Darlington are looking to record a much-needed double over high flying Salford City when they visit Blackwell Meadows tonight.

Quakers won 2-0 at Moor Lane on the opening day of the season, but since then the fortunes of the two clubs have been contrasting. Quakers have slipped to third bottom of the table following Nuneaton's win over Harrogate last night, while Salford have lost only three more times since.

However, Quakers are determined to correct their recent defensive deficiencies and pick up their first win of the calendar year against the visitors, who have failed to win any of their last four matches.

Statistics:

Quakers last five matches:

6^th January York City (home) lost 1-2 Styche

Talbot, Collins (sub Portas 70), Heaton, Brown, Thompson, Galbraith, Wheatley, Syers, Mills, Styche, Saunders

Subs: Caton, Scott, Turnbull, Gillies

1^st January Harrogate Town (away) lost 0-3

Talbot, Collins, Heaton, Brown, Scott (sub Galbraith 55), Gillies (sub Mills 69), Turnbull (sub Saunders 55), Wheatley, Thompson, Styche, Syers

Subs: Glover,Caton,

26^th December Harrogate Town (home) won 3-1 Styche 2, Thompson pen

Talbot, Collins, Heaton, Brown, Scott, Gillies, Turnbull, Wheatley (sub Glover 90), Thompson, Styche (sub Saunders 57, sub Mills 86), Syers

Subs: Marrs,  Caton,

Booking: Turnbull, Glover

23^rd December Gainsborough (away) lost 1-3 Styche

Darlington: Talbot, Thompson, Brown, Collins, Galbraith (sub Heaton 25), Mills, Portas (sub Syers 25), Turnbull, Caton (sub Marrs 44), Gillies, Styche

Subs:  Scott, Saunders

24/11/2017 Harrogate Town (h) Trophy lost 2-3 (Styche 2)

Wilczynski, Galbraith, Collins, Brown; Trotman, Mills (sub Gillies 80); Turnbull, Portas (sub Saunders 79), Syers, Thompson (sub Caton 81); Styche

Subs: Vaulks, Bancroft,

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Leading scorer:  Reece Styche  6

Team news:  Defender Dominic Collins is struggling with a groin injury.

Right back Luke Trotman is expected to have recovered from injury, and could start.

Chris Hunter is out injured

Position:  20th

Home form: played 12, won 5 drawn 3 lost 4

Salford City last five matches:

6^th January Stockport 2 Salford 2 (Redshaw, Nottingham)

Team: Crocombe, Nottingham, Touray, Maynard, Piergianni, Hogan, Walker (sub Phenix 67), Mafuta, Allen (sub Askew 78), Redshaw, Shelton (sub Beesley 86)

Subs not used: Livesey, Dieseruvwe

1^st January Salford 2 (Dudley, Redshaw) FC United 2

26^th December FC United 3 Salford 2 (Allen, Maynard)

23^rd December Salford 0 Chorley 3

2^nd December Blyth 0 Salford 1 (Redshaw)

Position   1st

Leading scorer: Jack Redshaw 13

Away form: played 12, won 8, drawn 3, lost 1

Earlier this season:

Salford City 0 Darlington 2

Darlington: Bartlett, Hunter, Galbraith, Turnbull, Collins, Brown, Gillies (sub Scott 66), Syers, Beck, Caton (Saunders 74), Ferguson

Subs: Marrs, Fenwick, Wilczynski

Booking: Brown

Salford:  Crocombe, Hogan, Piergianni, Burton, Livesey, Maynard, Nottingham, Allen, Phenix (sub Dudley 68), Dieseruvwe, Touray (sub Askew 68)

Subs: Askew, Beesley, Dudley, Ogunrinde, Aghayere

Booking Dieseruvwe,