The first match since Mark Cooper's exit sees Darlington make five changes to the side that lost at Braintree Town last week. Craig Liddle is in caretaker charge for today's FA Cup match with Hinckley United and he recalls Sam Russell, John Campbell and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson, all of which had been dropped in recent weeks by Cooper.

Also returning at The Northern Echo Arena are Liam Hatch and Paul Arnison as Quakers bid to reach the first round proper of the competition.

Some of the changes are enforced as on loan midfielder Chris Atkinson has not been granted permission to play by Huddersfield, while Ole Soderberg's loan spell from Newcastle United is over.

Adam Rundle drops to the bench, but there is no place for on loan striker Nialle Rodney, who was granted permission to play by Bradford, while Exodus Geohagon is ill says Liddle.

Hinckley are in the lower reaches of the division below Darlington having lost eight of their games this season, the same total as Quakers.

Darlington: Russell; Arnison, G Taylor, Lee, Brown; Bridge-Wilkinson, Chandler, K Taylor; Bowman, Hatch, Campbell. Subs: Nixon (gk), Walshaw, Sanchez-Munoz, McReady, J Gray, Rundle, Hopson

Referee: Scott Duncan (Newcastle)