Kick-off is 7:45pm at The International Stadium.
Gateshead will be without Mansfield loanie Daryl Clare, but Graeme Armstrong should return after injury.
Another on-loan signing, Jon Shaw, will not be fit in time for tonight's match, but will travel with the team on Saturday with the hope of making his Gateshead debut against AFC Wimbledon.
Stephen Richardson is also likely to return to the starting line-up, having come on as a sub last Saturday. "Speedy" had been out of action since the start of November after picking up an ankle injury at Altrincham.