On the league front, Fylde have enjoyed a solid first half to their debut National League campaign and currently sit in 17th place with three games in hand of the majority of other clubs.

January and February will be extremely busy for the Coasters with no less than 13 games over the two months, including three more before the end of 2017!

Ebbsfleet ran out resounding winners last time out with a 4-0 drubbing of lowly Guiseley. Prior to that they netted three goals without reply in a big win over Hartlepool.

Fleet, managed by Daryl McMahon, find themselves in the top ten in the league standings with 34 points from their 23 games.

The reverse fixture was a frustrating afternoon for Challinor and his troops who raced into a two-goal lead at Ebbsfleet back in August courtesy of Danny Rowe and Henry Jones.

They were pegged back to 2-2 before again going ahead through Sam Finley however a last gasp equaliser down on the south coast denied Fylde a first win of the season.

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Team news:
Full-back Luke Burke will miss the game after picking up his fifth booking of the season. Midfielder Henry Jones is back in contention after recovering from injury whilst James Hardy is still a few weeks away from fitness.