HARRIERS kick off their Buildbase FA Trophy campaign with a trip to divisional rivals Curzon Ashton on Saturday.

Once again the Reds are back in action after an enforced break through postponements, during which time our hosts at the Tameside Stadium picked up a stunning result against then league leaders, York City.

The Nash are plotting to put a run together to push further up the the league table - as are Harriers - and a run in non-league football's premier cup competition would certainly sit alongside that nicely.

Ashley Chambers on progress in the FA Cup:

"We'll be going up there to get a result because the FA Trophy is a big thing.

"I've been fortunate enough to go all the way a couple of times, and it is a fantastic experience.

"You don't get many opportunities to play in the national stadium, so when the opportunity does come around, you have to try your best to get there.

"It will be another good game [against Curzon], they always are against them."

Team news

It's hoped Harriers will have a fully-fit squad for the trip to the Tameside Stadium.

Admission and tickets

Admission prices at Curzon will be as follows:

Adults £14.00
Concessions £7.00
Under 16 £3.00
Students £3.00

Match Odds

At the time of writing, Harriers are 6/4 to record victory on the road.

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Trophy progress

The match on Saturday represents a chance for both sides to edge themselves into the First Round of the competition on the back of disappointments last term.

In last year's Third Qualifying Round, Curzon exited with a 2-1 defeat at Boston United, while Harriers were beaten 3-1 on home turf by York City.

Head-to-Head

Harriers' first meeting with Curzon came in November 2018, an FA Cup 2nd Round Aggborough tie saw the home side win 2-0 - goals from Stefan Moore and Mark Creighton secured victory.

In total, the two sides have had eight meetings, Harriers winning on five occasions.

The most recent of these wins was a 1-0 victory for the Reds in National League North back in August, a keenly-contested affair. Watch the highlights from that game below:

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