Source: Northern_Echo
Quinn returns for Quakers
Defender Adam Quinn returns the side for part one of the Gateshead versus Darlington trilogy this evening. Defender Adam Quinn returns the side for part one of the Gateshead versus Darlington trilogy this evening. The centre-back replaces Dan Burn who recently returned from a knee injury and he is availability is crucial to Quakers as Quinn cannot play in the FA Trophy. He is cup-tied, as is Michael Smith, John McReady and Greg Taylor, so cannot be selected when the teams meet in the FA Trophy. The first leg is at The Northern Echo Arena on Saturday, but first up is this evening's league encounter at the International Stadium. Darlington retain a chance of reaching the play-offs, in eighth place and eight points from fifth, though the Heed may now be focussing their efforts on the Trophy as they have rested leading scorer Jon Shaw who has a slight groin strain. Defender James Curtis has sustained a hamstring injury in training that may keep him out of the semi-final meetings while ex-Quakers winger Craig Nelthorpe has a hip problem. But in the Gateshead side are former Darlington duo Adam Rundle and Richard Offiong, both of whom are making their first home starts after signing recently. Both teams come into the game in good form with Gateshead having lost only two of their last 15 matches while Darlington have lost only once. Gateshead (4-4-2): Deasy; Tavernier, Clark, Jones, Liddle; Brittain, Turnbull, Winn, Rundle; Fisher, Offiong. Subs: Farman (gk), Baxter, Baptist, Marwood, Gillies Darlington (4-1-2-1-2): Russell; Arnison, Miller, Quinn, Brown; Chandler; Verma, G Smith; Bridge-Wilkinson; Hatch, M Smith. Subs: St Louis-Hamilton (gk), Taylor, McReady, Wright, Senior Referee: James Adcock (Nottingham)