IN-FORM Ramsbottom will be aiming to make it nine NWCL Division One victories on the trot when they welcome neighbours Great Harwood to the Riverside tonight.

The Rams are ten points off the top spot but have nine games in hand and will be challenging with Rossendale and Clitheroe for promotion to the UniBond League next season.

Second-from-bottom Great Harwood, on the other hand, desperately need the points and were disappointed, after a mini revival, to lose to third from bottom Atherton Collieries at the weekend.

Second-placed Rossendale will be bidding to return to winning ways after drawing with bottom club Leek CSOB on Saturday. They travel to mid-table Curzon Ashton.

Meanwhile, in the UniBond Premier Division, Accrington Stanley make the trip to struggling Marine while, in the First Division, Chorley welcome third place Vauxhall Motors to Victory Park.

In the NWCL Division Two, there's a local derby at the Anchor Ground as League leaders Nelson make the short journey to Darwen in good form after hammering four past Ashton at the weekend.

Bacup welcome second placed Tetley Walker to West View while Padiham make the trip to bottom club Oldham Town.