Chester FC boss Steve Burr thinks three more wins will be enough to keep his side in the National League.

The Blues will be out to erase memories of last weekend's cross-border derby defeat to Wrexham when Barrow visit the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium on Saturday (3pm).

Chester, who have a six point cushion over the bottom four, then travel to Guiseley on Easter Monday and two wins will probably ensure relegation is not on the agenda, although the manager would like one more victory to make the situation more comfortable.

Burr said: "I would say three wins we need but obviously we want to get as many wins as we can but with how this season has gone there's going to be ups and downs between now and the end of the season but I believe over 50 points should be a safe target for us

"There's two tough games coming up with Barrow and Guiseley so we know how difficult it's going to be but we've got to get ourselves going again, which we will do and we'll have a right go at Barrow this weekend."

Chester will be without Ryan Astles (suspended) and Jordan Chapell (ankle) while Luke George (hamstring) is unlikely to feature despite returning to training this week.

Ian Sharps will replace Astles in central defence with John Rooney and Tom Shaw in contention for midfield recalls.

Barrow, who are unbeaten in five games, have climbed 10 points clear of the relagtion places since Paul Cox replaced the sacked Darren Edmondson.

Cox has been able to add to his squad with the loan signings of Ben Tomlinson and Ritchie Sutton, two players Burr was unable to lure to Chester for financial reasons, and this week brought in ex-Blues midfielder Brad Abbott on loan from Barnsley.

Action from Chester's 3-2 defeat at Barrow earlier in the season
Action from Chester's 3-2 defeat at Barrow earlier in the season

"Barrow are a side that invested heavily in the squad and have aspirations of getting into the Football League and an owner with big ambitions," said Burr, whose side lost 3-2 to the Bluebirds back in October .

"It didn't work out for Darren Edmondson and probably with that change of manager they probably felt with the money that's being spent there they needed to be higher up the table and with the investment that's going in I'm sure they will achieve that at some point.

"We've chased a couple of lads who have gone there on loan who we would have liked at our club but we couldn't compete with what Barrow are paying.

"We will get everything out of our boys and concentrate on what we can do but we know that Barrow are an experienced side and they'll be coming here with a lot of confidence and we look to bounce back."