Kidderminster Harriers 2 Northampton Town 2: As it happened

👋 Hello and welcome to this evening’s live blog as Cobblers head to Kidderminster Harriers for pre-season friendly number four.

Tonight’s game is Town’s penultimate run-out before the real stuff starts so Jon Brady will be hoping to see further improvements with the new season just 11 days away.

This is Town’s first visit to Aggborough in nearly 20 years

Slowly but surely, Jon Brady is getting the bulk of his squad back on the pitch. Jon Gutrie, Ben Fox and Aaron McGowan made an appearance in the second half at Brackley on Saturday following the returns of Jack Sowerby, Ali Koiki and Akin Odimayo the previous Wednesday.

Those three should feature tonight after being rested at the weekend, but Guthrie, Fox and McGowan may all sit out against Kidderminster as Brady takes a very careful and meticulous approach to getting his players back to full fitness.

Two trialists - Thakgalo Leshabela and Hayden Lindley - were on target on Saturday. There were others involved too. Could we see them again tonight?

Two trialists start for the Cobblers v Kidderminster. One in goal and one up front.

Cobblers: Trialist A, Odimayo, Sherring, Monthé, Koiki, Sowerby, McWilliams, Trialist B, Pinnock, Hoskins, Appere

Subs: McGowan, Fox, Brough, Dyche, Dadge, Scott, Wyatt, Trialist C, Trialist D

Khanya Leshabela - otherwise known as Trialist B - makes another appearance tonight. Could be a player Brady is looking at potentially signing but, more likely, he’s filling a space in the team whilst Fox works his way back to fitness. Hondermarck not in the squad tonight either. He’s being managed.

McGowan and Fox are on the bench alongside two further trialists, but Cobblers are being more careful with Jon Guthrie given the nature of the hamstring injury he sustained at the end of last season.

Pleasant evening at Aggborough, albeit pretty chilly for the time of year. Thankfully dry though. Almost ready for kick-off...

Here come the two teams

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Away we go!