Banbury v Darlington preview
By Ray Simpson
Quakers looking for back-to-back wins
Darlington are looking for back-to-back wins when they go to Banbury on Tuesday night.
Last Saturday's impressive 2-0 home win over Hereford with goals by debutant Matty Cornish and midfielder Ben Liddle has given them fresh optimism of avoiding relegation with 18 games remaining.
Quakers have yet to record back-to-back wins this season. This game has been postponed twice already because of waterlogged pitches this season, but indications are good for Tuesday evening.
Here's what assistant manager Terry Mitchell thinks about the game:
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/terry-we-must-put-a-run-together
Darlington
Team news:
- Akwasi Asante will have a fitness test on a groin injury
- Andrew Nelson has a fitness test on a groin injury
- Ben Liddle has a fitness test on a calf injury
- Blaine Rowe is on loan to Mickleover
- Jassem Sukar is on loan to Scarborough
Recent results
27th January v Hereford (home) won 2-0 Liddle, Cornish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY9w37CX4Ek
23rd January v Scunthorpe (home) postponed, to be re-arranged
20th January v Curzon Ashton (away) postponed, re-arranged for 27th February
13th January v Tamworth (home) lost 0-1
9th January v Southport (away) lost 0-2
6th January v King’s Lynn (away) won 1-0 Curry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcNs7570-iY
30th December v Scarborough (home) lost 0-1
26th December v Scarborough (away) lost 0-2
23rd December v Bishop’s Stortford (home) lost 0-2
16th December v Gloucester (away) won 1-0 Ngandu
Current League position: 23rd (Played 28, won 6 drawn 7, lost 15, goals scored 21 against 51 points 25)
Away form 22nd best in the league (Played 13, won 4, lost 9, goals for 7 against 32, points 12)
Banbury – sacked their manager Mark Jones after they lost to Gloucester last week, and first team coach Craig McKay will be in charge.
Latest results
27th January v Scarborough (home) won 1-0 D’Ath
23rd January v Gloucester (home) lost 1-2 Maja
13th January v Blyth (away) drew 2-2 Fitzhugh, Charles
1st January v Brackley (home) away lost 1-3 Elliott-Wheeler
26th December v Brackley (home) lost 0-1
23rd December v Warrington (away) lost 1-2 Hewitt
19th December v Chorley (home) lost 1-4 Charles
Current league position 18th (Played 28, won 9, drawn 6, lost 13, goals for 26 against 43, points 33)
Home form 23rd best in league (Played 14, won 3, drawn 4, lost 7, goals scored 10 against 19, points 13)
Recent games between the two clubs
March 2023 Banbury 0 Darlington 0
August 2022 Darlington 1 (Lambert) Banbury 2
You can follow today’s game on National League TV, Darlo Fans Radio, Twitter and the official website