It’s top v bottom in the National League tonight, but Barrow AFC manager Ian Evatt doesn’t believe that will have any bearing on how difficult a task his team will face against Chorley.

The Bluebirds have made Holker Street more of a fortress in recent months, having previously struggled to pick up results consistently on their own patch for the the last two seasons.

But a big factor in Evatt not taking the Magpies lightly is the fact that, while they are still at the foot of the table, they head up to south Cumbria having won their last two games, as they backed up their victory at Chesterfield by defeating play-off chasing Torquay United 1-0 last Saturday.

They also spurred AFC into action in the reverse fixture at Victory Park in September by scoring the first goal, before John Rooney’s brace of penalties inspired a 3-1 victory.

Evatt said: “Them being bottom means nothing because it’s such a tight league and there’s not a lot in most games.

“We need to concentrate on what we do. As I’ve said many times, it’s not arrogance that I believe that if we perform to the best of our abilities we’ll every game because I think we’re that good.

“The pressure is different when you’re playing against the lower teams than you are against the top teams and we have to make sure we have that good atmosphere that I keep asking for from the fans, get Holker Street bouncing and hopefully we can drive on for another three points.

“They’ve won their last two games, they’ll be full of confidence, so I expect them to have a go at us - I hope they do because then there should be more space for our lads to create chances and opportunities.”

Barrow are doing their best to top the attendance of 2,120 that witnessed the 2-1 win against Barnet three days ago by putting on a promotion that will allow supporters aged under 21 into the ground for just £1.

Evatt was delighted by the size of the crowd last weekend, but he is encouraging supporters to be more vocal during games.

He said: “We’d like to see the same numbers on Tuesday and, a bit like the team sometimes, the fans took a while to warm into it on Saturday.

“I thought the stadium was a bit quiet for the first 20-25 minutes and we really need to create that atmosphere that teams come here and fear it, which will help make this place a fortress, make them listen to this crowd backing our boys.

“In turn, that will lift our players that five or ten per cent we possibly need to win games because we’re not going to have it our own way every week.”