STEVE Taylor steps into the breach as Kidderminster Harriers bid to add to Grays Athletic's relegation worries tomorrow night (7.45).
Harriers' reserve 'keeper replaced the red-carded Scott Bevan in Saturday's Conference clash with Morecambe but his first job was to pick Gary Thompson's penalty out of the net in the 1-0 defeat.
Bevan now serves a one-match ban for denying a goalscoring chance so Taylor gets the nod to make a big impression ahead of the FA Trophy final with Stevenage Borough at Wembley on May 12.
Harriers left-back Jonny Harkness returns from a similar suspension but midfielder Russ Penn sits out the final game of his three-match absence for 15 yellow cards.
Boss Mark Yates will be demanding a much-improved display from Saturday's home loss after admitting he was "bitterly disappointed" with the performance.
But Yates is buoyed by their away form which sees Harriers unbeaten on their travels in the Conference since the 2-1 defeat at Forest Green on February 10 seven games ago.
He will be targeting a best possible finish for Harriers of ninth place but they could fall as low as 13th potentially with defeats from the last two games.
But it pales into insignificance compared to Grays' position with the Essex club, level on points with fourth-from-bottom Halifax Town, facing a big fight against the drop.
Defender Anthony Tonkin, on loan from Yeovil, returns to their squad after missing Saturday's 0-0 home draw with Crawley through suspension for a red card.
But their record at the New Recreation Ground has been good with five wins and two draws in their last seven league games.
Meanwhile, Harriers' ever-present, giant centre-half Mark Creighton lifted the supporters' player-of-the-year accolade in his first season as a professional footballer after signing from Redditch United.
Creighton was also junior fans' player-of-the-season, while the combative Penn picked up the away supporters' title. Adi Ganderton was crowned clubman-of-the-year.
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