Dayle Southwell’s goal deep into added time secured the Lions their first away win of 2018 and move them to within two points of second bottom Chester with two games in hand.

The win was no more than Guiseley deserved having delivered a team performance that was a massive improvement on Friday’s disappointing showing against Leyton Orient.

After a quiet first half when neither team could impose themselves on the game with efforts from James Roberts and Southwell being the nearest the visitors came to breaking the deadlock, it was the introduction of Kevan Hurst and Callum McFadzean that paved the way for the Lions first away win since Chester on Boxing Day,

The two attacking midfielders provided the width that stretched the home side who offered little threat given that they had come into this game on the back of three straight wins; Louis Laing having their best opportunity in the first half when he headed wide from Blair Adams corner.

Prior to netting the winner goal scorer Southwell should have put the Lions in front when first he latched on to a defensive blunder only to see Scott Loach deny him in a one-on-one before the striker found himself unmarked twenty yards out but curled his shot just wide of the target.

But when Hawkins caught in possession, Southwell pounced and cut inside before drilling a shot beyond Loach in to the far corner to send the visiting support behind the goal into raptures.

Team:

13 Green

5 Palmer

8 Hatfield

32 Hudson (Hurst 46)

17 Purver

12 Southwell

19 Odejayi (Liburd 70}

34 Holden

39 Roberts (McFadzean 56)

40 Flowers

42 Nirennold

Substitutes

7 Hurst

15 McFadzean

20 Williams

22 Paley

35 Liburd