Darlington play their first game under new manager Steve Watson when they travel to King's Lynn on Saturday.

Steve was appointed after Quakers lost at home to Scarborough last Saturday, and his immediate task is to lift the club out of the relegation zone.

The Linnets are currently fourth from bottom, two places and seven points ahead of Quakers.

Team news:

• New signing Scott Barrow, on loan from York, is included in the squad
• Striker Mitch Curry has almost fully recovered from an elbow injury
• Defender Kallum Griffiths is suffering from an illness
• Midfielder Brad Williams faces his last game on loan from Harrogate Town

Reminder about behaviour

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/advice-for-fans-travelling-to-kings-lynn

Steve's thoughts on the game:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/steve-the-players-have-been-good-this-week

Recent results

30^th December v Scarborough (home) lost 0-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtCILW58Vs4

26^th December v Scarborough (away) lost 0-2

23^rd December v Bishop’s Stortford (home) lost 0-2

16^th December v Gloucester (away) won 1-0 Ngandu

9^th December v Banbury (away) postponed, re-arranged for 30^th January

2^nd December v Southport (away) postponed, re-arranged for 9^th January

24^th November v Rushall Olympic (home) drew 1-1 Griffiths

Current League position: 23^rd (Played 24, won 4, drawn 7, lost 13, goals scored 18 against 48 points 19)

Away form: 22^nd in league (played 11, won 3, lost 8, goals scored 6 against 30, points 9)

King’s Lynn are two places and seven points ahead of Quakers in the table. Their manager, Adam Lakeland, took over in October.

Latest results

1^st January v Boston (away) lost 0-2

26^th December v Boston (home) lost 1-2 Stephens

23^rd December v Southport (away) won 4-0 Coulson, Ponticelli, Rogers, Cybulski

16^th December v Warrington (home) drew 0-0

12^th December v Banbury (home) lost 1-2 Cybulski

25^th November v Tamworth (away) lost 1-3 Ponticelli

21^st November v Scarborough (away) lost 0-2

Current league position 21^st (played 26, won 6, drawn 8, lost 12, goals for 30 against 42, points 26)

home form 20th in the league (played 13, won 3, drawn 5, lost 5, goals for 18 against 22, points 14)

Recent games between the two clubs:

October 2023 Darlington 1 (Hazel) King’s Lynn 2

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn9AvhoyxS4

April 2023 Darlington 1 (Liddle) King’s Lynn 3

October 2022 King’s Lynn 3 Darlington 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B7xncH-yzI

August 2019 King’s Lynn 2 Darlington 0

You can follow today’s game on National League TV, Darlo Fans Radio, Twitter and the official website.