Darlington are looking for their first league win in ten matches in a crucial bottom of the table encounter at Farsley on Saturday.

Quakers are bottom of the table with just one league win all season at Alfreton, and they badly need the points to reduce the nine point gap on the fifth bottom club.

Farsley meanwhile, are sixth from bottom, and are without a home league win this season.

Team news:

• Adriano Moke is close to full fitness
• 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
• David Robson has returned to Hull, so Tommy Taylor returns in goal

Here are Josh's thoughts on the game

Reminder about behaviour

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/advice-to-supporters-travelling-to-farsley-on-saturday

Recent results

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

Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWoqBEACd6c

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 v Gloucester (home) drew 1-1 Hatfield pen

15^th September v FA Cup 2Q v Workington (home) won 3-1 Hazel, Platt, Lees

Current League position: 24^th (played 14, won 1, drawn 5, lost 8, goals scored 10 against 28, points 8)

Away form: 23^rd in league played 6, won 1, drawn 0 lost 5, goals 3 against 17, points 3

Farsley changed their manager during the summer, with Clayton Donaldson appointed as player-manager.

Recent form      

 28^th October Alfreton (away) lost 0-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqUWLmblRC8

24^th October Warrington (away) drew 1-1 Donaldson

21^st October Brackley (home) lost 1-4 Branson

7^th October Scarborough (away) won 2-1 Isaac, Silva

23^rd September Banbury (home) lost 0-1

Current league position  19^th (played 14, won 4, drawn 5, lost 5, goals scored 12 against 19, points 17)

Home form  (24^th in league) played 6, won 0, drawn 4, lost 2, goals scored 5 against 9, points 4

Recent games between the two clubs

21^st March 2023 Farsley 3 Darlington 1 (Purver)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5pTWfiTrq8

29^th August 2022 Darlington 1 (Lambert) Farsley 0

2^nd May 2022 Darlington 1 (O’Neill) Farsley 1

8^th January 2022 Farsley 0 Darlington 6 (Lambert 3, Rivers, O’Neill, Dos Santos)

12^th January 2021 Farsley 1 Darlington 0

14^th March 2020 Darlington 2 (Holness, Campbell) Farsley 4

3^rd August 2019 Farsley 3  Darlington 1 (Campbell)

24^th Feb 2015 Farsley 3 Darlington 2 (Cartman, Galbraith)

10^th September 2014 Darlington 1 (Galbraith) Farsley 1

19^th April 2014 Darlington 3 (Purewal, Scott, Ward) Farsley 0

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