Source: Northern_Echo
Match Preview: Darlington v Rotherham
Darlington Redmond Madden White Miller Giddings J Smith Waite Dempsey Waite Purcell Diop[LNB] Le Fondre Pope Ellison Law Cummins Roberts Gunning Fenton Sharps Tonge Warrington ROTHERHAM[LNB] Darlington subs (from): Liversedge (gk), McReady, Barnes, Byrne, Gray, G Smith, Mulligan, Main, Deane Rotherham subs (from): Lund (gk), Taylor, Fenton, Harrison, Marshall, Broughton, Joseph, Green, Nicholas, Brogan, Mills[LNB] DARLINGTON: Manager Steve Staunton is likely to stick with a similar line-up to that which faced Northampton in Quakers' last game. The team that was going to face Cheltenham last week, before the match was postponed, was to be the same that faced the Cobblers for what was a 2-1 home defeat 11 days ago. Since then Staunton has brought in defender Richie Byrne who should be on the bench, but should he play he would become the 49th different player used by Darlington this season. Suspensions: None Injuries: Bower (ankle), Lumsdon (back), Whelan (hamstring) Last five league games: LWLLL Leading league scorer: Collins, Gall, Main, Purcell, 2 Next game: Lincoln (H) 9/2/10[LNB] ROTHERHAM: Due to a poor showing in Tuesday's 3-1 home defeat to Bournemouth, manager Ronnie Moore may make several changes. Moore is set to recall full back Dale Tonge and central defender Nick Fenton while there is likely to be changes in midfield with Pablo Mills moving into the centre and loanee Marcus Marshall waiting in the wings for a start out wide. Striker Paul Warne has been sidelined since November after breaking a bone in his foot while Andy Liddell remains out with an Achilles problem. Although the Millers have lost six league games this season, only one of them have come on a Saturday and that was back in August. Suspensions: None Injuries: Warne (broken foor), Annerson (concussion), Liddell (Achilles) Last five league games: Leading league scorer: Le Fondre 16 Key player: Adam Le Fondre - who else but the divisios second highest scorer[LNB] Last season: 1-0 League head to head: Darlington 28, Rotherham 14, draws 17 Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northampton) G19 Y48 R2 Av2.63 Last Darlington game: v Lincoln (A) L3-0 5/9/2009 Y1 R0 Odds: H4/1; A8/11; D11/4[LNB] It's a fact: Rotherham have won in only one of their last nine trips to Darlington Comment by Craig Stoddart: Playing a promotion-chasing side who need to bounce back from poor display in midweek makes it a tough test for Quakers. Prediction: 1-1[LNB]
