A CROP of players have overcome minor injuries to enable boss Jan Molby to name an unchanged starting line-up for Kidderminster Harriers' Nationwide League Division Three clash against Bristol Rovers at Aggborough tomorrow (3pm).
Stuart Brock, Scott Stamps (both thigh), Abdou Sall (knee) and Drewe Broughton (cut knees and shins) have all recovered from Tuesday's bruising 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy second round defeat at Chesterfield.
The only change tomorrow could be the return of central defender Adie Smith, who has been ruled out recently with groin trouble.
If fit he is expected to replace former Worcester City campaigner Mark Shail on the substitutes' bench.
Molby is anticipating a tough test against Gerry Francis' side who have been struggling to find their form this season.
He said: "It's surprising them being where they are with them being relegated last season. People expected quite a bit from them, but they have found it difficult to adjust to the Third Division.
"I don't think they are quite as good as Blackpool were last season, but I do think they are in a false position and at some stage it will probably click for them. At the moment, though, they are finding it difficult and they haven't scored an awful lot of goals like us.
"They got through in the LDV Vans Trophy against Yeovil on Wednesday and that will give them a little bit of confidence.
"But if you look back at our last three games we have played exceptionally well in two of them. The Southend game wasn't great but it wasn't as bad as some of the other games have been so maybe we are just turning the corner and getting somewhere near consistently better performances."
Molby's assistant Gary Barnett is urging Harriers to produce a similar kind of display to that which enabled them to crush York City 4-1 in the last league game at Aggborough.
He said: "Rovers are not in a good run of form at the moment. Our last home game against York was obviously exciting for us and that sort of form is what we have got to produce every match.
"We have got to get those levels of performance regularly and that's what we will be driving into the players. I'd have thought Rovers will bring a few fans up here even though they aren't in a very good run."
Kidderminster: Brock, Stamps, Hinton, Clarkson, Williams, Bennett, Blake, Sall, Larkin, Foster, Broughton. Subs (from): Murphy, Shilton, Bird, Shail, Smith, Hadley.
FORMCAST: A good display by Harriers could well earn them a 2-1 win.
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