Win it for Nicky! Saturday's match preview

By Ray Simpson

Win it for Nicky!  Saturday's match preview

Preview of Saturday's home game with Telford United

We’re looking for our first home league win of the season when Telford come to Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

We’ve only played one home league game so far – a 3-1 defeat by Kidderminster – while our second home league game on Tuesday night had to be unfortunately abandoned because of the head injury to Nicky Hunt.

Telford have played four games more than us, and haven’t won in their last four league matches.

But the message from Alun to the players will be: Win it for Nicky!

You can watch his interview here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-alun-looks-ahead-to-telford

 

Buy your matchpass for Saturday's game here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/buy-your-match-pass-for-the-telford-game-on-saturday

 

Darlington:

Team News:

Nicky Hunt is obviously out, recovering from a head injury

Luke Charman and Michael Liddle will both have fitness tests

 

Buy a 50/50 ticket for Saturday's game -- you could win over £1,000!

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/telford-united-virtual-5050

 

Quakers form (League and cup): WLLWWWW

Leading scorers in all comps: Luke Charman 4, Jarrett Rivers 3, Adam Campbell 3

League position in National League North: 19th played 3 , won 1 lost 2, goals scored 4 against 4 points 3

 

Recent matches

10th November v Boston United (home) abandoned after 87 minutes

Team: 

Saltmer, McMahon, Hunt, Storey, Liddle, Wheatley (sub Atkinson 81), Reid, Sousa, Campbell, Maguire (sub Rivers 71), Charman (sub Hatfield 53)

Subs: Watson, Minter, 

Highlights:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-goals-and-highlights-from-boston-united-game

7th November v Swindon Town (Away) won 2-1 Campbell 2

31st October v Curzon Ashton (away) won 3-0 Campbell, Reid, Rivers

24th October FA Cup 4Q Cambridge City (home) won 2-0 Charman 2

13th October FA Cup 3Q Tadcaster (home) won 6-1 Donawa 2, Storey, Liddle, Rivers 2

10th October Kidderminster (home) lost 1-3 Penny og

6th October Fylde (away) lost 0-1

3rd October Prescot Cables (home) FA Cup 2Q drew 2-2 won 5-4 on penalties Charman 2

 

 

Buy your 50/50 here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/telford-united-virtual-5050

 

and your matchday programme:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/in-saturdays-matchday-programme-45

 

 

AFC Telford United

Manager: Gavin Cowan

 

Results so far: DWDDWLLDL      

November 10th Gloucester City (away) lost 1-4 McHale

Gloucester: Moulden,. Carline, Whittle, Gunning, Daly, Dawson, Asante, McClure, Mensah, O’Sullivan, Morgan
Subs: Lovett, King, James, Bailey-Nichols, Robert

 

November 7thSouthport (home) drew 1-1

October 31st Alfreton (home) lost 0-1

October 24th Boston (away) lost 2-3

October 17th Gateshead (home) won 1-0

October 13th FA Cup 3q Leiston (away) drew 0-0, lost 6-5 on penalties

October 10th Blyth (away) drew 1-1

October 6th Brackley (home) won 3-0

October 3rdChasetown (away) FA Cup 2q drew 1-1 won 4-3 on penalties

 

 

League position  9th Played 7 won 2, drawn 2, lost 3, goals scored 9 conceded 10, points 8

 

Last meeting:  7th March 2020 Telford 1 Darlington 2 (Campbell, Hatfield)

Darlington: Elliott, Hedley (sub Watson 89), Laing, Galbraith, Liddle, Wheatley, Hatfield, Rivers, Holness (sub Atkinson 71), Thompson (sub Donawa 74), Campbell

Subs not used: Reid, Martin. Booking: Holness

 

30th November 2019 Darlington 2 (Storey, Donawa) Telford 3.

We were 2-0 up at half time, Telford sub Marcus Dinanga scored a hat trick

Connell, Hedley, Liddle, Wheatley, Storey, Laing, Donawa, Hatfield, Campbell (sub Rivers 65), Lambert, Thompson. Subs:  Elliott, Holliday, Holness, Bascome Booking: Wheatley

Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBS1sJCTVdg&t=22s

 

2018-19

Darlington 3 (Nicholson, Saunders, Thompson) Telford 0 , Telford 3 Darlington 1 (Saunders)

2017-18

Darlington 0 Telford 1, Telford 0 Darlington 0

 

Couple of connections between the two clubs:

Everton signed Darlington keeper Fred Barber after their manager Howard Kendall had seen the keeper play for Quakers against Telford in the FA Cup in 1985

We beat Telford 3-0 in the third round of the FA Trophy in 2011.

 

 

How to follow the game:

Quaker TV https://live.darlingtonfc.co.uk/

Darlo Fans Radio

Official Twitter @official_Darlo

Official website