Darren Patterson takes his Oxford United team back to the place where it all began on Saturday.

It was at Kidderminster's Aggborough Stadium last November that, in his first away game in charge after taking over from Jim Smith, the U's chalked up an impressive 2-0 win with goals from new signings Matt Green and Ashley Barnes.

It was a volatile occasion with Harriers fans venting their fury at United's teenage defender, James Clarke, after he crashed to the ground following a challenge from Jason Constable.

Constable was sent off, much to the home management's and home fans' fury.

Constable is now at Oxford, though is almost certain to miss Saturday's match after straining his abductor muscle in last weekend's 1-1 draw against Kettering.

It's a striker who used to be at Oxford who could be Kidderminster's danger man on Saturday.

Justin Richards, who scored just one league goal for the U's while on loan from Harriers – but actually performed well on many occasions – is now in a rich vein of form for Mark Yates's team.

He has struck five goals in eight games and, even by his own admission, looks a different player to the one who had a mixed time last season.

Richards, who was in the middle of a two-year contract when he was loaned out to Oxford – and they would have had to buy him to take him permanently – has said he really wants to stay at Kidderminster and is determined to make a career for himself.

Aggborough is never an easy place to go.

Harriers are unbeaten at home this season, having recovered from a disappointing opening-day draw against promoted Lewes to register good wins over Torquay, Rushden and Altrincham.

It means they are unbeaten at home for 11 games.

They lost 3-2 at Grays last Sunday, when Richards was on target, and so too was his striking partner, Matthew Barnes-Homer, who has now scored four goals in the last three games.

Kiddy have two very useful players in midfielder Russell Penn and right winger Martin Britton, who is good at free-kicks, whipping them in with bend.

Britton was at Newcastle as a youth-team player and, according to reports, Alan Shearer used to like to train with him because of the quality of his crosses.

Oxford are unbeaten in four games going into this test, and Patterson said: "Mark Yates and his staff have done a terrific job this season.

"They had an indifferent year last season after a very, very good initial season. He's regrouped them and they're a good side, scoring goals regularly. We won't treat them lightly.

"That was a terrific result for us when we won 2-0 there last season.

"It was a battling performance, more than anything, from us and the whole game was a battle for both sides. The referee ruined it with two nonsensical sendings-off, but let's not go into that!

"We know all about Justin Richards, of course, and Britton is a good player. I tried to sign him, but we couldn't get him."