Emley head to Dunston on Tuesday night (7.45pm) in the Northern Premier League Division One East play-off semi final hoping to extend their season even further to Saturday's promotion decider.

After a terrific first season following promotion, Richard Tracey's men have been right up in the top echelons all season but looked like missing out on the play offs altogether following a bad end of season run of form, but Saturday's do or die match against Consett to book a play-off place at the final week of the season party, saw the Pewits do and they need to do the do again now.

Now they have a chance to make the promotion final on Saturday against either Belper or Stocksbridge away, of course, those were our last two opponents away from home where we lost both games 2-0, our previous visit to Dunston ended up as a 3-0 defeat, a defeat that seemed to trigger the dismal run of form.

But Emley can certainly hold their heads high as they finished a very creditable 5th following promotion, Dunston, along with champions Cleethorpes were the pre season favourites and finished second, but like Emley, lost two of their final four fixtures.

This will be the fourth meeting of the season and the record stands at one win each and a draw, Emley winning an FA Trophy tie back in September, a 2-2 draw at Emley in the league and that 3-0 win for Dunston in early March, Emley's away record going into that game was impressive, only 3 defeats before that game but sadly, we have lost all but one of our away matches since, the Emley fans making the trek up the M1 will be hoping Tuesday is the night to break that record!

Last time out:
Dunston 0-1 Stocksbridge PS, NPL D1 E, Att- 260
Emley 2-1 Consett (Cowgill, Parkin) NPL D1 E, Att- 568.

HEAD TO HEAD

Last 5 previous meetings:
1st March 2025, NPL D1 E
DUN 3-0 EML, Att- 288

26th October 2024, NPL D1 E
EML 2-2 DUN (Metcalfe, Barks) Att- 387

6th September 2024, FAT 1Q
EML 2-0 DUN (Berchil, Pashley) Att- 410

13th November 2010, FAV2
DUN 4-0 EML, Att- 188

23rd November 1989 FAV2
EML 4-1 DUN (Morris 2, Brown, Fraser) Att- 459

(ALL COMPETITIONS)
CURRENT FORM: Last 5
DUN: D, L, W, W, L
EML: L, L, W, L, W
FINAL LEAGUE POSITION:
DUN: 2/22
EML: 5/22
GOALS SCORED:
DUN: 94
EML: 76
GOALS CONCEDED:
DUN: 58
EML: 43
TOP SCORER:
DUN: JJ O'Donnell (16)
EML: Amir Berchil (17)
AVERAGE HOME CROWD:
DUN: 287 (269 league)
EML: 425 (475 league)

MATCHDAY INFORMATION

WHEN? Tuesday 29th April, 7.45pm

Match Day Commentary
If you can't make it to the match, listen to the commentary with Matt Blackburn from 7.40pm - Listen here

WHERE?
UTS Stadium
Wellington Road, Dunston, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 9JL

HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Leave the A1(M) at J70 (s/p 'Whickham/Gateshead') At top of slip road turn right and stay on this road till you pass a petrol station on your left and the ground is 100 yards round the bend on the left.

Public transport- Dunston and Metro Centre stations, change at Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Stockton or Thornaby.
There are local buses which head to Gateshead interchange and Metro Centre for Newcastle centre.

PARKING:
There is limited parking at the ground, but as the ground is on a main road to the Metro shopping centre which is approximately three minutes away, police cones are usually in place outside the ground on Cup days or when large crowds are expected, so if the car park is full on arrival you will have to park in the streets around the ground.

OWW MUCH?
Adults: £10
Concessions & Students : £6
Under 16’s: £3