Preview and stats pack for Saturday’s away game at AFC Telford United

Quakers are hoping to win a league game at Telford for the first time in 28 years when we go to the Buck’s Head on Saturday.

Telford has never been a really happy hunting ground in the league or FA Cup for Quakers. We've won there twice over the years, in the Conference winning season in 1989-90  and in our Trophy run in 2011 when we won 3-0.

Quakers go across to Shropshire in good heart, having lost just once in the last ten league matches, and lie 11^th in the table. We also haven’t conceded a goal in our last three league matches. Saturday’s opponents are third bottom, and won 1-0 at Alfreton in midweek.

Keeper Aynsley Pears is expected to be back from Poland with the England Under 20s, as is Harvey Saunders after a trial with Barnsley during the week, and he could come in for David Syers, who is carrying a thigh injury.

Kick off on Saturday is 3 pm, updates on the game will be made from the club’s Facebook, Twitter and Website. Live Commentary will be broadcast from Darlo Fans Radio from about 2.45pm

You can listen to what Tommy Wright has to say about the game here

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Team news:

David Syers will have a fitness test on a thigh injury

Dom Collins and Tom Portas returned to full training on Thursday, and hope to be ready for the Easter weekend.

Chris Hunter is continuing his recovery.

Statistics:

Quakers last five matches:

17^th March North Ferriby (home) won 6-0 Gillies 2, Thompson 2, Syers, Styche

Darlington:  Pears , Trotman, Heaton, Galbraith, O’Hanlon; Turnbull, Gillies, Wheatley; Thompson (sub Caton 64); Styche (sub Mills 64), Syers (sub Glover 57),

Subs: Bancroft, Vaulks

13^th March Tamworth (away) drew 0-0

Pears, Trotman, O’Hanlon, Turnbull, Vaulks, Galbraith, Mills (sub Caton 70), Syers, Styche, Gillies, Thompson.

Subs: Glover, Bancroft, Brown, Saunders

10^th March Curzon Ashton (home) won 1-0 Syers

Darlington: Pears, Trotman, O'Hanlon, Turnbull, Heaton, Galbraith, Caton (sub Gillies 46), Glover (sub Mills 75), Styche, Syers, Thompson (sub Scott 90+2)

Subs Bancroft, Vaulks,

24^th February Kidderminster (home) won 2-1 Heaton, Thompson

Pears, Trotman, Heaton, Vaulks, Galbraith, Turnbull, Wheatley (sub Scott 69), Saunders (sub Gillies 69), Syers, Thompson, Styche

Subs:  Bancroft, Glover, Mills

17^th February Brackley (away) lost 0-3

Pears, Trotman, Heaton, Galbraith, O'Hanlon, Turnbull, Wheatley (sub Glover 78), Gillies, Syers, Mills, Saunders

Subs: Scott, Bancroft, G Brown, Milburn

Leading scorer:  Reece Styche 10 (inc 2 in Trophy) Stephen Thompson 10

Current league position: 11th

Position in form table of last six games:  4th

Away form: played 17, won 3, drawn 6, lost 8 goals scored 16 goals conceded 29, points 15 out of 46

Best away winning margin: 2-0 at Salford

Worst away defeat: 4-1 at Chorley

Quaker have kept clean sheets in each of the last three matches

AFC Telford United

Last five matches:

20^th March Alfreton (away) won 1-0 Dinanga

AFC Telford United - Wilson, White, Harris, Smith, Sutton, Deeney, Lussey, Cowans, Richards (Marsden 73), Dinanga (Murphy 79), Newby (Johnson 87)

Subs not used - Singh, McAtee,

13^th March Southport (away) lost 0-3

Wilson, Bignot, Smith, Sutton, Harris, Newby, Deeney, Royle (Marsden 69), McAtee (Richards 63), Morgan-Smith, Murphy (Dinanga 74).

Subs not used: White, Singh.

27^th February Nuneaton (home) lost 1-2 Morgan-Smith

B Wilson; Bignot, Sutton (c), Johnson, Harris; Deeney, Cowans (Newby, 62), Lussey (Murphy, 82); McAtee (Dinanga, 76); Marsden, Morgan-Smith

Subs not used: White, Singh (gk)

24^th February FC United of Manchester (home) won 1-0 McAtee

Telford : B Wilson; Bignot, Sutton (c), Maher, R Wilson; Deeney, Lussey, McAtee (Cowans, 77); Marsden, Morgan-Smith, Newby (Dinanga, 70)

Subs not used: Johnson, Murphy, Singh (gk)

17^th February Tamworth (away) drew 2-2  Morgan-Smith, Kettle og

Telford : B Wilson; White, Johnson, Sutton (c), R Wilson; Deeney, Cowans, Marsden; McAtee (Newby, 61), Morgan-Smith (Murphy, 80), Dinanga (Dwyer, 69)

Subs not used: Leak, Singh (gk)

League position: 20th

Position in form table of last six games:  15th

Home form:  played 16, won 5, drawn 2, lost 9 goals scored 22, goals conceded 33 points 17 out of 37

Best home winning margin: 3-0 v Leamington

Worst home defeat: 1-5 v Harrogate

Connections:

Greg Mills, Stephen Thompson and Ben O’Hanlon have all had spells at Telford.

Previous meetings:

The teams have met on 10 previous occasions: Darlington 4 wins, Telford 3 wins, draws 3

1984-85 FA Cup fourth round: Darlington 1 Telford 1, Telford 3 Darlington 0

1989-90 Conference: Darlington 1 Telford 1, Telford 0 Darlington 1

2010-11 FA trophy third round: Telford 0 Darlington 3

2011-12 league Darlington 1 Telford 0, Telford 3 Darlington 3

2016-17: Telford 2 Darlington 0 (Peter Jameson sent off); Darlington 1 Telford 0

This season:

Darlington 0 Telford 1 (Dinanga)

Darlington:

Bartlett, Hunter, Collins, Galbraith, Ferguson, Gillies (sub Fenwick 75), Syers, Turnbull, Thompson (sub Scott 57), Beck, Caton (sub Saunders 59)

Subs not used: Wilczynski, Marrs. Booking: Syers (dissent)

AFC Telford United:

Singh, White, Hayden, Sutton, Simpson, Lussey, Royle, Rea (sub Dunbar 54), Newby, Dinanga(sub Dwyer 90+2), Barnes-Homer (sub Strong 70),

Subs not used: Martinez, Marsh

Saturday’s games:

Vanarama National League North

AFC Telford United v Darlington, Chorley v Boston, Curzon Ashton v Tamworth, FC United of Manchester v Bradford PA, Harrogate Town v Gainsborough Trinity, Kidderminster v Salford, North Ferriby v Blyth, Nuneaton v York, Southport v Alfreton, Stockport County v Leamington