Quakers try again for six in a row
By Ray Simpson
Kidderminster in town tonight
After a blank Saturday, Quakers now have two home games in the space of three days. Kidderminster are in town tonight, followed by Hereford on Saturday.
We’re looking to extend our winning run to six matches, following three FA Cup wins over Trafford, Leamington and Tamworth and league wins over Alfreton and Boston.
Here’s your stats pack for Wednesday’s game
Darlington
National League North position: 16th
Home league form: Played 7 won 4, drawn 1 lost 2, goals scored 10 against 6, points 13 (out of 17)
Our last six games:
October 19th Tamworth (away) FA Cup 4Q won 3-0 O’Neill 2, Holness
Darlington: Connell, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Storey, Galbraith, Rivers, Hatfield (sub Bascome 83), Campbell (sub Laing 71), Holness, O’Neill (sub Donawa 78).
Subs: Elliott, Watson, Bell, Thompson
October 12th Boston (home) won 2-1 O’Neill, Campbell
October 5th Leamington (away) FA Cup 3q won 2-0 O’Neill, Donawa
September 28th Alfreton (away) won 2-1 O’Neill, Donawa
September 21st Trafford (away) FA Cup 2q won 3-1 Thompson, Campbell, Donawa
September 14th York City (home) lost 0-2
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.
There are no other injury worries.
Here's Jarrett Rivers chatting about tonight's match
https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/jarrett-5
Kidderminster
League position 15th
Away league form: played 6, won 3, drawn 1, lost 2 goals scored 11 against 8, points 10 (out of 17)
Last six matches:
21/10/19 Farsley (H) Won 2-0 Davidson, Williams
28/09/19 Spennymoor (A) Lost 2-1 Chambers
24/09/19 Stafford (A) Lost 3-0 FA Cup
21/09/19 Stafford (H) Drew 0-0 FA Cup
14/09/19 Altrincham (H) Won 2-0 Chambers 2
07/09/19 Blyth (A) Drew 1-1 Prosser
Manager: John Pemberton
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Tom Palmer, Cameron Gregory
Defenders: Sam Austin, Jimmy O'Connor, Cliff Moyo, Rhys Williams, Ryan Johnson, Harry Higginson, Correy Davidson
Midfielders: Milan Butterfield, Declan Weeks, Ed Williams, Alex Prosser, Ollie Shenton
Forwards: Ashley Chambers, Reiss Taylor-Randle, Jaiden White, Richard Peniket, Brandon Diau
Admission prices: Adults £14, Concessions £10, Under 18s £5, Under 11s free.
Last season: 5th January 2019 Darlington 3 (Thompson, Smith, Nicholson) Kidderminster 0
Darlington: Maddison, Trotman, Kokolo, Smith, Hughes, Galbraith, Elliott, Wheatley, Saunders (sub Palmer 62), Thompson (sub Wollerton 79), Nicholson (sub Ainge 75). Subs: Hall, Burn
Kidderminster : Hall, Vaughan, Austin (sub Baxendale 59), O’Connor (sub Heaton 45), Horsfall, Johnson, Weeks, Penn (sub Butterfield 72), Waring, Chambers, Richards. Subs: Phillips, White
Connections: Craig Stoddart has written about plenty of them in our matchday programme
If you’re not going to the game, follow the match on Darlo Fans Radio, the official website and official Twitter!