KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Stuart Watkiss admits he is relieved to have a game tonight.

Harriers host Halifax Town (7.45) with Watkiss desperate to make up for Saturday's horror show as soon as possible.

They lost 3-1 at home to Forest Green Rovers in the Nationwide Conference, missing a chance to break into the top six.

Iyseden Christie scored his fourth goal in three games but Watkiss expects much more from his under-performers, who are 10th in the table.

The manager will hope to have Martin O'Connor -- the midfield anchorman clearly missed at the weekend -- available after a knee injury.

And he wants to cut out the disastrous individual errors which gifted their Gloucestershire visitors three points.

But Halifax will want to hit back too after a 4-0 thumping at Gravesend.

Watkiss insisted: "We need to get this out of our systems against Halifax and put in a good performance because we were way off the mark.

"But no matter what we do in this sport, whether we win, lose or draw, we need to do it as a team and stick together."

Midfielder Laurie Wilson and forward Gareth Sheldon could be axed after their half-time withdrawals against Rovers.

Subs Simon Heslop and Michael Blackwood returned from injury and are in line to start.

Harriers have been drawn at home to Darlington in the LDV Trophy first round next month.

n Bromsgrove and Stourport meet tonight at the Victoria Ground in the Southern League Cup first round (7.45).