Match preview: Swindon v Quakers

By Ray Simpson

Nov 6, 2020

Can we reach the Emirates FA Cup second round?

It’s another big day in our recent history when we go to League One Swindon Town for our first round Emirates FA Cup tie on Saturday.

We reached the first round proper last season only to lose to Walsall, but now we want to progress beyond this stage for the first time since 2010 and be part of the second round draw on Monday night.

Team News: Will Hatfield could be added to the squad after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Erico Sousa is ineligible having already played for Tadcaster in the competition.

Midfielder David Atkinson is still missing because of injury.

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWW

Leading scorers in all comps: Luke Charman 4, Jarrett Rivers 3

League position in National League North: 15th

Recent matches

31^st October v Curzon Ashton (away) won 3-0 Campbell, Reid, Rivers

Team:

Saltmer, Hedley, Hunt, Storey, Liddle, Wheatley, Reid, Rivers (sub Hudson 83), Sousa, Campbell (sub Maguire 75), Charman (sub Holness 80)

Subs: Watson, Minter

Here are the match highlights:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-goals-highlights-from-curzon-available-now

24^th October FA Cup 3Q Cambridge City (home) won 2-0 Charman 2

13^th October FA Cup 2Q Tadcaster (home) won 6-1 Donawa 2, Storey, Liddle, Rivers 2

10^th October Kidderminster (home) lost 1-3 Penny og

6^th October Fylde (away) lost 0-1

3^rd October Prescot Cables (home) FA Cup 1Q drew 2-2 won 5-4 on penalties Charman 2

The FA Cup run so far

Check out the goals here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/emirates-fa-cup-build-up-our-run-so-far

If you've missed the interviews with Ben Hedley and Michael Liddle, here they are:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-we-can-play-with-freedom

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/everyone-is-looking-forward-to-it

Swindon

Caretaker Manager: Noel Hunt – previous manager Richie Wellens took on the Salford job on Tuesday

Recent form: lllwl

Position in League One: 20^th (66 places between the two clubs)

Last match v Plymouth on Tuesday: lost 2-4 A Grant, Hope

Team: Kovar, Caddis, Odimayo, Grounds, Donohue, A Grant, M Smith, Payne (sub Stevens 57) J Smith, J Grant (sub Pitman 57), Hope (sub Iandolo 82) Subs not used: Baudry, Curran, Fryer, Haines

Jonny Smith was sent off for two bookable offences

31^st October v Hull City (home) won 2-1 Caddis, J Grant

20^th October v Northampton (away) lost 1-2 Smith

17^th October v Sunderland (home) lost 0-2

10^th October v AFC Wimbledon (home) lost 0-1

Last meeting:

2006-07 League Three

Darlington 1 (Giallanza) Swindon 2

Swindon 1 Darlington 1 (Smith)

Jones, Horwood, Wheater, Close, Miller, Rowson, Ravenhill (sub Smith 62), Wainwright (sub Joachim 70), Cummins, Blundell, Armstrong (sub Wright 62)

Here are the goals from that game:

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