Darlington v Curzon Ashton preview
By Ray Simpson
Quakers looking for morale boosting win
Quakers are looking for a morale-boosting win when Curzon Ashton come to Blackwell Meadows tonight.
Quakers haven't won in their last seven league matches, which means that they have dropped down to eighth place, but a win tonight could put them fifth, depending on Alfreton's result at Banbury.
Curzon, meanwhile, are in twelfth place, just three points behind the play off places.
On Saturday, player coach Danny Rose reflected on the Brackley result and also about the Curzon game in his post match interview -- you can listen to it here.
Tonight's game is sponsored by Atkinsons Coaches
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League position: 8th (played 43, won 17, drawn 13, lost 13, goals for 70 against 59 points 64)
home form Played 21, won 9, drawn 7, lost 5, goals for 35 against 27, points 34
Leading scorers (all matches) Jacob Hazel 20 Jack Lambert 16
News:
Jack Lambert is included in the squad after a 30 minute appearance as a sub on Saturday at Brackley
Ben Liddle could be added to the bench
Kallum Griffiths and David Wheater are both out injured
Quakers won the reverse game 2-0 earlier in the season.
Recent matches
15th April Brackley (away) lost 0-3
10th April Bradford PA (home) drew 2-2 Felix, Newall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxweMvWH6b4
7th April Blyth (away) drew 0-0
1st April Chester (home) lost 1-2 Lawlor
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
Curzon Ashton
League position 12th (Played 42, won 17, drawn 10, lost 15 goals for 54 against 49, points 61)
away form (league) played 21, won 7 drawn 6, lost 8, goals scored 23 against 26, points 27 (9th best in the league)
Recent results
14th April Blyth (away) drew 2-2 Spencer, Matthews
10th April Spennymoor (home) won 1-0 Peers
7th April Scarborough (away) won 1-0 Barton
1st April Bradford pA (home) drew 0-0
25th March Chorley (Home) won 2-1 Peers, Campbell
21st March Banbury (away) drew 0-0
Recent games between the two clubs:
December 2022 Curzon Ashton 0 Darlington 2 (Hazel, Lambert)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiBn99H2IvY
April 2022 Darlington 0 Curzon Ashton 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiI0ec1aS_Y
August 2021 Curzon Ashton 2 Darlington 1 (Cassidy)
October 2020 Curzon Ashton 0 Darlington 3 (Campbell, Reid, Rivers)
August 2019 Curzon Ashton 3 Darlington 1 (O’Neill)
January 2019 Curzon Ashton 1 Darlington 1 (Elliott)
August 2018 Darlington 1 (Ainge) Curzon Ashton 2
March 2018 Darlington 1 (Syers) Curzon Ashton 0
September 2017 Curzon Ashton 1 Darlington 0
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