Jack Broadhead returned as captain to partner Ioan Evans while Jerome Greaves again wasn't quite fit enough for action.

Belper's first chance came in the seventh minute when Louis Keenan's free kick met the head of Curtis Burrows but Harry Moss tipped it over the bar.

On nine minutes a Burrows through ball found Harry Draper, he saw two shots blocked before Nat Crofts saw his effort deflected for a corner.

The 18th minute saw Consett's first opening following good play between Isaac Walker and Donny Holdsworth. The ball eventually found its way to Will Constantin who fired a shot just wide.

Belper took the lead in the 26th minute. A Burrows corner came out to Draper who had a shot blocked then when the ball looped up Moss was unable to gather it and Nathan Whitehead smashed the ball home.

The hosts levelled ten minutes later when after Belper couldn't clear the ball, Holdsworth produced a pinpoint cross for Walker to tap home from close range.

Four minutes before the break Burrows saw a free kick flash just wide of the post.

On 43 minutes Walker found himself through on goal but a fantastic tackle by Broadhead prevented an almost certain goal.

The Nailers were reduced to ten men on 44 minutes when Nathan Whitehead saw a second yellow card, his first having arrived only seven minutes earlier. Crofts was the unfortunate player to make way as Lewis Austin entered proceedings.

The second half saw fewer chances as Consett fought to break down the ten-man visitors but the Belper defence was not to be breached.

In the 52nd minute a cross from the right fell to Holdsworth, his volley produced a good save from Kieran Preston.

With eight minutes remaining Draper laid the ball off for substitute Mason Warren but the Consett defence managed to block his shot.

The final action with seven minutes remaining once again saw a cross from Consett's right and Holdsworth with a shot which Preston saved from point blank range.

So for the third match in a row Belper have to settle for a point but after a week that has seen two long trips to the north east with a visit to Pontefract in between, manager Lee Attenborough will be happy to have a week to try and get players back from injury. There are also suspensions in the pipeline for Ioan Evans, Nathan Whitehead and Harry Wood.

Consett: Moss, Constantin, Exley, Costello, Colledge, McKinnon (C) (Patterson 45), Allasan (Smith 78), Orrell, Holdsworth, Shaw, Walker.
Unused subs: Claydon, Curl, Slocombe.

Belper Town: Preston, Rhodes (King 78), Keenan, Whitehead, Broadhead (C), Evans, Bastos, Burrows, Draper, Wood (Warren 78), Crofts (Austin 45+1).
Unused sub: Greaves.

Referee: Glen Hart

Attendance: 312