HARRIERS begin a busy Bank Holiday weekend with the visit of Chester to Aggborough on Saturday (3:00pm).

Since reforming nine years ago, Chester have been Harriers’ opponents on nine occasions - the most recent meeting being a 4-1 home win at Aggborough in February 2019.

Harriers will be looking to add to last Saturday’s 1-0 away win at Curzon Ashton, the second away victory in a row.

Ryan Johnson ahead of Chester’s visit:

“We always knew that August would be jam-packed full of games, but it’s just about getting on with it and, hopefully, getting as many points as we can.

“Chester are going to be a physical side, we’re going to look at them to find their strengths and weaknesses.

“Hopefully we can exploit those weaknesses on Saturday, we’re back at home and our fans can get behind us and create a noisy atmosphere."

Team news

The injury situation remains unchanged from last week, with Tom Palmer continuing to be monitored and Jimmy O'Connor still out.

Admission and tickets

While admission is pay-at-the-turnstile at Aggborough Stadium, Harriers fans sitting in the Main Stand will be able to purchase their tickets in advance, online.

Our ticketing platform allows fans to order and print tickets online, before presenting them at the turnstile.

All away supporters can pay on the day.

Match Odds

At the time of writing, Harriers are 5/4 to record a victory against Chester.

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Match programme

Saturday’s programme features an exclusive interview with Ashley Chambers who, if selected, will make his 50th appearance in red and white.

The attacker discusses his fruitful start to the season, having found the net four times in the opening five matches.

The issue will be on sale for £3 in and around the ground, and also features plenty of reports, photos, opinions and stats. 

Do I know you?

Joel Taylor switched Aggborough for the Deva Stadium ahead of the current campaign, having spent two seasons in Worcestershire.

Strikers George Waring and Akwasi Asante have both also donned red and white jerseys previously, but now play for The Seals.

Head-to-Head

Since reforming nine years ago, Chester have been our opponents on nine occasions - three of those victories have resulted in Harriers gaining three points, while three have been draws.

The most recent meeting was a 4-1 home win at Aggborough in February 2019 - Declan Weeks, Ryan Johnson and Ed Williams getting their names on the score sheet that day.

Match coverage

Team news will appear here (see the line-ups tab), in the news section of the website and on social media from around 3:00pm.

Follow the whole game with live updates on social media and with match stats here (see the match stats tab), with a full report and post-match reaction following after the final whistle.