IT has been nearly six hours of football since Kidderminster Harriers last scored a goal and that is something boss Mark Yates will be looking to put right when he takes his side to Crawley Town on Sunday.

Harriers' last goal came in an FA Trophy replay on January 22 against Weymouth and James Constable, the scorer, has since departed for League Two side Shrewsbury Town where he has netted three goals in two games.

With summer signing Justin Richards on loan at Oxford United, the pressure is on the remaining Aggborough hit-men to deliver the goods.

Highly-rated teenager Darryl Knights, on loan from League One side Yeovil Town, Iyseden Christie and Matthew Barnes-Homer will need to show their prowess in front of goal at Broadfield Stadium.

With only six goals between them, eight less than Constable, the Aggborough manager must be a worried man.

Especially since Crawley, previous to their last few outings, have been scoring for fun - eight against Droylsden in the Trophy and four against Rushden in the league.

Christie has not found the net since January 8 when Harriers crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Altrincham.

Barnes-Homer's only strike of the campaign came way back in mid-October, while 19-year-old Knights has yet to score a career first-team goal.

Yates felt Christie had his chances against Torquay last weekend when Harriers lost 1-0 at Plainmoor.

"Iyseden normally buries the chances like he had against Torquay," Yates said. "Their keeper made one terrific save but he had one from six yards and put it over.

"I'm not blaming Iyseden, far from it, but it was a chance he normally sticks away."

Yates is set to be without skipper Russ Penn for the trip to Sussex with the England C' international struggling with a knee injury.

The midfielder has been selected for Paul Fairclough's side to face Wales on Wednesday but Yates will be reluctant to release him if he is not fit.

"I'm not worried about it and I won't stand in Russ' way," Yates said. "But if he isn't fit for Kidderminster then he is not fit for England."