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.