After Wednesday night's heroics in the FA Cup, Celtic travel to AFC Fylde in the league on Saturday. Fylde are currently top having lost only twice and drawn only twice in their opening thirteen games. They are on twenty-nine points, eleven points and nine places above Celtic. There will be a match centre for this game.

Fylde are on a four game winning streak and a six game unbeaten streak, having last dropped points at home to Tamworth in September when they drew 2-2, and lost lost at home to Stockport County, when our neighbours beat them 3-2 in August. Their top scorers are Richie Baker and Dion Charles who both have six goals, and they have the fourth best defences in the league, with only Solihull, Stockport and Tamworth having conceded less. In the two games they've been losing at half time, they've gone on to lose both, but in the three games they've been drawing at halftime, they've gone onto win. They have been pegged back twice, having been winning at halftime they've gone on to draw. In the last five games, at home Fylde have won three, drawn one and lost one; whilst away from home, Celtic have won two, drawn two and lost one.

We've only met Fylde twice, last season, after their rise through the leagues. Both games (home and away) finished 3-0 to the home side, when the two teams were at opposite ends of the table. Celtic looked good for the home win early in the season, and Fylde comfortable at the other end of the season.

Fylde will be checking on the fitness of Josh Langley, who has returned to training after injury, as has club captain Brad Barnes. Sam Finley will definitely be missing as he is serving the last of his three match ban. In their last match, their 1-0 home win over Barrow in the FA Cup, Fylde lined up as:
1. Matt Urwin
2. Caspar Hughes
3. Tom Hannigan
4. Dominic Collins
5. Alex Whittle
6. Dion Charles
7. Richie Baker
8. Josh Wilson
9. Danny Rowe
10. Mathew Hughes
11. Matt Blinkhorn

Celtic will hopefully have a full squad to choose from on Saturday (including former Fylde playere, Matty Hughes), despite a long game on Wednesday night having taken its toll. In that match, which finished 0-0 after extra time and Celtic won on penalties 8-7 away at North Ferriby United in the FA Cup, Celtic lined up as:
1. Tony McMillan
2. Peter Wylie
3. Oliver Crowley
4. Matty Hughes
5. Jack Higgins
6. Aaron Chalmers
7. Bohan Dixon
8. Danny Wisdom
9. Chris Simm
10. Alex Johnson
11. Adam Farrell

A win for Celtic would only raise us one place (depending on the Curzon Gainsborough game), but a loss could see us drop a few places. There is a full schedule on Saturday (with Nuneaton's game kicking off early at 2pm):
AFC Telford (9pts 22nd) v Alfreton Town (16pts 13th)
Boston United (23pts 7th) v FC United of Manchester (14pts 15th)
Bradford Park Avenue (12pts 17th) v Lowestoft Town (12pts 20th)
Chorley (18pts 11th) v Brackley Town (13pts 16th)
Curzon Ashton (18pts 9th) v Gainsborough Trinity (15pts 14th)
Gloucester City (12pts 19th) v Corby Town (11pts 21st)
Harrogate Town (26pts 4th) v Worcester City (12pts 18th)
Nuneaton Town (27pts 3rd) v North Ferriby United (22pts 8th)
Solihull Moors (28pts 2nd) v Stockport County (26pts 5th)
Tamworth (23pts 6th) v Hednesford Town (17pts 12th)