Harlow favourite Junior Dadson will be available for selection after re-signing for the Hawks. The pacy winger left the Hawks during the summer to join struggling Ryman Premier side Hornchurch but now returns to the club for the second half of the season.

Both David Cowley and Billy Jones will also be available, as their suspensions for red cards accrued over the Christmas period haven’t begun yet.

The Hawks won in their last outing on Boxing Day, a tightly contested 3-2 victory over neighbours Ware. This took Harlow level on points with league-leaders Needham on 61 points from 27 games, but the Suffolk side still have a game in hand.

Waltham Abbey find themselves placed in mid-table, in 12th with 36 points from 26 matches. They’ve drawn their last four league matches in a row, and have also won one and lost one to gain 7 points from the last 6 games.

Harlow’s form has suffered a slight dip recently, but the last 6 games have still returned 11 points out of 18 – three wins, two draws and a loss.

For travelling fans the address for the stadium is:

Waltham Abbey FC
Capershotts
Sewardstone Road
Waltham Abbey
Essex EN9 1NX

Kick off is at 3:00pm, on Thursday 1st January 2015.