William Bewsey
11:04am, Fri 1st Mar 2024
Woking vs Kidderminster Harriers
Vanarama National League
Tuesday 5th March 2024
19:45 Kick-Off
Woking kick off March with a six pointer against a rejuvenated Kidderminster Harriers.
Following last Tuesday’s late, late drama against Gateshead, Michael Doyle will be hoping for back-to-back wins for the first time under his leadership, as the Cards look to extend their unbeaten home run to four games.
With Jermaine Anderson suspended following his sending off for two bookings, there is an opening in the Woking midfield for Saturday, and substitutes Dennon Lewis, Ricky Korboa and Jayden Luker all impressed off the bench; Korboa netting the winner against the Heed.
Opposition Watch
When Phil Brown arrived in Worcestershire, no one really gave his side a chance at survival. Ahead of hosting Aldershot in his first league game, Kiddy were seven points adrift of safety with 20 points from 28 games.
Eight games later, and six wins, a draw and their only defeat coming at home to Gateshead means Harriers now have 39 points from 36 games, leaving them just a point off exiting the drop zone for the first time since September.
On Tuesday night, they also had a crucial win against a playoff contender, a 1-0 away win at Solihull Moors, however, much like the Cards, they had a player sent off late on for two bookings. Krystian Pearce will miss the game through suspension, which means Harriers will have to find a new partner for star centre back Alex Penny.
Phil Brown has also brought in several players to help the cause, most notably veteran forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. Last at Jamshedpur FC in India, he featured for two minutes off the bench for his first appearance since April 2023 on Tuesday night.
Last Time Out
With this being the reverse fixture of the opening day of the season, the Cards and the Harriers played out an eventful 0-0 draw at Aggborough back at the start of August.
The last meeting before that was a 1-1 draw between the sides in March 2016 at the Laithwaite as despite Kiddy’s relegation that season, Woking picked up just a single point from the two games.
Overall, in 40 matches between the sides, Woking have won 13, Kiddy have won 16, and there have been 11 draws.
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