We are looking for our seventh straight win when Hereford come to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

The last time we won seven games in a row was in our EvoStik League title campaign -- all of those were league wins -- but we will have a tough test against our visitors, who include former Darlington players Reece Styche and Jordan Nicholson in their squad.

For ourselves, manager Alun Armstrong expects to have the same squad as Wednesday. Full back Michael Liddle played despite the effects of flu, while keeper Liam Connell plays the last game of his loan, although negotiations are ongoing with Shields about either another month’s loan or a permanent transfer.

All being well, skipper Terry Galbraith will start his 250th league game for the club -- his service stretches back to 2012, making him the second longest serving player at the club.

Here’s your stats pack for Saturday’s game

Darlington

National League North position:  11th

Home league form: Played 8 won 5, drawn 1 lost 2, goals scored 11 against 6, points 16 (out of 20)

Our last six games:

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

Team: Connell, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Storey, Galbraith, Rivers, Hatfield, Campbell (sub Laing 88), Holness (sub Thompson 70), O’Neill (sub Donawa 81)

Subs: Watson, Bascome

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

October 12^th Boston (home) won 2-1 O’Neill, Campbell

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

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

Leading scorers: 7 Adam Campbell, 7 Tyrone O’Neill, 4 Stephen Thompson

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. Defender David Atkinson is out for at least another month with an ankle injury.

Keeper Liam Connell plays his last game on his month’s loan from South Shields.

Here's what Alun Armstrong said after Wednesday's win over Kidderminster

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

Hereford

League position  9th

Away league form played 8 won 3, drawn 0, lost 5, goals scored 11 against 16 points 9 out of 21

Last six matches:

Their game last Saturday was postponed

22/10/19 Southport (A) Lost 3-2 Styche, Mooney

12/10/19 Bradford PA (A) Lost 3-2 Vincenti, O’Sullivan

08/10/19 Tamworth (H) Drew 0-0 FA Cup lost on penalties

05/10/19 Tamworth (A) Drew 0-0 FA Cup

01/10/19 Leamington (A) Won 2-0 Vincenti, Gowling

28/09/19 Kettering (H) Won 1-0 Nicholson

Manager:  Russell Slade

Squad:

Keepers: Brandon Hall, James Carey

Defenders: Jared Hodgkiss, Danny Greenslade, Jordan Cullinane-Liburd, Jack Bodenham, Martin Riley, Rhys Davies, Keiran Thomas, Josh Gowling

Midfielders: Simeon Maye, Jordan Nicholson, Jacob Jagger Cane, Jason Pope, Peter Vincenti, Tommy O’Sullivan, Tom Owen-Evans. Alex Bray, Kyle Finn

Forwards: Raheem Hanley, Bradley Ash, Reece Styche, Rowan Liburd, Mike Symons, Victor Sodeinde (signed from Forest this week)

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

Last season: Darlington  2 Hereford 2

Goals: Owen-Evans (15 mins, 0-1, 49 mins, 0-2)) Syers (52 mins, 1-2), Nicholson (83 mins 2-2)

Attendance 1427

 Darlington: Hemming, Trotman, Hughes, Galbraith, O’Hanlon, Elliott, Wheatley,; Nicholson, Syers, Thompson; Saunders (sub Ainge 73)

Subs: Glover, Maddison, Henshall, Burn

Hereford: (4-5-1)  Yates, Thomas, Greenslade, Cullinane-Liburd, Smith;  McGrath, Murphy (sub O'Sullivan 58), Owen-Evans, Lloyd (sub Finn 31) Roberts; Symons

Subs: Green, Richards, Horsell

Here's what Hereford are saying about the game

https://www.herefordfc.co.uk/preview-bulls-bursting-to-get-back-into-action-2/

Connections:  Craig Stoddart has written about plenty of them in our matchday programme – but can you remember Colin Sinclair?

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