⚽ Matchday 40

Darlington 🆚 Chorley

📅 Tuesday, March 25^th, 7.45pm

🏟️ Blackwell Meadows

🎟  https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/match-tickets

🔥 Match Preview

Darlington go looking for their first win over Chorley since 2022 when they welcome The Magpies to Blackwell Meadows.

The Quakers will also be looking to end the month of March strong after a busy run of games this month.

Darlo rescued a late point against Rushall Olympic on Saturday thanks to an Andrew Nelson goal in stoppage time.

Chorley are fifth in the league and come into Tuesday night off a 2-0 win over Alfreton.

At Blackwell Meadows, Darlington still hold a decent enough record with only three losses in 19 games at home with 28 goals and 20 goals conceded.

Chorley on the road haven’t been as good as their home form as they find themselves 15^th on away form with six wins and five draws in their 19 away games with 22 goals scored and 28 goals conceded.

The first meeting this season between the clubs was a 3-0 Chorley win which Darlo will look to improve on.

📰 Team News

Kallum Griffiths, Tom Platt, Cameron Salkeld and Elliot Forbes are all injured

👤 Player Spotlight

Veteran defender Mark Ellis has 12 goals and four assists this season from centre-back. He has proved a real problem from set pieces. 

Left-back Adam Blakeman has 16 assists, with the majority coming from set pieces, which the Quakers will need to be wary of if they want to get something from the game.

📈 Recent Results

🏁 Darlington

• 22^nd March: Darlington 2 (Cornish, Nelson) Rushall 2
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcDKk_89pSY
• 18^th March: Alfreton 1 Darlington 1 (Cornish)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPo6G76ZzWc
• 15^th March: Peterborough Sports 4 Darlington 1 (Bakre)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhQnbGTQN9w
• 11^th March: Darlington 2 (Maskell 2) Radcliffe 1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhzHZ_d48Qw
• 8^th March: Hereford 0 Darlington 2 (Cornish 2)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtlVxlg-sZI

⚫️ Chorley

• 22^nd March: Chorley 2 (Calveley x2) Alfreton 0
• 15^th March: Needham Market 2 Chorley 1 (Hall)
• 11^th March: Curzon 3 Chorley 0
• 8^th March: Chorley 3 (Carr, Horbury, Blakeman) Chester 2
• 1^st March: Leamington 3 Chorley 2 (Hall, Blakeman)

📊 League Records

🏁 Darlington

• Position: 11^th
• Played: 39
• Wins: 15
• Draws: 13
• Losses: 11
• Goals For: 48
• Goals Against: 44
• Goal Difference: 4
• Points: 58

🏠Home Form: 

• Played: 19
• Won: 9
• Drawn: 7
• Lost: 3
• Goals For: 28
• Goals Against: 20
• Goal Difference: 8
• Points: 34

 ⚫️ Chorley

• Position: 5^th
• Played: 39
• Wins: 19
• Draws: 10
• Losses: 10
• Goals For: 61
• Goals Against: 46
• Goal Difference: 15
• Points: 67

🚐 Away Form: 

• Played: 19
• Won: 6
• Drawn: 5
• Lost: 8
• Goals For: 22
• Goals Against: 28
• Goal Difference: -6
• Points: 23

🤝 Recent Games Between the Two Clubs

October 2024 Chorley 3 Darlington 0

March 2024 Darlington 0 Chorley 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUZ4TWmc_ic

November 2023 Chorley 8 Darlington 0

January 2023 Darlington 0 Chorley 3

August 2022 Chorley 1 Darlington 1 (Beck)

February 2022 Darlington 3 Chorley 0 (O’Neill, Rivers, Hatfield)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUZ4TWmc_ic

October 2021 Chorley 2 Darlington 1 (Charman)

March 2019 Darlington 1 Chorley 1 (Kneeshaw)

🔗 Advice on conduct

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darlington-v-chorley-advice-to-fans

📻 Follow the Game

You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, X, and the official website.