Darlington v Peterborough Sports preview

By Ray Simpson

Darlington v Peterborough Sports preview

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