Preview: Darlington vs Warrington Town

Warrington Town are back on the road this weekend as they make the journey to the north-east to face Darlington in the National League North.

The Yellows will be looking to build on their 2-0 victory against early promotion hopefuls Hereford in midweek.

Standing in their way this weekend is a Darlington side who sit three places below them in 18th, but Paul Carden's men will be more than aware of the threat the Quakers pose on home soil, having picked up 10 of their 14 points at Blackwell Meadows.

Below, we've compiled everything you need to know ahead of the fixture.

Team news

After another goalscoring cameo from the bench, captain Josh Amis will be pushing for his first start of the season against Darlington on Saturday.

Defender Ollie Southern trained on Thursday night after he left the field in the first half of Tuesday's game with a knock.

Paul Carden is hoping to add at least one loan player ahead of tomorrow's trip to Blackwell Meadows.

Paul Carden preview

Warrington Town manager Paul Carden has tasked his side to maintain a level of consistent defensive stability as they look to progress further up the table.

Tuesday evening's victory over Hereford was the first time the Yellows have kept a clean sheet since the 1-0 victory over Peterborough Sports in their opening home game of the season.

Carden's side will head to Darlington this weekend as they look to claim their 10th point in the month of October.

"What we can’t be is gung-ho, from what I can gather, we’ve been too open and strung out and it can’t be that way," Carden said.

"If that means changing things to get results, so be it.

"We’ve got good players in the final third of the pitch who can cause teams problems, but we need to make sure we’re tight at the back.

"It’s been a long time since we won at home and that should lift us.

"Your home form has to be what moves you up the league because going away in this league is really tough.

"To get the points we have is a really good return in terms of the away games, but we certainly need to be better at home."

Match information

Saturday's National League North fixture at Blackwell Meadows kicks off at 3:00pm. Match tickets, available to buy online or at the turnstiles, are priced as follows:

Standing - 

• Adults: £16
• Concessions: £12
• Juniors (12-17yrs): £6
• Child (U12 + paying adult): Free

Seating -

• Adults: £18
• Concessions: £14
• Juniors (12-17yrs): £8
• Child (U12 + paying adult): Free

For supporters who cannot attend, live audio coverage will be available via the Yellows Mixlr channel.

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