Ilkeston FC v Darlington Preview

Ilkeston FC v Darlington Preview

Darlington head to Ilkeston on Monday night, hoping to bounce back after two defeats in a row agains...

Darlington head to Ilkeston on Monday night, hoping to bounce back after two defeats in a row against Hyde United.

Darlington suffered their first home league defeat of the season on Saturday losing 3-2.

The Quakers remain in second place in the league with the other teams around the top of the table dropping points as well. Blyth Spartans, Buxton and Salford City all fell to defeats.

Ilkeston are currently in 19th place in the league table, one place below Hyde United. However, they have only lost one of their first four home matches in the league.  Their latest outing was a 3-1 defeat at Marine on Saturday.

Ilkeston FC were reformed in 2010 and placed in the Evo-Stik First Division South for the 2011/12 season, in which they won promotion at the first attempt.

League leaders Blyth Spartans are not in action again until Saturday.

Kick-off is 19:45 on Monday night at Ilkeston