Play-Off Preview: Kidderminster Harriers vs Chester

Kidderminster Harriers host Chester in a game that'll determine who'll be playing in the Promotion Final and a huge crowd will see it.

Chester sold out their 1,2000 tickets in a matter of minutes as their team will need them with no Tom Peers to call upon -and of course in keeping Ashley Hemmings quiet.

Here’s everything you need to know about the big game.

The story so far:

Can Kidderminster Harriers get over the huge blow of losing the title last weekend?

In their hands after a great run put them in control of their own destiny, a sucker-punch from Southport provided yet another title twist.

Chester were edgy as they saw off Buxton and they’ll need to be better to make the final but the league’s youngest boss wants to show the one with most experience that age is no barrier to success.

The leading goalscorers:

Kidderminster Harriers:
Ashley Hemmings: 30
Amari Morgan-Smith: 13
Maziar Kouhyar: 12

Chester:
Tom Peers: 19
Harrison Burke: 12
Connor Woods: 8

Head-to-head:
03/09/24: Kidderminster Harriers 1-1 Chester
11/02/25: Chester 1-1 Kidderminster Harriers

What the managers said….

Phil Brown, Kidderminster Harriers: “We can talk long and hard about what happened last week, it doesn't really matter now we've just got to focus and get on with what's in front of us.

“The advantage for me, if there is one, is that this wonderful league has given us a home tie.

“Hopefully at the end of the game on Sunday, we'll have one more game”.

Calum McIntyre, Chester: “ I don’t think we performed at our best on Wednesday, but I thought we showed what’s required to get through these knockout games.

“We're going to have to refuel, recover and get ready to do it all over again.

“Play-off games aren't filled with a lot of quality, it's about endeavour and personality.”