Andre Boucaud

Kettering v Crawley

With the chasing pack closing in, Kettering will need all three points at home to Crawley on Saturday to keep the likes of Mansfield, Wimbledon and Luton at bay.

Crawley lead a second pack of play-off chasers but with an 11 point deficit to make up, perhaps those ambitions are a tad to high.

The fourth-placed Poppies go into the match on the back of a 2-0 win over lowly Gateshead while the Red Devils picked up a solitary point in their 2-2 draw with Kidderminster.

Kettering must make do without player-manager Lee Harper, who has injured his back while and captain Ian Roper is a doubt after picking up a head injury..

Midfielder Andre Boucaud is a certain non-starter as he failed to recover from the knock to his head that he suffered against Stevenage.

Crawley look set to omit striker Charles Adameno from the match day squad as rumours persist over his potential sale while defender Chris Giles has had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in midweek after ongoing injuries plagued his season.