Guiseley will need to snap out of their recent run of stalemates if they are to avoid an unwanted replay in the FA Trophy when they take on Eastwood Town at Nethermoor on Saturday.

The Lions have drawn all of their last four games, one of which was against Town in the Blue Square Bet North Division.

The centre back position is Guiseley manager Steve Kittrick’s only concern for the third qualifying round tie.

He is already without former Bantams skipper Mark Bower and Danny Ellis through injury and now Michael Brough remains doubtful for Saturday.

Brough was sent off for deliberate handball in the first half of the 2-2 draw at Eastwood in the league two weeks ago.

He redeemed himself by scoring his first goal for Guiseley against second-placed Stalybridge Celtic last Saturday but picked up a knock, which meant he missed the 1-1 midweek draw with Nuneaton Town.

That leaves just Lions’ skipper Simon Ainge, another former Bradford City man, as the only fully-fit recognised centre back.

Right back Jamie Clarke was dismissed late in the Stalybridge game for a second yellow-card offence but will be available as his one-match ban does not come into effect until after Saturday.

It turned out to be a point gained rather than two lost against Nuneaton after Gavin Rothery grabbed a 92nd-minute equaliser from the spot following a foul on Danny Forrest.

Kittrick said: “I didn’t see the incident clearly from where I was standing but I asked the referee afterwards and he said it was a stone-wall penalty.”

“In the first half we played some good football but all credit to Nuneaton in the second half – they are a good team.

“At half-time I told our lads to keep on doing what they were doing because we must have had 80 per cent possession.”

Guiseley’s four points from a possible 12 has damaged their promotion push but they are still well established in the play-off zone, unlike Saturday’s visitors, who are second from bottom.