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Harriers to wait on Sean Canham

Kidderminster Harriers will give striker Sean Canham every chance to prove his fitness for the crunch clash against title-chasers Crawley at Aggborough.

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Kidderminster Harriers will give striker Sean Canham every chance to prove his fitness for the crunch clash against title-chasers Crawley at Aggborough.

Canham is nursing a sore Achilles which saw him replaced him in the closing minutes of Saturday's 1-1 draw at Luton and remains a doubt for tonight's game.

But the on-loan forward, into the last week of his month-long move from Hereford, has not been completely ruled out and could yet take his place alongside Chris McPhee in attack.

However, Lee Morris is waiting in the wings after his return from a thigh injury as a late substitute at Luton, while Nick Wright and Jamille Matt are also pushing for recalls.

Harriers boss Steve Burr does have problems in midfield, with captain Keith Briggs likely to be ruled out after going off with a hamstring knock in Saturday's game while Jack Byrne three games into a four-match ban.

And Crawley come to Aggborough needing the points for their own promotion challenge, as they trail league leaders AFC Wimbledon by a point but boast six games in hand.

But Harriers are unbeaten in 2011 and need to keep up the pace in the last play-off place, in their game in hand on sixth-placed Fleetwood.

Burr said: "Crawley have had a fantastic season so far, they have a fantastic squad there and we know what they are capable of - but we are looking forward to this game and our players are up for the challenge.

"We're on a great run of results at the minute and confidence around the place is high."

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