MORECAMBE go into their derby match with Southport today (Thursday) three points ahead of their nearest rivals - and with no fresh injury problems to report.

Jim Harvey's side occupy fifth place in the Conference table after a Wayne Curtis strike gave them a home victory over lowly Kettering on Saturday.

The game kicked off a spell of three games in six days - with a visit to Halifax Town and the return match at Haigh Avenue to come.

Curtis' goal on Saturday was his first since September, when his sizzling form took him to the top of the Conference goal scoring charts.

It came on 33 minutes, courtesy of a Lee Colkin cross and a hesitant visiting defence which allowed the Barrow-born striker to turn the ball past visiting keeper Ian Bowling.

The experienced Bowling was the often the only thing standing between his side and a much heavier defeat.

The only other time he was beaten, shortly before half time, defender Lee Haworth was sweeping up on the line to block Ryan-Zico Black's effort.

A long-range piledriver from Stewart Drummond rattled Bowling's post in the second half, but, at the other end, Craig Mawson had to be on his guard to deny Kettering's player-boss Carl Shutt.