We have seven league games and one Trophy tie to play this month, weather and Covid permitting, so Alun Armstrong’s squad is going to be stretched to the limit.

We start this busy period with a trip to seventh placed Brackley tonight.

Team News: Luke Charman could return to the starting line up after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Nicky Hunt and Tony McMahon will both probably return after being rested for the Blyth game.

Louis Laing twisted his knee in the game against Spennymoor, and is out.

Michael Liddle is unavailable because of work

Omar Holness has a thigh injury.

Ben Hedley has a groin impact injury

Johnny Saltmer takes over in goal from Melvin Minter, who has returned to Harrogate Town

League position 19^TH Played 9, won 4, drawn 1, lost 4, goals for 17 against 8, points 13

Points per game position: 9^th 1.44 per game

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWWLWWLLWWDW

Leading scorers in all comps: Adam Campbell 6, Luke Charman 5, Jarrett Rivers 5

Recent matches

28^th December v Blyth (h) won 6-0 O’Neill 2, Sousa, Rivers, Maguire, Campbell

Minter, Atkinson, Reid, Storey, Watson, Wheatley (sub Liddle 75), Hatfield, O’Neill, Rivers, Sousa (sub Maguire 68),  Campbell (sub Hudson 71)

Subs: Saltmer, McMahon

Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZQ7SDFgoko&t=36s

26^th December v Spennymoor (h) 0-0

19^th December FA Trophy 3 v Telford United (home) drew 2-2 Rivers, Hatfield, won 5-3 on pens

16^th December FA Trophy 2 City of Liverpool (home) won 2-0 Charman, Sousa

29^TH November v Bristol Rovers (away) FA Cup 2 lost 0-6

24^th November v Bradford PA (home) lost 0-1

Brackley

League position: 7^th played 13, won 5, drawn 6, lost 2, goals scored 18, goals against 16 pts 21

Points per game position: 6^th 1.62 per game

Best win so far this season:  5-1 v Marske in FA Cup 2Q

Leading scorer:  Lee Ndlovu 7

Manager Kevin Wilkin

Recent matches:

2^nd January v Kettering (home) drew 1-1 Byrne

Team:  Lewis; Myles, Cullinane-Liburd, Dean, Coleman; Byrne, Murombedzi (Lowe 64), Chambers (Franklin 77), York; Ndlovu (Mitford 40), Armson.   Subs unused:  Tee, Worby.

Highlights:

28^th December v Gloucester (home) won 3-2 Byrne 2, Dlovu

19^th December FA trophy 3 Chesterfield (away) drew 0-0, lost 5-4 on pens

15^th December FA Trophy 2 Royston (home) won 3-2

12^th December Blyth (home) won 2-1 Byrne, Ndlovu

8^th December Spennymoor (home) won 1-0 Lowe

Previous meetings:

2019-20 Brackley 5 Darlington 1 (Thompson),  Darlington 1 (Campbell) Brackley 1 Highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX0mX35LT3A&t=15s

2018-19 Brackley 2 Darlington 4 (Styche 3, Ainge) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wINP2VvQOLE

Darlington 0 Brackley 2

2017-18 Darlington 0 Brackley 3, Brackley 3 Darlington 0

2016-17 Brackley 2 Darlington 2 (Thompson, Gillies), Darlington 1 (Thompson) Brackley 0

Brackley won the FA Trophy in 2019, but they lost in the third round of this season’s competition to Chesterfield.

They have lost in the play offs in each of the last three seasons

 How to follow the game:

Brackley TV -- you can buy your match pass here:  https://btfc.ticketco.events/uk/en

Darlo Fans Radio

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