Harborough aiming to stretch 'precious' unbeaten record to sweet 16 at Worcester

League leaders Bees look to make it 16 games without defeat on Saturday when they travel to sixth-placed Worcester City, a clash that Austin expects to be another tough one for his table-topping side.

It comes off the back of an excellent 1-0 win at promotion rivals Quorn on Tuesday night, a result that saw Harborough stay a point clear of second-placed Spalding United with two games in hand.

Worcester are enjoying a superb season after their promotion from the Northern Premier League Midlands Division via the play-offs last season, and Austin is anticipating a difficult afternoon for his players at the Sixways Stadium, the former home of rugby union outfit Worcester Warriors.

"It is going to be a tough fixture against a team that is going to be full of desire," Austin told @HarbTownFC.

"They got promoted through the play-offs last season and they have taken it in their stride and are thriving.

"This current bunch of fixtures look tougher than most, with Quorn, Worcester and Redditch, and we have just got to work hard and do our jobs.

"Somebody is going to beat us, but we need to work relentlessly to keep that record because it is precious, to be unbeaten at this point of the season.

"It is a big achievement and the lads deserve a lot of credit."

The season couldn't have gone much better for the Bees so far, with their only defeat in senior football to date coming in their FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay against National league side Altrincham

And that came after extra-time.

But Austin insists there is no pressure on him or his players, and says there is no table-staring going on at the Bee Hive despite their lofty position.

"There is no pressure on us, we are a very relaxed group and are taking things in our stride at the moment," he said.

"We like the unbeaten tag, why wouldn't we? But we don't care where we are in the league, and we are going to keep working hard and keep being us."