Chester v Darlington preview
By Ray Simpson
Back into league action
Quakers are looking for their sixth straight league win when they go to Chester on Saturday.
Quakers go across country in third place in the table, having picked up maximum points from their last five league games to climb into the play off spots.
Chester come into the game on the back of a 4-0 FA Cup win at Hanley in midweek.
We have received the following information from Chester about ticket purchases:
League position 3rd (played 10 won 6, drawn 2, lost 2, goals scored 16, against 9, points 20)
Away form: Played 4, won 1, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 5 against 4 points 5
Team news: Full back Kallum Griffiths, midfielder Marcus Maddison and defender David Wheater are all missing because of injury
Recent matches
3rd October FA Cup 3qr Hyde (away) lost 0-1
27th September Blyth (home) won 1-0 Liddle
24th September Peterborough Sports (home) won 2-0 Beck 2
17th September FA Cup Southport (home) won 3-2 Beck 3
12th September Bradford PA (away) won 3-1 Beck 2, Fielder og
10th September Telford (away) postponed
3rd September Boston (home) won 3-2 Beck, Hazel, Lawlor
Chester
League position 13th (played 10, won 3, drawn 4, lost 3, goals scored 14 against 13, points 13)
Home form: played 5, won 2, drawn 1 lost 2 scored 6 against 5, points 7
Recent matches
4th October FA Cup 3qr replay Hanley 0 Chester 4
1st October FA Cup 3qr Chester 0 Hanley 0
24th September Buxton 0 Chester 0
20th September Chorley 2 Chester 2 (Thomas, Stephenson)
17th September Chester 2 Pontefract 0
13th September Chester 1 (Hall) Southport 0
Recent games between the two clubs:
February 2022 Darlington 2 (Mondal, Smith) Chester 1
Last meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSTPK--MzRI
November 2021 Chester 2 Darlington 2 (Cooper, Cassidy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPDa9liBri4
September 2021 FA Cup Darlington 0 Chester 0
September 2021 replay Chester 1 Darlington 0
January 2020 Chester 3 Darlington 0
December 2019 Darlington 2 (Holness, Donowa) Chester 0
March 2019 Chester 1 Darlington 0
December 2018 Chester 3 Darlington 1 Wheatley
You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, the club’s official Twitter account and the official club website
Last meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSTPK--MzRI
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