Second local derby of the weekend for Quakers
By Ray Simpson
Blyth are the visitors on Monday
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It’s our second home game of the Bank Holiday weekend when Blyth Spartans visit Blackwell Meadows on Monday afternoon.
We picked up a point in a goalless draw against Spennymoor on Boxing Day, but the game was totally ruined by a gale force wind.
This will only be Quakers’ ninth league game of the season, Blyth have played 13.
Darlington:
Team News: Luke Charman is out with a hamstring injury
Louis Laing twisted his knee against Spennymoor, and is out, so Sean Reid will probably play in defence.
Omar Holness has a thigh injury and will probably be missing
Ben Hedley has a groin impact injury
League position 21st Played 8, won 3, drawn 1, lost 4, goals scored 11 against 8, points 10
Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWWLWWLLWWD
Leading scorers in all comps: Adam Campbell 5, Luke Charman 5, Jarrett Rivers 4
Recent matches
26th December v Spennymoor (h) 0-0
Minter, McMahon, Laing (sub Reid 31), Hunt, Liddle, Hatfield, Wheatley, Holness (Sub Rivers 84), Maguire (sub O’Neill 79), Sousa, Campbell
Subs: Saltmer, Atkinson
19th December FA Trophy 3 v Telford United (home) drew 2-2 Rivers, Hatfield, won 5-3 on pens
16th December FA Trophy 2 City of Liverpool (home) won 2-0 Charman, Sousa
29TH November v Bristol Rovers (away) FA Cup 2 lost 0-6
24th November v Bradford PA (home) lost 0-1
21st November v Alfreton (away) won 2-0 Sousa, Campbell
17th November v Guiseley (away) won 4-1 Sousa, Maguire 2, Campbell
Blyth
League position 22nd played 13, won 1, drawn 3, lost 9, goals scored 10, against 30 points 6
Recent matches:
26th December V Gateshead (home)drew 2-2 Agnew, McKeown
Team: Spartans : Pearson, Sakellaropoulos, Charlton, Cunningham, Elsdon, Agnew (Cain, 75), Heslop (c), Thomson (Guy, 90), Griffiths, Clark (McKeown, 44), Amantchi. Subs not used: Dart, Young
Match report of their game:
http://www.blythspartans.com/report-mckeowns-stunner-earns-blyth-draw/
12th December Brackley (away) lost 1-2
8th December v Boston (home) lost 0-1
5th December v Kettering (away) lost 1-2
2nd December v York City (home) lost 0-3
Manager Michael Nelson took over during the summer following the departure of Lee Clark.
Recent Connections:
Blyth’s Levi Amantchi was at Darlington earlier in the season
Previous meetings:
2019-20 Darlington 2 (Campbell, Thompson) Blyth 1
Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5AjoIwoasg&t=347s
Blyth 0 Darlington2 (Reid, Donawa)
Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4kG1bCO1E4&t=232s
2018-19
Darlington 1 (Styche) Blyth 1
Blyth 0 Darlington 1 (Thompson)
2017-18
Blyth 3 Darlington 1 (Syers)
Darlington 3 (Thompson, Styche, Syers) Blyth 0
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