Darlington play host to Hereford with the evergreen Julian Joachim joining the ever-increasing list of casualties in Dave Penney's squad.Joachim sustained an ankle problem in last Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Stockport and, along with fellow forward Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu (Achilles), is now rated as extremely doubtful to face the Bulls.

Ndumbu-Nsungu has missed the last three games and if he and Joachim fail to prove their fitness then Tommy Wright could be Penney's only fit striker this weekend.

And even Wright is being hampered by a hip problem, handing the Quakers boss plenty to ponder.

Attacking duo Pawel Abbott (knee) and Greg Blundell (stomach) also remain a couple of weeks away from a possible return as the Quakers bid to end a five-game winless streak.

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