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Forner Albion defender Chris Wilder has tipped his relegation-haunted side to battle their way to victory at fortress Broadfield.

Wilder brings his Halifax team to Crawley tomorrow for a game they cannot afford to lose.

The Shaymen fill the fourth relegation place and are a point adrift from safety with two matches remaining.

Reds have the second best home record of any team outside the top six, while Halifax have struggled on their travels this season.

Wilder, who had a nine-month spell at the Seagulls in 1999, said: "There are a lot of weary players out there but we are still fighting. We have two games to go and we need points out of both matches."We are in charge of our destiny. We aren't doing badly in terms of how we are playing and that gives me a lot of heart and it should give both the players and the supporters heart.

"If the players keep on like they are doing, we'll be okay. We can go to Crawley and get a result."

Wilder is enduring the toughest period since he took charge almost six years ago, both on and off the pitch.

Halifax went into administration for the second time in ten years last month with debts of around £1.1 million.

They were deducted ten points as a result, plunging Wilder's side into a relegation scrap.

Crawley can sympathise with Wilder's problems, having been hit the a similar penalty last season.

Crawley: Ashley Bayes, Glenn Wilson, Jamie Stevens, Keiran Murphy, James Krause, Tyrone Thompson, Thomas Pinault, Dannie Bulman, Ryan Hall, Mustapha Carayol, Jamie Cook.

Subs from: Bradley Thomas, Lee Blackburn, Jon-Paul Pittman, Nick Carter, Paul Raynor.

Halifax: Adam Legzdins, Adam Quinn, Tom Kearney, Santos Gaia, Danny Forrest, Anthony Griffith, Simon Heslop, Jake Wright, Lewis Killeen, Darryn Stamp, Jon Shaw.

Subs from: Matt Doughty, Daryl Taylor, Andy Campbell, Craig Mawson, Gareth Davies.

5:36pm Monday 21st April 2008

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