Quakers face their toughest home game of the season when league leaders AFC Fylde visit Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

Fylde are two points clear of Brackley at the top of the table, and have only lost twice in the league away from home this season.

We will also be celebrating Rainbow Laces Day at the game with the help of our LGBTQ+ community.

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/lace-up-make-sport-everyones-game

We'd like to thank our matchball sponsors, Engage to Learn

https://engagetolearn.co.uk/welcome

Don't forget to buy your 50/50 ticket for Saturday:

https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/virtual-5050-draw

and your Christmas Draw ticket:

https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/christmas-draw-2021

COVID advice: Please note that Blackwell Meadows does not come under the latest legislation announced on Thursday by the Government.

However, please feel free to wear a mask if you wish, and stand away from other spectators.

To our volunteers: please wear a mask when working indoors. We recommend that if you are working outside that you wear a mask.

Team News:

Jake Cassidy is suspended – his second game of three

George Smith and Kallum Griffiths will both have fitness tests.

Andrew Nelson is out with a knee injury

Lexus Beeden is on loan to Billingham Town until 18^th December

Joey Hope is on loan to Guisborough until 18^th December

League position:  14^th (played 16, won 5, drawn 4, lost 7, goals for 28 against 26, points 19)

Latest results:

November 30^th Trophy Chester (away) drew 1-1 Charman lost 5-4 on penalties

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/southport-trophy-highlights

November 23^rd Boston (away) lost 0-2

November 20^th Gloucester (home) drew 2-2 og, Purver

November 13^th Chester (away) drew 2-2 Cooper, Cassidy

November 6^th Kettering (away) won 3-1 Lambert, Cooper, Hatfield

October 30^th Guiseley (home) won 5-1 Lambert, Cassidy, Hatfield, Mondal, Cooper

October 26^th Southport (away) lost 0-3

Here's what Alun thinks of the game:

AFC Fylde

League position: Top (played 11, won 3, lost 2, goals for 32, against 15, points 36)

Recent results:

4^th December Blyth (home) won 4-1 Haughton 2, Osborne, Buddle og

27^th November trophy Gateshead (home) won 1-0 Obi

20^th November Telford (away) won 2-1 Piggott 2

13^th November Brackley (home) drew 3-3 Haughton 2, Obi

6^th November Curzon Ashton (away) lost 1-2 Haughton

Recent matches between the two clubs:

November 2016

Darlington 1 (Gillies) Fylde 1 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ481uxbQnY

April 2017

Fylde 4 Darlington 1 (Brown)

October 2020

Fylde 1 Darlington 0

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-afc-fylde-v-darlington-highlights