Raiders’ boss Dave Clark said: “We can really concentrate on this competition now.

“During the next four weeks, three of our games are against top of the table opposition.”

He added: “I watched Rochdale against Oldham recently and they can definitely ask questions of your defence. That’s something we’ll certainly have to be aware of on Friday night.”

Hornets’ coach Bobbie Goulding said: “We’ve got to start learning that if we stop giving penalties away and stop making stupid errors then we’ll win more games than we lose.

“I watched Barrow during their recent game against Batley. They’ve got some good experienced players there and two really good props.

“We’ve done our homework on them but if we can play to our own abilities then I’m confident whoever we are facing.” The other games