Win it for Nicky! Saturday's match preview
By Ray Simpson
Preview of Saturday's home game with Telford United
We’re looking for our first home league win of the season when Telford come to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.
We’ve only played one home league game so far – a 3-1 defeat by Kidderminster – while our second home league game on Tuesday night had to be unfortunately abandoned because of the head injury to Nicky Hunt.
Telford have played four games more than us, and haven’t won in their last four league matches.
But the message from Alun to the players will be: Win it for Nicky!
You can watch his interview here:
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-alun-looks-ahead-to-telford
Buy your matchpass for Saturday's game here:
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/buy-your-match-pass-for-the-telford-game-on-saturday
Darlington:
Team News:
Nicky Hunt is obviously out, recovering from a head injury
Luke Charman and Michael Liddle will both have fitness tests
Buy a 50/50 ticket for Saturday's game -- you could win over £1,000!
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/telford-united-virtual-5050
Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWW
Leading scorers in all comps: Luke Charman 4, Jarrett Rivers 3, Adam Campbell 3
League position in National League North: 19th played 3 , won 1 lost 2, goals scored 4 against 4 points 3
Recent matches
10th November v Boston United (home) abandoned after 87 minutes
Team:
Saltmer, McMahon, Hunt, Storey, Liddle, Wheatley (sub Atkinson 81), Reid, Sousa, Campbell, Maguire (sub Rivers 71), Charman (sub Hatfield 53)
Subs: Watson, Minter,
Highlights:
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-goals-and-highlights-from-boston-united-game
7th November v Swindon Town (Away) won 2-1 Campbell 2
31st October v Curzon Ashton (away) won 3-0 Campbell, Reid, Rivers
24th October FA Cup 4Q Cambridge City (home) won 2-0 Charman 2
13th October FA Cup 3Q Tadcaster (home) won 6-1 Donawa 2, Storey, Liddle, Rivers 2
10th October Kidderminster (home) lost 1-3 Penny og
6th October Fylde (away) lost 0-1
3rd October Prescot Cables (home) FA Cup 2Q drew 2-2 won 5-4 on penalties Charman 2
Buy your 50/50 here:
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/telford-united-virtual-5050
and your matchday programme:
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/in-saturdays-matchday-programme-45
AFC Telford United
Manager: Gavin Cowan
Results so far: DWDDWLLDL
November 10th Gloucester City (away) lost 1-4 McHale
Gloucester: Moulden,. Carline, Whittle, Gunning, Daly, Dawson, Asante, McClure, Mensah, O’Sullivan, Morgan
Subs: Lovett, King, James, Bailey-Nichols, Robert
November 7thSouthport (home) drew 1-1
October 31st Alfreton (home) lost 0-1
October 24th Boston (away) lost 2-3
October 17th Gateshead (home) won 1-0
October 13th FA Cup 3q Leiston (away) drew 0-0, lost 6-5 on penalties
October 10th Blyth (away) drew 1-1
October 6th Brackley (home) won 3-0
October 3rdChasetown (away) FA Cup 2q drew 1-1 won 4-3 on penalties
League position 9th Played 7 won 2, drawn 2, lost 3, goals scored 9 conceded 10, points 8
Last meeting: 7th March 2020 Telford 1 Darlington 2 (Campbell, Hatfield)
Darlington: Elliott, Hedley (sub Watson 89), Laing, Galbraith, Liddle, Wheatley, Hatfield, Rivers, Holness (sub Atkinson 71), Thompson (sub Donawa 74), Campbell
Subs not used: Reid, Martin. Booking: Holness
30th November 2019 Darlington 2 (Storey, Donawa) Telford 3.
We were 2-0 up at half time, Telford sub Marcus Dinanga scored a hat trick
Connell, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Storey, Laing, Donawa, Hatfield, Campbell (sub Rivers 65), Lambert, Thompson. Subs: Elliott, Holliday, Holness, Bascome Booking: Wheatley
Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBS1sJCTVdg&t=22s
2018-19
Darlington 3 (Nicholson, Saunders, Thompson) Telford 0 , Telford 3 Darlington 1 (Saunders)
2017-18
Darlington 0 Telford 1, Telford 0 Darlington 0
Couple of connections between the two clubs:
Everton signed Darlington keeper Fred Barber after their manager Howard Kendall had seen the keeper play for Quakers against Telford in the FA Cup in 1985
We beat Telford 3-0 in the third round of the FA Trophy in 2011.
How to follow the game:
Quaker TV https://live.darlingtonfc.co.uk/
Darlo Fans Radio
Official Twitter @official_Darlo
Official website