We go to Curzon Ashton on Saturday looking for our first league win of the season.

The delayed start to the season and our Emirates FA Cup run mean that we have only played two league games -- but we’ll be catching up on those after we’ve played Swindon in the FA Cup, with a hectic two games per week schedule coming up in November and December.

You can watch Alun's interview with the official website here:

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

You can watch Saturday's game on Curzon Ashton’s TV stream here (Please note that Darlington Fc has no control over the websites of other clubs):

https://www.curzon-ashton.co.uk/news/post/live-streaming

Darlo Fans Radio will also be broadcasting, plus there'll be updates on Twitter and the official website.

Team news: Midfielders Will Hatfield and David Atkinson are still missing because of injury, while new signing Erico Sousa is added to the squad after arriving from Tadcaster. Dan Maguire is also included in the squad after recovering from an injury suffered in pre-season. Omar Holness could make his second league debut for Quakers after playing in the FA Cup last week.

League form LL

League position 20^th (Played 2, lost 2, goals for 1 against 4, pts 0)

Leading scorer (all comps):  Luke Charman 4

Last game: 24^th October: FA Cup 4q v Cambridge City (home) won 2-0 (Charman 2)

Darlington: Saltmer, McMahon, Hunt, Storey, Liddle; Holness (sub Donawa 64), Wheatley, Reid, Rivers, Campbell (sub Hedley 75), Charman (sub Amantchi 89)

Subs: Watson, Laing, Hudson, Minter

You can watch the goals here:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/video-charmans-brace-now-available-to-watch

Previous games: 13^th October FA Cup 3q Tadcaster (home) won 6-1

10^th October Kidderminster (home) lost 1-3

6^th October Fylde (away) lost 0-1

3^rd October Prescot FA Cup 2q Prescot (home) drew 2-2 won on pens

Curzon Ashton

Manager Steve Cunningham

Here's what their skipper Dale Whitham is saying about the game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odZrM0lOYEw&feature=youtu.be

League form: DDWL

League position: 10^th (played 4, won 1, drawn 2, lost 1, goals for 6 against 6, pts 5)

Last game: 27^th October Chester (away) lost 1-2 Knowles

Mason, Southern, Waters, Turnbull, Tharme, Whitham, Curran, Harrop, Mahon, Stephenson, Knowles. Subs: Oyibo, Hughes, Poscha, Stokes.

https://www.chesterfc.com/2020/10/28/nln-highlights-chester-2-1-curzon-ashton/

Previous games: 17^th October Farsley (home) won 2-1 Knowles, Whitham

10^th October Brackley (away) drew 2-2 Knowles 2 (Curzon were 2-0 down)

5^th October: Alfreton (home) drew 1-1 Knowles

3^rd October FA Cup 2q FC United (home) lost 1-2

Leading scorer:  Dominic Knowles 5

Recent meetings:

Season 2019-20

12^th August 2019 Curzon Ashton 3 Darlington 1 (O’Neill)

Team: Elliott, Liddle, Watson, Bascome, Laing, Heaton (sub Galbraith 65), Rivers (sub Donawa 65), Hatfield, Campbell, Thompson, O’Neill Subs: Holness, Bell, Wheatley

Curzon Ashton: Mason, Halls, Askew (sub Merrill 80), Wroe, Ali, Thornley, Banister, Evans, Saunders (sub Elstone 61), Miller (sub Davies 65), Sinclair. Subs: Wall, Shaw, 

Home game not played

Season 2018-19

4^th August 2018 Darlington 1 (Ainge) Curzon Ashton 2

Darlington: Maddison, Trotman, Collins, Galbraith, O’Hanlon; Elliott, Hughes, Nicholson (sub Henshall 63), Wheatley; Styche, Ainge. Subs: Syers, Bancroft, Vaulks, Saunders.

Curzon Ashton: Mason, Morton, McJannet, Hunt, Shaw, Rowney, Guest, Marshall (sub Ali 78), Sharpe (sub Brooke 74), Fawns, Hughes

Subs; Brooke, Baillie, Crankshaw, McKenzie

26^th January 2019 Curzon Ashton 1 Darlington 1 (Elliott)

Darlington: Maddison, Trotman, Galbraith, Wheatley (sub Kokolo 66), Ainge, Smith, Elliott, Palmer, Saunders, Thompson, Nicholson (sub Henshall 66) Subs: Glover, J Burn, Morrison,

 Curzon Ashton: Mason, Thornley, McJannet, Hunt, Ali, Rowney (sub Shenton 66), Crankshaw, Earing, Reilly, Brooke (Sub Fawns 79), Wall (sub  Mcatee 64) Subs: Lindfield, Miller,

2017-18

30^th September 2017 Curzon Ashton 1 Darlington 0

10^th March 2018 Darlington 1 (Syers) Curzon Ashton 0

2016-17

15^th August 2016 Curzon Ashton 1 Darlington 2 (Hardy, Burgess)

Highlights

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/curzon-ashton-v-darlington-extended-highlights

28^th January 2017 Darlington 1 (Cartman) Curzon Ashton 3