Source: Northern_Echo
Darlington drop Smith and Hatch
Gary Smith and Liam Hatch have been axed by Darlington manager Mark Cooper for this evening's game at Rushden & Diamonds.[LNB] Out-of-form Hatch has started all but one game this season, missing the trip to Barrow through injury, but he misses out at Nene Park.[LNB] Also out of the line-up is midfielder Gary Smith who has started all 13 games this season.[LNB] John McReady also makes way, while coming into the team are Paul Arnison, Jamie Chandler and Michael Smith.[LNB] Arnison served a one-match suspension in Saturday's defeat to Wrexham having been sent off for two bookable offences against York City last week when Quakers drew 0-0.[LNB] Making their returns on the bench after spells out injured are Tommy Wright and Gareth Waite.[LNB] That scoreless draw was Darlington's sixth consecutive draw in as many games this season.[LNB] This evening's match represents a first return to Nene Park for Darlington midfield Paul Terry who spent last season with Rushden.[LNB] The game is Quakers' first visit to Nene Park since the opening day of the 2005-06 season when Darlington drew 1-1 thanks to a Clyde Wijnhard penalty.[LNB] Rushden & Diamonds (4-3-3): Joe Day; Miller, Stuart, Osano, Jamie Day; Porter, Johnson, Huke; Sills, Howe, O'Connor. Subs: Key (gk), Robinson, Charles, Power, Spence[LNB] Darlington (3-4-3): Russell; Arnison, Miller, Hone, Austin, Brown, Terry, Chandler, Powell, M Smith, Senior. Subs: Lowson (gk), Clarke, P Gray, Waite, Wright[LNB] Referee: A Madley[LNB]
