Source: Northern_Echo
Match Preview: Darlington v Accrington Stanley
Darlington Redmond Arnison White Miller Milne Moore G Smith Dempsey Gray Diop Purcell[LNB] Grant Symes Kee Ryan Proctor Turner Winnard Edwards Kempson McCarten Bouzanis ACCRINGTON[LNB] Darlington subs (from): Liversedge (gk), Burn, McReady, Groves, Madden, Convery, Chisholm, Mulligan, Main, M Smith, Deane Accrington subs (from): Dunbavin (gk), Joyce, Mullin, King, Murphy, McConville, Lees[LNB] DARLINGTON: French striker Mor Diop and left-back Stuart Giddings are back in contention. Diop has missed new manager Simon Davey's first two games in charge with a hamstring strain, while defender Giddings (groin) has missed six games since hobbling out of the 1-1 draw at Bury last month.[LNB] Davey also has midfielder Nathan Mulligan available again as he has recovered from illness. But he is without midfielder Gareth Waite who has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a persistent knee injury that requires surgery.[LNB] Defender Mark Bower (ankle) and midfielder Chris Lumsdon (match fitness) are still not ready to return after long lay-offs. Suspensions: None Injuries: Byrne (hamstring), Bower (ankle), Lumsdon (match fitness), Waite (knee) Last five league games: LWWLL Leading league scorer: Purcell 8 Next game: Rochdale (A) 13/4/10[LNB] ACCRINGTON: Defender Leam Richardson could return to the squad. He has been struggling all season with a groin problem, his only appearance coming in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in September. Boss John Coleman made six changes for Monday's game with Grimsby in which Stanley took a 2-0 lead but lost 3-2 for what was the club's fifth consecutive defeat. Afterwards the manager's anger was such that he locked the players in the dressing room for almost an hour-and-a-half after the final whistle. He later said: "It's the lowest point of my career. To be honest I felt like crying." Accrington climbed to within touching distance of the play-offs after successive wins last month but the five-game losing run has seen them slide to 14th, 11 points adrift of the top seven. Suspensions: None Injuries: None Last five league games: LLLLL Leading league scorer: Grant 13 Key player: Michael Symes - Tall striker has scored in each of his last three games[LNB] Last season: 3-0 League head to head: Darlington 26, Accrington 30, draws 9 Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire) G27 Y71 R2 Av2.70 Last Darlington game: v Crewe (A) 3-0L, 23/01/10, Y2 R0 Odds: H19/10; A6/4; D12/5[LNB] It's a fact: Accrington have lost their last five and have also lost all in all three of their previous visits to the Arena. Comment by Craig Stoddart: If Darlington can replicate the form shown in last Saturday's win at Burton they should ensure Accrington's losing run continues. Prediction: 2-1[LNB]
