Play-off challengers Blackpool surged back into the clash and gave Harriers' back line plenty of problems.

And Murphy fired them back in front on 26 minutes with his second goal of the game.

Winger Simpson slid a pass into the area and Murphy controlled well before slipping a low shot through a defender's legs and into the far corner of Clarke's net.

Hinton was having a very difficult time in the centre of defence and he was booked in the 28th minute for a foul on Ormerod as the livewire striker again cause trouble on the right wing.

Rampant Blackpool, who had earlier conceded their first goal at home in six games, were all over the under-pressure Harriers at that stage.

But at the other hand keeper Barnes showed safe hands as he gathered a low left-wing cross from Bennett on 35 mintes.

Then Hinton quickly spotted an advancing John Durnin with a swift free-kick but the experienced striker was well off target from 20 yards as he tried to turn inside his marker.

Clarke scrambled down to his left to turn away Simpson's heavily deflected shot from the edge of the area with five minutes left of the first half.