Quakers aim to stay on top of the table when Chorley come to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

They went top of the pile on Monday with a fantastic 5-2 away win at Scarborough, but now they want to build on that with three points at Blackwell Meadows.

Here are Alun's thoughts on the game:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/alun-we-need-to-make-sure-we-keep-the-back-door-shut

League position:  top. played 25, won 14, drawn 5, lost 6, goals for 50 against 32, points 47

Home form:  played 12, won 6, drawn 3, lost 3, goals for 22 against 16, points 21 (8^th best in the league)

Leading scorers (all matches) Mark Beck 18, Jack Lambert 14, Jacob Hazel 11

Important: DFC statement on discriminatory behaviour:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/statement-from-darlington-fc-against-any-form-of-discriminatory-behaviour

News:  

• David Wheater is out because of injury
• Jacob Hazel has scored in each of his last three matches
• Quakers drew 1-1 at Chorley earlier in the season, Mark Beck scoring
• First of three home games this month (Spennymoor 28^th, Southport 31^st)

Recent matches

2^nd January Scarborough (away)  won 5-2 Beck 2, Hazel 2, Lambert

Highlights: https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/goals-from-scarborough-v-darlington-available-now

26^th December Scarborough (home) lost 2-3 Hazel, Beck

17^th December FA Trophy Spennymoor (away) won 3-1 Hazel 2, Lambert

13^th December Southport (home) postponed, rearranged for 31^st January

10^th December v Gloucester (away) won 6-2  Lambert 3, Beck, Liddle, Dodds

6^th December v Curzon Ashton (away) won 2-0 Hazel, Lambert

2^nd December v Kettering (home) drew 2-2 Hazel 2

Chorley

League position 9^th (played 23, won 9, drawn 7, lost 7, goals for 31 against 23, points 34)

Away form  played 11, won 3, drawn 2, lost 6 goals for 12, against 15, points 11 (16th best in the league)

Recent results

1^st January v Fylde (home) lost 0-1

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRCNmvG34O4

26^th December v Fylde (away) won 2-1 Hall, Ustabasi

20^th December FA Trophy v Notts County lost 1-2 Hall

6^th December v Hereford (away) drew 1-1 Hall

3^rd December Curzon Ashton (home) won 3-0 Hall, Calveley, Shenton

26^th November v Banbury (away) lost 0-3

Matches between the two teams:

August 2022 Chorley 1 Darlington 1 (Beck)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC-f-GiEi44

February 2022 Darlington 3 Chorley 0 (O’Neill, Rivers, Hatfield)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUZ4TWmc_ic

October 2021 Chorley 2 Darlington 1 (Charman)

March 2019 Darlington 1 Chorley 1 (Kneeshaw)

December 2018 Chorley 3 Darlington 2 (Nelson 2)

January 2018 Darlington 2 Chorley 2 (Styche, Thompson)

September 2017 Chorley 4 Darlington 1 (Saunders)

You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, the club’s official Twitter account and the official club website