Quakers are hoping to play their first game in three weeks when they go to Gloucester on Saturday.

Their last two scheduled matches at Southport and Banbury have both been postponed because of the weather, and they're hoping that Saturday's game will go ahead, which it should as Gloucester play on a 3G surface.

Gloucester have won their last three home matches, and in midweek climbed above Quakers into 22nd place thanks to a win over Peterborough Sports, so it's third bottom v second bottom

Darlington

Here are the thoughts of assistant manager Danny Rose (apologies for the poor sound quality)

Team news:

-- Andrew Nelson serves the third game of his suspension

-- Bradley Williams, on loan from Harrogate Town, is included in the squad

-- Sonil Vasileiou, signed a fortnight ago, is included in the squad

-- Jordan Windass, Jarrett Rivers and Mitch Curry are out because of injury

-- Dan Maw, a Darlington FC Academy player, is a late addition to the matchday squad

Recent results

9^th December v Banbury (away) postponed, new date to be announced

2^nd December v Southport (away) postponed, re-arranged for 9^th January

24^th November v Rushall Olympic (home) drew 1-1 Griffiths

21^st November v Warrington (home) drew 1-1 Rivers

18^th November v Scunthorpe (Trophy) away lost 0-2

14^th November v Chorley (away) lost 0-8

11^th November v Chester (home) won 3-2 og, Ngandu, Salkeld

7^th November v Peterborough Sports (away) lost 0-2

4^th November v Farsley (away) won 2-1 Hatfield, Salkeld

Current League position:  23r^d (Played 20, won 3, drawn 7, lost 10, goals for 17 against 43, points 16)

Away form: 22^nd in league (played 9, won 2, lost 7, goals for 5 against 28, points 6)

Gloucester

Recent results:

12th December v Peterborough Sports (home) won 2-1 Smalley, Wright

9^th December v Chippenham (away) FA Trophy lost 3-5 Hanks, Beresford, Cross

25^th November v Spennymoor (home) won 4-2 Smalley, Hanks, Duffus, Cross

18th November v Braintree (home) FA Trophy won 3-0 Beresford 2, Barker

14^th November v Brackley (away) lost 0-2

11^th November v Scunthorpe (away) lost 0-2

4^th November v Warrington (home) lost 1-3 Beresford

28^th October v Boston (away) lost 0-1

Current league position  22nd (played 20, won 4, drawn 5, lost 11, goals for 19 against 30, points 17)

Home form 16th in league (played 10, won 4, drawn 2, lost 4, goals for 13 against 12, points 14)

Matches between the two teams:

September 2023 Darlington 1 (Hatfield) Gloucester 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycF2BaUNnR4

December 2022 Gloucester 2 Darlington 6 (Lambert 3, Dodds, Beck, Liddle)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QppDPia8eXs

February 2022 Gloucester 2 Darlington 2 (Ellis, O’Neill)

November 2021 Darlington 2 (Gerring og, Purver) Gloucester 2

January 2020 Darlington 2 (Campbell, Reid) Gloucester 1

Sept 2019 Gloucester 2 Darlington 1 (Campbell)

January 2017 Darlington 2 Gloucester 0 (Cartman, Turnbull)

August 2016 Gloucester 1 Darlington 2 (Thompson, Beck)

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