Darlington return to Blackwell Meadows after two away trips when Buxton come to town on Saturday.

Quakers have won just twice at home this season, and they badly need the three points on Saturday to have a chance of reducing the seven point gap on the fifth bottom club.

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Team news:

-- Cardo Siddik has a hamstring injury and misses the game

-- Jake Lawlor has a back injury and will have a fitness test.

-- Akwasi Asante has a groin injury and is out

-- Tommy Taylor has bruised ribs and misses the game

-- Tom Platt will have a fitness test on a dead leg

Recent results

20^th February v Boston (away) lost 0-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hxLzDCalgM

17^th February v South Shields (away) won 4-0 Hatfield, Main, Griffiths, Curry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FhPZ09RzVA

10^th February v Alfreton (home) lost 0-2

3^rd February v Brackley (away) 0-1

30^th January v Banbury (away) lost 1-2 Curry

27^th January v Hereford (home) won 2-0 Liddle, Cornish

Current League position: 23^rd (Played 33, won 7, drawn 7, lost 19, goals for 26 against 58 points 28)

Home form 23^rd in the league (Played 16, won 2, drawn 7, lost 7, goals for 14 against 21, points 13)

Buxton won the reverse game by 5-0 earlier in the season at Silverlands

Latest results

20^th February Gloucester (home) won 2-0 Wright, Andreucci

17^th February Banbury (home) won 3-1 Kirby 2, Wright

3^rd February v Curzon Ashton (away) won 3-0 Osborne 2, McCourt

27^th January v Brackley (home) drew 0-0

23^rd January v Warrington (home) lost 0-6

16^th January v Chester (away) won 1-0 Osborne

Current league position  13^th (played 33, won 12, drawn 8, lost 13, goals for 48 against 42, points 44)           

Away form 16^th in the league (played 15, won 6, drawn 1, lost 8 goals for 21, against 18, points 19)

Recent games between the two clubs

September 2023 Buxton 5 Darlington 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olMwNTwV8Z4

February 2023 Darlington 1 (Liddle) Buxton 1

November 2022 Buxton 2 Darlington 1 (Sukar)

February 2016 Darlington 3 (Gaskell, Cartman, Galbraith) Buxton 1

August 2015 Buxton 2 Darlington 0

October 2013 Trophy Buxton 1 Darlington 1 (Thompson)

Replay Darlington 3 (Thompson 2, Dowson) Buxton 3 Buxton won on penalties

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