"We don't need to do much different," says Lakeland ahead of Boxing Day clash with Altrincham

Halifax were held to a 2-2 draw against Wealdstone on Sunday, despite leading 2-0 with 15 minutes to go.

But Lakeland was pleased with the performance from his players, and says they have what it takes to put Wealdstone's comeback behind them straight away.

"We've not lost. I know it probably feels like we have, but we haven't lost," Lakeland said.

"It keeps that little run of form going and we deserved to win.

"We were the better team, so we won't be too down about it.

"But these lads have been demonstrating character all season, so I've no doubt they'll use it as motivation to bring into the next game.

"But we do have to learn from that last 15, 20 minutes, play to the whistle, don't rely on officials because they do make mistakes, and at no stage can you lapse concentration, switch off, make mistakes, because you get punished in this league."

Lakeland was pleased with what he saw from his team on Sunday, but has called on them to learn from their mistakes.

"We've only done there what we've been doing for weeks, we played some good football, we looked a threat, we created chances, we scored goals," he said.

"But I feel like we've just maybe showed a bit of naivety and a little bit of a lapse of concentration in the later stages of the game, knowing how to close out a game when you've been so dominant, knowing how to close that out and see the job through.

"That's a big lesson we'll take away.

"But we don't need to do much different because I thought a lot of our play was very, very good."

The Shaymen won't be training on Christmas Day, and face their fifth consecutive home match on Boxing Day against an Altrincham team who have struggled for form this season, and have lost four of their last five games.

"Difficult game, like they all are," Lakeland said.

"Altrincham, I'm sure, will be disappointed with how their season's going.

"They've had a change of manager, which, when you've had a manager at a club for so long, it can take a little bit of time for people to get over that and get used to change.

"So there's maybe been a bit of a lag from that, but they've got some very good players and on their day, they're a very dangerous team.

"They're probably just searching for that consistency and we've got to play well if we're going to win.

"But as against anybody at home, I'm always confident we can ask questions and cause problems.

"If we play like we did for 70 minutes, for 90, on Boxing Day, then we'll give ourselves a chance of winning any game."