The Eagles make the short trip to Huddersfield tonight to take on AFC Emley as NCEL Division One action finally returns after almost a month without a game for Sean Regan's squad.

Eccleshill United will be aiming to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat to Swallownest in Eagles' last outing back in February but more importantly will be hoping for an improved performance with the Eagles set to showcase its character with an immediate response to the defeat.

Speaking of the importance of an immediate response, Andy Cooper stated: "Wednesday gives us a great opportunity to put things right and get back to winning again."

Sean Regan will be pleased that his squad remains full fit, other than the length injury that has kept Ben Hardy out of action for all of 2018 so far, but new signing Zephaniah Thomas will be available and looking to make his debut, whilst Aaran Basi will be hoping to continue making an impact.

However, Luke Harrop's return to the squad will provide a major boost to Regan's attacking options, alongside Antony Brown, who once again caused problems against Swallownest, as well as top scorer Jonny Irving, looking to score for the first time since January.

The return of Harrop also means that Andy Cooper will likely be able to slot back into his more natural central midfield position, with his partnership with Charlie Flaherty being one of the leagues very best.

Eccleshill has managed to find the back of the net in every single game in February, meaning the squad will certainly be confident offensively, something that AFC Emley will be cautious of.

Both sides will know each other very well at this point, with this being the third encounter of the season and the Eagles will be aiming to make it a trio of victories after defeating Emley 2-0 on both occasions in October, in the league and cup.

However, despite the convincing scorelines of the results, both games have been incredibly close with the Huddersfield based side forcing Eccleshill to earn the wins.

Unlike the Eagles, Emley have managed to play two games in March and have some game time behind them, but as the run in for the season kicks in, every game is now crucial and the Eagles will be hoping to earn a huge three points to boost the sides promotion hopes and restart the season after the snowy break.