Dragons to test battlements (From Kidderminster Shuttle)

Dragons to test battlements

4:20pm Friday 21st November 2008

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HARRIERS' excellent home form will experience a stern test when red-hot Wrexham come to Aggborough on Saturday.

At home, Mark Yates are almost unbeatable, winning seven games, scoring 16 goals and conceding just four.

But soaring Dragons are in a rich vein of form, winning the last five Blue Square Premier games under the guidance of new manager Dean Saunders.

Since the former Liverpool and Aston Villa hitman took over from Brian Little he has turned the Welsh club's fortunes around and took them to the fringes of the play-offs.

The clash certainly has the potential for goals with Harriers bagging 30 and Wrexham 31 goals so far this campaign.

On paper there looks to be very little between the sides with both boasting in-form strikers.

Harriers have 12-goal hitman Justin Richards, while the much-travelled Jefferson Louis has reached double figures for the visitors.

Welsh under-21 striker Marc Williams has also been impressive this season but Harriers have Matthew Barnes-Homer and Brian Smikle in fine form in front of goal.

Yates will be waiting to see if midfielder Russ Penn has recovered from a thigh injury sustained last week at Rushden and Diamonds, otherwise he has a full-strength squad.

"Russ has been in with the physio all week but we're hopeful he'll be okay for Saturday," said the manager.

"If he doesn't make it then we have an excellent replacement in Dean Bennett."

Saunders bolstered his squad this week with the addition of experienced Cameroon hitman Patrick Suffo, while defender Ashley Westwood has signed on at the Racecourse for the rest of the season.

Dean Bennett will be eager to play against his former side, while former Harriers hitman and summer transfer target Simon Brown is at the Dragons.

Brothers Mike and Marc Williams are injury doubts for the clash, while Spanish midfielder Silvio Spann has a shoulder problem.

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