1874 NORTHWICH will attempt to register a seventh successive win against Abbey Hey this weekend without leading goal-scorer Tom Bailey.

The front man is unavailable.

Jason Carey, who started last Saturday’s meeting with Bootle on the bench, should replace him.

Tyler Edwards (groin) is still out by an injury, while captain Mark Jones will have a fitness test before kick off at the Abbey Stadium.

The visitors are also without long-term injury absentees Ryan Jackson (knee) and Danny Thomas (eye).

They head to Manchester buoyed by an encouraging performance in a 1-1 draw against promotion-chasing Bootle, who needed a late goal from Liam Loughlin to pinch a point.

Meanwhile Abbey Hey have not given up hope of finishing inside the North West Counties League Premier Division’s top eight, but they must improve on a return of one win from their past half-dozen games.

A 2-0 defeat at New Mills last time out has not helped.