Darlington v Peterborough Sports preview
By Ray Simpson
Quakers looking to bounce back from Brackley defeat
Darlington have the first of four successive home games against Peterborough Sports tonight.
Quakers are looking to bounce back from their defeat at Brackley last Saturday, while Sports had a good away win at Southport.
Darlington
Team news
Andrew Nelson is out with a knee injury
Matty Cornish and Caden Kelly will have fitness tests
Ben Hedley and Tom Platt are back in training
Recent results
9th November v Brackley (away) lost 1-2 Main
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTtDcwrns0o
5th November v Chester (home) won 1-0 Main
2nd November v Farsley (away) won 2-0 Alshabeeb, Forbes
26th October v Warrington (home) drew 2-2 Nelson, og
22nd October v Chorley (away) lost 0-3
19th October v Rushall (away) drew 1-1 Nelson
5th October v King’s Lynn (away) lost 1-2 Maskell
28th September v Gainsborough (home, FA Cup 3QR) lost 1-2 Hatfield
21st September v Southport (home) won 3-0 McGowan 2, Nelson
Advice on conduct
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darlington-v-chester-advice-to-supporters
League position 15th (played 16. Won 5, drawn 6, lost 5, goals for 16 against 16, points 21)
Home form 8th best in the league (played 7, won 4, drawn 2, lost 1, goals for 9 against 4, points 14)
Peterborough Sports will include former Darlington player Kaine Felix in their squad.
Their recent results:
9th November v Southport (away) won 2-1 Putman, Jarvis
5th November v Alfreton (home) won 3-1 Gyasi 3
2nd November v Leamington (away) lost 1-2 Felix
26th October v Kidderminster (home) lost 0-1
23rd October v Farsley (away) lost 0-3
19th October v Marine (home) won 2-0 Jarvis, Sembie-Ferris
15th October v Rushall (home, FA Cup 4qr replay)0-0 lost on pens
12th October v Rushall (away) FA Cup 4qr drew 0-0
League position 17th(played 16, won 6, drawn 2, lost 8 goals for 16 against 21, points 20)
Away form 12th best in the league (Played 9, won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, goals for 10 against 14, points 11)
Matches between the two clubs
March 2024 Darlington 1 (Salkeld) Peterborough Sports 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDwj0dZD_aQ
November 2023 Peterborough Sports 2 Darlington 0
April 2023 Peterborough Sports 0 Darlington 1 (Hazel) at Kettering
September 2022 Darlington 2 (Beck 2) Peterborough Sports 0
You can follow today’s game on National League TV, Darlo Fans Radio, Twitter and the official website