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Chester v Altrincham

Chester City manager Jim Harvey is calling on his defence to tighten up ahead of the visit of Altrincham to Deva Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Harvey will have to make do without the services of loan duo Michael Coulson and Jonathan Flynn after they returned to their respective parent clubs this week.

Harvey told the Liverpool Daily Post: "We have to tighten up defensively, and we will be sorting out the defensive problems in training.

"We gave cheap goals away against York City and Tamworth and we need to concentrate for the full 90 minutes of a match, and the players have been left with this thought in no uncertain terms.

"I have had some encouraging news on the injury front. Neil Ashton and Michael Lea who have both been suffering with groin injuries, have improved this week, and both have outside chances of being fit for Saturday's game."

Altrincham boss Graham Heathcote is expected to hand a debut to towering striker John McAliskey, who joined the club from Witton Albion on Friday.

Fellow frontman Chris Denham will miss out with a leg injury.