Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Cheltenham Town

Defender Aaron Downes has now scored five goals this season

Cheltenham Town moved seven points clear at the top of the National League table thanks to a hard-fought win over bottom-of-the-table Kidderminster.

Danny Wright's strike, his 10th goal of the season, put the Robins ahead.

Kyle Howkins levelled the scores before half-time, scrambling the ball home after a corner.

But Cheltenham ensured a fifth consecutive win in all competitions in the second period when captain Aaron Downes headed in a Jack Munns corner.

Cheltenham Town boss Gary Johnson told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:

"To be fair to Kidderminster they didn't play like a bottom of the league team, they made it a proper derby and we had to fight for everything we got.

"We had to be sure that we were going to win the game and the only way we could do it, was the way we played in the second half.

"We needed a lot more energy, a lot more thought, a lot more blocking things, a lot more winning headers and once we did that and kept it up front a little bit more then they couldn't get in."