Chorley v Darlington Match Preview

Quakers looking for a response in the midweek

⚽ MATCHDAY 8

Chorley 🆚 Darlington

📅 Tuesday, 8th September, 7.45 pm

🏟️ Victory Park

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🔥 Match Preview

Darlo look for another away win and a response from Saturday as they travel to Victory Park to take on Chorley on Tuesday Night.

The Quakers come into this midweek fixture after a 2-0 loss at home to King’s Lynn Town, where a goal in either half from the Linnets was the difference between both sides.

Darlington’s opponents, Chorley, have had a similar slow start to the season with two wins and two draws after seven games, sitting 17th in the table with eight points.

The Magpies come into this fixture after a 4-0 loss away from home to Oxford City. The last game they played at home was a 2-2 draw against Brackley Town, where both Chorley goals came from Elliott Taylor to win the side a point.

The last time the two sides met was back in January, where Darlington picked up their first win at Victory Park since 1989 in a 2-1 victory with goals from Cedric Main and Will McGowan in the first half.

📰TEAM NEWS

Max Kilsby has suffered an MCL injury and will remain out for an extended period but is working on recovery.

Max Howells has a hamstring issue and is several weeks away.

Tom Platt is still recovering from hamstring issues and is several weeks away.

Will Hatfield is on track and doing specific training but remains several weeks out.

Scott Barrow is suffering from a heart condition which needs further analysis from a cardiologist and will be out indefinitely.

Thomas Bryant will be missing for this game while serving his suspension for the red card at Radcliffe.

Ellis Stanton, Paddy McLaughlin and Mark Beck will all be assessed by our physio prior to the game.

👤 Player Spotlight

Mark Ellis is a very experienced defender who has an eye for goal and even scored 13 goals in the 2024/25 season that saw the Magpies make the playoffs.

New signing Elliot Taylor has had a good start to life at Chorley with three goals and one assist in seven games, including a brace against Brackley Town after making the step up from Burscough F.C. in the North West Counties League Premier Division.

📈 Recent results

🏁 Darlington