Margate manager Reece Prestedge wants the club's fringe players to step up at Enfield Town in the absence of suspended pair Sam Blackman and Emmanuel Oke

Boss Reece Prestedge wants to see Margate’s fringe players step up to the mark.

Gate, who tonight are due to host Cray Valley in the Kent Senior Cup quarter-final, are at promotion-chasing Isthmian Premier outfit Enfield this Saturday.

But Prestedge’s side will be without midfielder Sam Blackman, as he completes a two-game ban and defender Emmanuel Oke - starting a three-match suspension - while midfielder Cameron Brodie has been recalled by parent club Dartford.

On the suspensions of Blackman and Oke, Prestedge said: “They’re two players that have been doing really well and they’re massive for us.

“There will be some changes and we will just have to roll with it.

"Some people will get their chance. Hopefully, they will take it.”

Winger James Bessey-Saldanha also missed Gate’s 1-0 weekend defeat to Carshalton through a hamstring injury after they came from behind last Tuesday to draw 1-1 at Herne Bay despite Oke being sent off.

Playmaker Nathan Wood levelled at Winch’s Field after the restart.

Ex-Gillingham midfielder Billy Knott, full-back Harrison Hatfull and striker Harvey Smith were among those on the bench.

“It’s getting stronger,” Prestedge noted.

“James Bessey-Saldanha was injured on Saturday and Ade [Cole] is just coming back.

“Squad-wise, we’re strong. If you look at our bench, it’s probably as strong as it’s been all season.”

Tommy Bradford’s first-half strike earned Carshalton the points at Hartsdown Park in a tight encounter.

Prestedge reflected: “It was pretty much a nothing game, where neither really created enough chances.

“Defensively, we were solid and we were pushing, but we just didn’t really create much at all.

"We had good spells in parts of the game but we just need to start dominating larger spells