16: Dover 1-4 Boreham Wood
28/03/16: Boreham Wood 3-0 Dover

TEAM COLOURS

For those travelling fans wanting to wear the same colours as the players, captain Mitch Brundle and his teammates will be wearing their yellow ones.

TICKET NEWS

Prices are as follows:

Adults – £18
Over 65’s – £13
Under 16’s – £8
Under 12’s – £4

Photo ID may be required.

COVERAGE

The game starts at 3pm but if you are unable to make the trip, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!

Coverage starts from 2pm.

SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES (Kick off 3pm unless stated)

SUTTON UNITED V DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE (12:30)
AFC FYLDE V MACCLESFIELD TOWN
ALDERSHOT TOWN V EBBSFLEET UNITED
CHESTER V GATESHEAD
FC HALIFAX TOWN V LEYTON ORIENT
GUISELEY V BARROW
HARTLEPOOL TOWN V WREXHAM
MAIDSTONE UNITED V EASTLEIGH
SOLIHULL MOORS V WOKING
TORQUAY UNITED V BROMLEY
TRANMERE ROVERS V MAIDENHEAD UNITED

AWAY TRAVEL

There is a coach travelling to Solihull Moors on Saturday 17th February and it is not too late to book your space on it.

It departs Crabble at 9:15am and the the prices are as follows:

Adult members £25, adult non-members £40 and accompanied child (Under 16) £10.

Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat, or see him in the Centre Spot after the matches against Guiseley, Leyton Orient or Sutton.

Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or via bank transfer.