GUISELEY boss Mark Bower is confident his squad is approaching full strength as they prepare for two games in three days over Easter.

The Lions lost 1-0 at Chorley on Tuesday and travel to Colwyn Bay tomorrow before hosting Stalybridge on Monday.

Bower wants six points from the two games against teams in the bottom five as his men seek to hit top form ahead of an expected play-off battle to reach the Vanarama Conference Premier.

But the Guiseley boss warned: "Colwyn Bay have won their last three games and beat Tamworth at home recently, while Stalybridge have a new manager and are also fighting for their lives.

"So they will be two really difficult games and if we can come away with six points, I'll be delighted.

"The automatic spot has gone now and that's always your first target. But the next best thing is to try and get up through the play-offs, so we've got to make sure we give ourselves the best chance of achieving that."

Bower added: "This year has been frustrating at times because we've had a few injuries to some key players.

"A few tight games and decisions have gone against us – but we're really looking forward to the end of the season now.

"We've got players coming back from injury, so if we can get them back fit then we've got a really good chance of reaching the Conference Premier at the end of the season."

Liam Dickinson missed Tuesday's defeat at Chorley and must serve the final game of his ban tomorrow.

Bower said: "I'm hoping that Gavin Rothery can be back in contention for the weekend. Danny Ellis has been out recently, so we will assess him and he's also got a chance of being available.

"Oli Johnson has just come back from injury but played the full 90 minutes at Chorley and looked pretty strong.

"Danny Hall and Wayne Brooksby also both came back into the side after their injuries and came through with no ill effects.

"We should be close to full-strength for Monday's game with the exception of Ben Parker, who we might not see again this season."