Blyth v Darlington preview
By Ray Simpson
Quakers looking for first win in five matches
Quakers head northwards looking for their first win in five matches, and rekindle their play off hopes.
Quakers are still in the top seven going into the game against Blyth, who are third from bottom.
You can listen to Alun's thoughts here:
Darlington
League position: 6th (played 40, won 17, drawn 11, lost 12, goals scored 68, against 54, points 62)
away form played 20, won 8, drawn 5, lost 7, goals for 35 against 29, points 29
Leading scorers (all matches) Jacob Hazel 20 Jack Lambert 16
News:
Defender Jake Cooper is suspended for one game because of his dismissal at Banbury
Jack Lambert, Ben Liddle and Kallum Griffiths are all injured.
Jarrett Rivers is hoping to return against his old club
Quakers won the reverse game 1-0 thanks to a goal by Ben Liddle
Recent matches
1st April Chester (home) lost 1-2 Lawlor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzEw6GzQJ1w
28th March Banbury (away) drew 0-0
25th March Kettering (away) drew 0-0
21st March: Farsley (away) lost 1-3 Purver
18th March Hereford (home) won 3-0 Rivers, Nelson, Hazel
11th March Fylde (away) lost 2-3 Nelson 2
7th March v Curzon Ashton (home) postponed
4th March v Alfreton (away) drew 2-2 Hazel, Felix
Blyth
League position 22nd, four points from safety
Home form (league) Played 20, won 4, drawn 8, lost 8, goals 19 against 26, points 20 22nd best in the league
Recent results
1st April Banbury (away) drew 0-0
28th March Fylde (away) won 3-0 Main, Hickey, Chiabi
25th March Chester (home) lost 0-3
18th March Brackley (away) drew 1-1 Deverdics
14th March Boston (home) lost 1-4 Chiabi
7th March Southport (away) lost 1-2 Chiabi
4th March Fylde (home) drew 0-0
Recent games between the two clubs:
September 2022 Darlington 1 (Liddle) Blyth 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdYbVrkAsBU
February 2022 Darlington 1 (Lawlor) Blyth Spartans 0
September 2021 Blyth 2 Darlington 2 (Charman, Nelson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98rpbWT8Xpo
December 2020 Darlington 6 (Sousa, Campbell, Maguire, O’Neill 2, Rivers). Blyth 0
December 2019 Blyth 0 Darlington 2 (Reid, Donawa)
September 2019 Darlington 2 (Campbell, Thompson) Blyth 1
February 2019 Blyth 0 Darlington 1 (Thompson)
August 2019 Darlington 1 (Styche) Blyth 1
You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, the club’s official Twitter account and the official club website