⚽ Matchday 34

Spennymoor 🆚 Darlington

📅 Tuesday, March 4^th, 7.45pm

🏟️The Brewery Field

🎟 Ticket Info

🔥 Match Preview

Darlo look to return to form after suffering back-to-back losses as they travel away to local rivals Spennymoor on Tuesday night.

The Quakers come into the game after a 4-2 loss to Brackley at home in a game where Darlo led at the break, but an unfortunate second half meant Brackley took over and won 4-2

Away from home, The Quakers have been very middling with 20 points gained in 16 games, which is 14^th in the away form table.

The Moors enter the match after business away in the FA Trophy quarter-finals with a surprising 2-0 win against National League opposition Sutton United that puts them through to the Semi-Finals for the first time in 47 years, but their last league match was a 1-0 loss to Marine at The Brewery Field.

Spennymoor find themselves 15^th in the home league form with six wins and six draws in 15 matches at home. Scoring goals is one of Spennymoor’s strengths, with 27 goals scored, which is tied for the 7th most, and they have only conceded 14, which is the 5th best in the league. Their top scorer, Glen Taylor, recently passed the 200 goal milestone for the club

The first meeting of both teams this season saw Jack Maskell score his first league goal for The Quakers in a 1-0 win at Blackwell Meadows. Darlo will want to complete the double over The Moors this season as they travel to The Brewery Field.

📰 Team News

Tom Platt is very doubtful with a hamstring injury

Former Spennymoor player Kallum Griffiths is injured

Cameron Salkeld is missing because of an ankle injury

👤 Player Spotlight

The Moors frontman Glen Taylor is in form as he has found the back of the net six times in his last five games. He has scored 13 goals this season and set up two goals.

The Spennymoor squad have a host of former Darlo players, including Rob Ramshaw, Junior Mondal and Aidan Rutledge. They are also managed by former Darlington players Graeme Lee and Ian Clark.

📈 Recent Results

🏁 Darlington

• 1^st March: Darlington 2 (Hetherington, Maskell) Brackley 4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT_SQIRky4U
• 25^th February: Scunthorpe 2 Darlington 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXw3QhYM88c
• 22^nd February: Darlington 1 (Griffiths) King’s Lynn 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvvkZkDiw8
• 15^th February: Southport 0 Darlington 0
• 8^th February: Darlington 3 (Main 2, Forbes) Marine 1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1afGlOwoPxk&t=736s

⚫️Spennymoor

• 1^st March FA Trophy QF: Sutton 0 Spennymoor 2 (Taylor 2)
• 25^th February: Spennymoor 0 Marine 1
• 22^nd February: Kidderminster 1 Spennymoor 3 (Dyson, Taylor 2)
• 18^th February: Spennymoor 3 (McKeown, Ross, Taylor) Alfreton 1
• 8^th February: Hereford 0 Spennymoor 2 (Dyson, Taylor)

📊 League Records

🏁 Darlington

• Position: 11^th  
• Played: 33
• Wins: 13
• Draws: 11
• Losses: 9
• Goals For: 39
• Goals Against: 34
• Goal Difference: 5
• Points: 50

🚐Away Form: 

• Played: 16
• Won: 5
• Drawn: 5
• Lost: 6
• Goals For: 15
• Goals Against: 17
• Goal Difference: -2
• Points: 20

 ⚫️Spennymoor

• Position: 12^th
• Played: 32
• Wins: 12
• Draws: 11
• Losses: 9
• Goals For: 53
• Goals Against: 38
• Goal Difference: 15
• Points: 47

🏠Home Form: 

• Played: 15
• Won: 6
• Drawn: 6
• Lost: 3
• Goals For: 27
• Goals Against: 14
• Goal Difference: 13
• Points: 24

🤝 Recent Games Between the Two Clubs

• 31^st August 2024: Darlington 1 (Maskell) Spennymoor 0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkM0aGFERg
• 9^th March 2024: Spennymoor 2 Darlington 1 (Cornish)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qq8d1BW_2Y
• 28^th October 2023: Darlington 1 (Hazel) Spennymoor 2
• 28^th January 2023: Darlington 3 (Hazel 2, Lambert) Spennymoor 2
• 20^th December 2022: Spennymoor 1 Darlington 3 (Hazel 2, Lambert)

🔗 Advice on conduct

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/spennymoor-v-darlington-advice-to-fans

📻 Follow the Game

You can follow the game on Darlo Fans Radio, X, and the official website.