Quakers are looking to extend their inbeaten run at home to seven matches against high flying Chester on Saturday.

After drawing at Banbury on Tuesday night, Quakers are in fifth place, and they’re up against the third placed team, who have lost just once away from home in the league this season.

Here are assistant manager Darren Holloway's thoughts on the game

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Darlington

League position:  5^th (Played 39, won 17, drawn 11, lost 11, goals for 67 against 52, points 62)

home form played 19, won 9, drawn 6, lost 4, goals for 32 against 23, points 33, (7^th best in the league)

Leading scorers (all matches) Jacob Hazel 20 Jack Lambert 16

News:  

Ben Liddle will have a fitness test on a calf injury

David Wheater will have a fitness test on a deadleg

Jake Cooper plays his last game before he starts a suspension for his red card at Banbury on Tuesday night.

Jarrett Rivers, Kallum Griffiths and Jack Lambert are all injured.

New signings Jacob Blyth and Declan Howe could both make their home debuts

Quakers won the reverse game 1-0 thanks to a goal by Kaine Felix

Recent matches

28^th March Banbury (away) drew 0-0

25^th March Kettering (away) drew 0-0

21^st March: Farsley (away) lost 1-3 Purver

18^th March Hereford (home) won 3-0 Rivers, Nelson, Hazel

11^th March Fylde (away) drew 2-2 Nelson 2

7^th March v Curzon Ashton (home) postponed

4^th March v Alfreton (away) drew 2-2 Hazel, Felix

Chester

League position 3^rd (played 40, won 18, drawn 16, lost 6, goals for 61 against 37, points 70)

away form (league) played 20, won 10, drawn 9, lost 1, goals for 33 against 18, points 39 best in the league

Recent results

25^th March v Blyth (away) won 2-0 Weeks, Heywood

18^th March v Scarborough (home) drew 2-2 Willoughby, Caton

14^th March v Peterborough Sports (home) lost 0-1

11^th March v Leamington (away) drew 0-0

7^th March v Kidderminster (home) won 2-0 Thomas, Caton

4^th March v Banbury (home) won 4-2 Hughes, Thomas 2, Willoughby

Recent games between the two clubs:

October 2022 Chester 0 Darlington 1 (Felix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYzkHN-sr34

February 2022 Darlington 2 (Mondal, Smith) Chester 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSTPK--MzRI

November 2021 Chester 2 Darlington 2 (Cooper, Cassidy)

September 2021 FA Cup Darlington 0 Chester 0

September 2021 replay Chester 1 Darlington 0

January 2020 Chester 3 Darlington 0

December 2019 Darlington 2 (Holness, Donowa) Chester 0

March 2019 Chester 1 Darlington 0

December 2018 Chester 3 Darlington 1 (Wheatley)

You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, the club’s official Twitter account and the official club website