Darlington v Morecambe Match Preview

Darlo look for first home league win of the season

⚽ Matchday 11

Darlington🆚 Merthyr Town

📅 Saturday, 10th October, 3 pm

🏟️ Blackwell Meadows

Match Sponsor: Imperial Professionals

Match ball Sponsor: NXTGEN Coaching

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🔥 Match Preview

The Quakers return to the league after a disappointing outing in the FA Cup as they welcome Merthyr Town to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

Darlo come into this league fixture after exiting the FA Cup in a 3-0 loss to Morecambe and will be looking to respond and find the first home win of the season. The last league game was a 1-1 draw at home to Hebburn, where Mark Beck scored the sole Darlo goal to help gain Darlo our first home point of the season.

Darlington’s opponents, Merthyr Town, have had an adequate start to the league so far, currently sitting 13th in the league with three wins and four draws in ten games for a total of 13 points.

The Martyrs come into the game after a 2-1 loss away at Marine, with Merthyr’s goal coming from Jack Evans. Away from home, Merthyr remain in the same place as their league position, in 13th, with one win and two draws in five games, with four goals scored and five conceded for a total of five points.

The two sides met last season, with the most recent result being a 3-1 win at home for the Quakers, with Jack Maskell, Aidan Rutledge and Cedric Main getting on the score sheet.

📰TEAM NEWS

Will Hatfield, Max Howells and Tom Platt have returned to training and are close to being back in the squad

Dylan Wilkinson will be out due to an injury sustained in training and is expected to be out for just over a month.

Scott Barrow remains out indefinitely with a heart condition.

👤 Player Spotlight

Elis Watts has provided some star quality this season for Merthyr; he joined from former National League North club Gloucester City. He has two goals and an assist this season, with his standout goal being a scissor kick against Macclesfield.

They also have young Australian goalkeeper Jaimie Cogman in net, who has three clean sheets this season. He has risen through the leagues with Merthyr since he joined in the 2021-22 season.

📈 Recent results

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