We’re looking for our fourth successive win when we take on Boston at Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

We’ve won at Trafford, Alfreton and Leamington over the last three Saturdays, and optimism is rising that the momentum is building.

Boston, however, have lost just once in their last six matches.

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

National League North position:  15th

Home league form: played 6, won 3, drawn 1, lost 2, goals scored 8, against 5, points 10 (out of 14)

Our last six games:

October 5^th Leamington (away) FA Cup 3q  won 2-0 O’Neill, Donawa

Connell, Hedley, Storey, Galbraith, Liddle, Hatfield, Wheatley, Holness (sub Laing 77), Rivers, Campbell (sub Donawa 77), O’Neill

Subs:  Elliott, Bascome, Bell, Holliday, Watson

September 28^th Alfreton (away) won 2-1 O’Neill, Donawa

September 21^st Trafford (away) FA Cup 2q won 3-1 Thompson, Campbell, Donawa

September 14^th York City (home) lost 0-2

September 7^th Gloucester (away) lost 1-2 Campbell

September 4^th Blyth Spartans (home) won 2-1 Campbell, Thompson

Leading scorers: 6 Adam Campbell, 4 Stephen Thompson, Tyrone O’Neill

Team News: Right back Luke Trotman is ruled out for the season with an achilles problem, while striker Jamie Holmes is out for some months with a cruciate injury – he could have an operation soon. Defender David Atkinson is out for at least another month with an ankle injury.

Stephen Thompson is 50/50 with a groin injury.

Right back Ben Hedley is serving a one match ban for reaching five bookings for the season (he received four whilst with Bradford).

Keeper Liam Connell and defender Alex Storey are both in line to make their home debuts.

Justin Donawa and Osagi Bascome are on international duty with Bermuda.

Boston United

League position:  9th

Away league form:  played 5, drawn 1, lost 2, lost 2, goals scored 3, against 7, points 5 (out of 19)

Last six matches:

05/10/2019 Sutton Coldfield (A) Won 1-0 FA Cup 3q Shiels

Boston: Peter Crook; Ben Middleton, Luke Shiels, Simon Ainge (Lewis Gibbens 60), Alex Whittle; Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Shaun Tuton 87), Brad Abbott, Tom Platt, Nicky Walker; Dominic Knowles, Jordan Thewlis (Jonathan Wafula 78). Subs (not used): Andi Thanoj, Ashley Jackson, Karl Byrne, Jay Rollin

28/09/2019 Southport (H) Won 2-0 Abbott, Thewlis

21/09/2019 Stamford (A) Won 4-0 FA Cup 2q Thewlis 2, Knowles, Rollins

14/09/2019 Gateshead (A) Lost 3-0

07/09/2019 Bradford PA (H) Won 2-1 Abbott, Thewlis

03/09/2019 Kettering (A) Won 2-0 Rollins, og

Manager: Craig Elliott

Goalkeepers: George Willis, Peter Crook

Defenders: Alex Whittle, Ashley Jackson, Ben Middleton, Karl Byrne, Lewis Gibbens, Luke Shiels, Simon Ainge

Midfielders: Andi Thanoj, Brad Abbott, George Green, Jonathan Wafula, Nicky Walker, Tom Platt

Forwards: Dominic Knowles, Jake Wright, Jay Rollins, Jordan Adebayo-Smith, Jordan Thewlis, Shaun Tuton

Last meeting:  

12^th April 2019 Boston 0 Darlington 2 (K Elliott, Jackson)

Darlington: Turner, Trotman, Jackson, Holness, Ainge, Galbraith, T Elliott (sub Kneeshaw 46), Palmer, Thompson, Nicholson (sub K Elliott 46), Henshall (sub Saunders 46). Subs: Burn, Bascome. Booking: Holness

Boston: Willis, Davies (sub Jackson 82), Smith, Thanoj, Middleton, Qualter, Wright, Abbott (sub Hawkes 78), Johnson (sub Wroe 67), Rollins, Wafula Sub: Parkin.

Admission prices:   Adults £14, Concessions £10, Under 18s £5, Under 11s free.

Connections – plenty of them, the most recent being Alan White and Julian Joachim.

Craig Stoddart has written a piece about Quaker Connections for the matchday programme

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