Silsden have home advantage over Atherton LR in the first of a double header against the Greater Manchester outfit.

Following Saturday's North West Counties League match, Atherton will be back in Yorkshire next week for a League Cup tie, a prospect that does not thrill Silsden boss Paul Schofield.

He said: "No one likes back-to-back fixtures against the same club. It isn't as bad as it could have been because the matches are in two separate competitions.

"We hope to have Martin Bland back. He missed training all week and last Saturday's game at Salford with a hamstring injury.

"Mark Bentham is back though. He returns from a holiday in Mexico and I hope he has picked up some silky Latin American skills."