Darlington are looking for a much-needed home win when Chester come to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

Quakers are bottom of the table, level on points with Gloucester, and have yet to win at home this season.

Chester are eighth in the table, and are unbeaten in their last four league games.

Here are Josh's thoughts on the game (Please note that there will be a minute's silence and the playing of the Last Post before kick off):

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Team news:

• Midfielder Tom Platt misses the game because of a one match suspension
• Jake Lawlor will have a fitness test on a back injury
• Mitch Curry is out because of an arm injury
• Midfielder Ben Liddle is out because of an ankle injury
• Defender Jordan Windass is out with a hamstring injury

Recent results

7^th November v Peterborough Sports (away) lost 0-2

4^th November v Farsley (away) won 2-1 Hatfield, Salkeld

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fLYDpK0-E

28th October v Spennymoor (home) lost 1-2 Hazel

24^th October v Blyth (home) drew 0-0

21^st October v Banbury postponed

14^th October v King’s Lynn (home) lost 1-2 Hazel

7^th October v Tamworth (away) lost 0-4

30^th September FA Cup 3Q v Scarborough(home) lost 1-2 Hatfield pen

23^rd September (home) drew 1-1 Hatfield pen

Current League position:  24^th (played 16, won 2, drawn 5, lost 9, goals for 12 against 31, points 11)

Home form: 24^th in league (played 8 won 0, drawn 5, lost 3, goals for 7 against 11, points 5)

Chester

Recent form

4^th November v York City FA Cup 1R (home) drew 0-0

28^th October v Curzon Ashton (away) won 1-0 (Glendon)

24^th October v Southport (away)  won 2-0 (Glendon, Whitehouse)

21^st October v Scunthorpe (home) won 2-0 (Caton, Whitehouse)

14^th October v Hartlepool (away) FA Cup won 2-0 (Whitehouse, Caton)

7^th October v Peterborough Sports (home) won 3-2 Caton, Thomas, Daly

Current league position   8^th (played 14, won 7, drawn 2, lost 5, goals for 17, against 11, points 23)

Away form 17^th in the league, (played 7, won 2, drawn 1, lost 4, goals for 4 against 6, points 7)

Recent games between the two clubs

April 2023 Darlington 1 (Lawlor )Chester 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzEw6GzQJ1w

October 2022 Chester 0 Darlington 1 (Felix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYzkHN-sr34

February 2022 Darlington 2 (Mondal, Smith) Chester 1

November 2021 Chester 2 Darlington 2 (Cooper, Cassidy)

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)

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