KIDDERMINSTER Harriers will be checking on Sam Shilton's fitness before finalising their side for tomorrow's Nationwide League Division Three clash against play-off rivals Torquay United at Aggborough (3pm).

The midfielder, son of former England goalkeeping legend Peter, is being dogged by a knee injury and was substituted during the second half of last Saturday's 2-2 draw at Carlisle United.

Fitness tests will also be carried out on one or two other players while midfielder John Melligan and striker Drewe Broughton are waiting in the wings for a call into the starting line-up.

Both were used as substitutes at Carlisle with on-loan Melligan tasting further action on Tuesday when he came on as a second half sub for the Republic of Ireland under-21s in their 2-0 defeat against Scotland at Kilmarnock.

Harriers boss Ian Britton said: "There's a bit of competition for places there now and everyone wants to play. The draw at Carlisle won't have done us any hard and we have to take that into an important game tomorrow."

Kidderminster, who drew 2-2 at Torquay earlier in the season thanks to goals from leading scorer Bo Henriksen and on-loan front-runner Andy Bishop, will go into the match in 12th spot in the table, just three points adrift of a play-off place.

The Gulls lifted themselves into fourth position on Tuesday after winning 1-0 at home against their arch Devon rivals Exeter City, who entertain Kidderminster in a re-arranged match at St James' Park next Tuesday.

Britton, meanwhile, is telling his players that they will need to be firing on all cylinders tomorrow to beat Torquay.

He said: "It's a good game to have and we need to be at our best to beat them. They are a good side who like to play."

Torquay have yet to win at Aggborough, their two previous visits ending in 2-0 and 1-0 defeats.

The Gulls' first league trip to Kidderminster in August 2000 marked Harriers' debut in the Third Division when their scorers were Stewart Hadley and Barry Horne.

Tomorrow's game will be the last in front of the Bill Greaves Terrace on the railway side of the ground.

Known as The Cowshed, it is soon to be demolished and replaced by a new £1.1million all-seater stand to accommodate 2,040 spectators.

Britton said: "The Cowshed's final game will be sad but things move on. If the new stand improves the ground, then so be it. We cannot stand still."

FORMCAST: Harriers can pinch a hard-earned 1-0 win.