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Harriers boss wants two home wins

Kidderminster Harriers manager Steve Burr has targeted two home wins in a week to breath life into the club's play-off challenge starting against Darlington.

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Kidderminster Harriers manager Steve Burr has targeted two home wins in a week to breath life into the club's play-off challenge starting against Darlington.

Harriers have become the 'draw specialists' after taking a point from each of their last three games, but it's a run that's left them four points adrift of the top five.

Now Darlington arrive for Harriers' game in hand on fifth-placed Fleetwood, who are next up at Aggborough on Friday.

Tonight's visitors have nothing to fight for the in the league but are effectively playing for places at Wembley, after the Quakers reached the FA Trophy final.

With that in mind, Harriers manager Steve Burr is expecting a hard-fought game and has warned his side they badly need a win.

And, with back-to-back victories, the destiny of Burr's men would be back in their own hands going into the final week of the season.

He said: "Darlington's players will, I am sure, being doing everything they can to impress and get that starting shirt for the final at Wembley next month. They will come and give us another tough game tonight.

"But our aim, obviously, is to win both of our home games this week to keep things in our own hands going into the last week of the season."

Harriers' on-loan utility man Matthew Lowe and striker Lee Morris are again likely to miss out tonight, as they recover from ankle and calf injuries respectively.

Defender Tom Sharpe is a long-term absentee with a dislocated knee.

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