Harriers 3 Droylsden 1

Former Walsall striker James Constable grabbed his seventh goal in five games to help plunge desperate Droylsden to their eighth defeat on the trot.

Jonny Harkness and Mark Creighton also got on the scoresheet as Kidderminster stormed to their third home win in a row.

Harriers, however, blot-ted their copy book in stoppage time when substitute Gavin Hurren was sent off for a tackle on Ged Murphy.

Mark Yates' men, who hammered Droylsden 5-1 at home in the FA Cup last season, could well have won by a greater margin, but they took their foot off the gas after going 3-1 ahead in the 55th minute.

After frequently pushing forward Harriers were given a reality check in the 28th minute when The Bloods were unlucky with a cross shot from Jody Banim which thudded against the post.

Five minutes later, however, Kidderminster went ahead when a cross from Michael Blackwood was well controlled by Justin Richards who fired in a goalbound shot which was blocked to allow left-back Harkness to score with a curling right foot shot.

It was no more than Harriers deserved for their efforts against winless Droylsden who are finding life difficult after being promoted last season as champions of the Conference North.

Two minutes before half time, however, they lifted their spirits - and those of their 16 travelling supporters - when Banim netted after a shot from Chris Denham had struck the post.

Four minutes after the interval Harriers regained the lead when Richards headed down a Jeff Kenna free kick to enable leading scorer Constable to add to the hat-trick he bagged in Saturday's 5-4 defeat at Ebbsfleet United.

They sealed the points when a corner by Harkness was turned in by Creighton.

The win pushed Harriers into ninth spot in the table with the prospect of a tougher test against high-riding Torquay United at Aggborough on Saturday.

Kidderminster: Coleman; Kenna, Creighton, Whitehead, Harkness; Penn (Hur-ren79), Ferrell, Bennett, Blackwood (Russell, 76); Constable (Barnes-Homer, 82), Richards. Subs not used: McGrath, Bignot.