Third-placed Sacriston are on a roll at the moment, and they look to keep their run going in their home game against Lintz. While there have been a number of false dawns this year, they expect Gordon Muchall to be available, and with Ian Jones also returning, Mark Fort and Sam Renwick make way. Lintz, hovering just five points above the relegation trap door, welcome back Ryan McVitie.

Benwell & Walbottle are the team just below Lintz, and they have home advantage against a depleted Leadgate side.

The visitors will still be missing Davey Richardson, Dave Jackson and Glen Fletcher, and with Paul Hockaday also unavailable, Paul Hutchinson steps in.

In the day’s remaining games, Phil Donnelly is an Annfield Plain absentee, and he is replaced by David Maughan for the home match against Tynedale, while Callum Urwin and Chris Watson are promoted for the unavailable Ross Sample and Greg Williams at Ashington, where the home club entertain Morpeth hoping that all-rounder Stephen Boyd will come through a late fitness test.

They’re all at it in the SG Wealth Management Northumberland League. Following the abrupt departure of Blue Flames’ Pat Wisbach to take over the running of a bar in Lanzarote, Warkworth’s Stephen Lee has joined the beautiful people in Zante where he is going to open a jet-ski club.

Stephen Dargue is also missing today. Stephen Dimlow and Chris Glass stand in at Bomarsund.

For league leaders Alnmouth it’s a straight swap as Simon Poole and Chris Hauselburger return just in time to replace the unavailable Jonny Denton and Ian Clough for the home game against Blagdon Park. Neil Hurren misses three Saturdays for the Blue Flames as they try to keep the championship fires burning.