Quakers play the first of three league games in a week when we face Telford United at Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

After Saturday, we’re at Leamington on Tuesday, and at home to Chester next Saturday.

The players have had a week’s break following the win over Gainsborough in the Trophy last Saturday, while manager Alun Armstrong could bring a new face into the squad in time.

We’re looking for our first win in three league matches, and Stephen Thompson is hunting his 100^th club goal.

Here's what Darlington manager Alun Armstrong has to say about the game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCG8JOoEZoM

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

National League North position:   14th

Home league form: played 9, won 5, drawn 2, lost 2, goals for 11 against 6. Points 17 out of 21

Our last seven games:

November 23^rd FA Trophy 3QR Gainsborough (home) won 2-1 Lambert, Donawa

Team: Darlington: Elliott, Hedley, Liddle, Holness (sub Bascome 56), Storey, Galbraith, Rivers (sub Donawa 56), Hatfield, Campbell, Lambert (sub Laing 83),  Thompson

Subs: Watson, Armstrong, Hurworth

November 20^th FA Cup 1RR Walsall (home) lost 0-1

November 16^th Brackley (away) lost 1-5 Thompson

November 9^th FA Cup 1R Walsall (away) drew 2-2

November 2^nd Hereford (home) drew 0-0

October 30^th Kidderminster (home) won 1-0 Rivers

October 19^th Tamworth (away) won 3-0 O’Neill 2, Holness FA Cup 4Q

Leading scorers: 7 Adam Campbell, 7 Tyrone O’Neill, 5 Stephen Thompson

Team News: Right back Luke Trotman, striker Jamie Holmes and defender David Atkinson are all ruled out because of injury.

Joe Wheatley is fit again, but Terry Galbraith has a knee injury.

Liam Connell is back in the squad after being ineligible last Saturday.

AFC Telford United

League position 16th

Away league form :   Played 7, won 2, drawn 1, lost 4, goals scored 8 against 11, points 7 (out of 19)

Here's what the Telford website is saying:

https://www.telfordunited.com/match-previews/darlington-vs-afc-telford/

Last six results:

23/11/2019 Guiseley (A) FA Trophy Won 4-0 Williams 2, Dinanga, Lilly

Team: Yates, Birch, Deeney (c), Walker, Lilly, Streete, Calder, McQuilkin, Dinanga (Barnes-Homer 80), Williams, Knights.

Unused Substitutes: White. Martinez, Cowans, Daniels.

16/11/2019 Spennymoor (H) Drew 2-2 Walker, Sass-Davies

09/11/2019 Curzon Ashton (A) Lost 2-1 og

02/11/2019 Boston United (H) Lost 3-1 Walker

19/10/2019 Guiseley (H) Won 4-1 Williams 3, Stenson

12/10/2019 York (H) Drew 1-1 McQuilkin

Manager: Gavin Cowan

Goalkeepers: Andy Wycherley, Sheridan Martinez

Defenders: Theo Streete, Shane Sutton, Ross White, Matt Yates, Arle Birch

Midfielders: Adam Walker, Henry Cowans, Brendan Daniels, Ellis Deeney, James McQuilkin, Jonathan Royle

Forwards: Matthew Barnes-Homer, Aaron Williams, Marcus Dinanga, Darryl Knights, Chris Lait, Roccardo Calder, Zak Lilly

Last time we met in the league at Blackwell

8th September 2018

Darlington 3 (Nicholson, Saunders, Thompson) Telford 0

Darlington:

Maddison, Trotman, Hughes, Burn, O’Hanlon, Wheatley (sub Glover 81), Elliott (sub Lycett 89), Thompson, Syers, Nicholson, Saunders (sub Morrison 89)

Subs: Aaron Burns, Henshall

Telford United

Bramley (sub Wycherley 46), White, Smith, Deeney, Sutton, Streete, Cowans, McQuilkin( Barnes-Homer 75), Brown (sub Dawson 59), Udoh, Knights

Subs: Lilley, Royle,

Admission prices:

Adults £14

Concessions £10

Under 18s £5

Under 11s free

If you’re not going to the game, follow the match on BT Sport, Darlo Fans Radio, the official website and official Twitter!