Quakers are looking for five unbeaten when Blyth Spartans visit Blackwell Meadows in a local derby on Saturday.

With ten points from the last four matches, Quakers have climbed up to five points away from the play offs.

The two sides drew 2-2 at Croft Park earlier in the season.

Here's what Alun thinks of the game:

We'd like to thank our match sponsors, CKJ Interiors

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/thanks-to-our-blyth-match-sponsors-ckj-interiors

We will announce the matchball sponsor on Saturday.

Donate goods to help Ukraine on Saturday

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/donate-goods-to-help-ukraine

Don't forget to wear your yellow shirt in support of Ukraine

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/quakers-to-play-in-yellow-and-blue-strip-on-saturday

Team News:

George Smith is struggling with a hamstring injury

Danny Ellis will have a fitness test on an achilles injury

Alex Storey will have a fitness test on a rib injury

Junior Mondal is out for at least four weeks with a pulled hamstring

Joey Hope is on loan at Northallerton

Lexus Beeden is on loan to Billingham Town

League position:  12th (played 29, won 10, drawn 7, lost 12, goals scored 47, conceded 43, points 37)

Latest results:

February 26^th Chorley (home) won 3-0 O’Neill, Rivers, Hatfield

highlights https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darlington-v-chorley-highlights-available-now

February 22^nd Fylde (away) won 2-1 Lawlor, Dos Santos

February 19^th Gloucester (away) drew 2-2 Ellis, O’Neill

February 12^th Chester (home) won 2-1 Mondal, Smith

February 5^th Guiseley (away) lost 0-1

January 29^th Kettering (home) lost 0-1

January 22^nd Telford (away) lost 0-5

Blyth will include several former Darlington players in their squad: Michael Liddle, Jordan Watson, Josh Gillies, Sean Reid and Dan Maguire.

League position: 18th (played 28, won 8, drawn 3, lost 17, goals for 26, against 52, points 27)

Recent results:

February 26^th Fylde (home) lost 0-2

February 22^nd Southport (away) won 3-2 Almond, o’Donnell, MacNall

February 12^th Kettering (home) lost 1-2 Dale

February 8^th Gateshead (away) lost 0-3

February 5^th York City (home) lost 0-3

January 29^th Leamington (away) lost 0-1

Recent matches between the two clubs:

September 2021 Blyth 2 Darlington 2 (Charman, Nelson)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98rpbWT8Xpo

December 2020 Darlington 6 Sousa, Campbell, Maguire, O’Neill 2, Rivers. Blyth 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZQ7SDFgoko

December 2019 Blyth 0 Darlington 2 Reid, Donawa

September 2019 Darlington 2 Campbell, Thompson Blyth 1

February 2019 Blyth 0 Darlington 1 Thompson

August 2019 Darlington 1 Styche Blyth 1