Skipper Neil Maddison last night backed Darlington's misfiring strikers to come good.

Second-bottom Quakers, who entertain Third Division high-flyers Hull City tomorrow, have failed to score in four of their last five games - and they have lost them all 1-0.

Woeful finishing prevented Quakers picking up at least a point in Saturday's defeat at Leyton Orient, in a game David Hodgson's men dominated.

Despite creating numerous chances at Brisbane Road, six-goal top scorer Barry Conlon and on-loan striker Lee Matthews were guilty of glaring misses.

"We all know what Baz can do and we've learned a lot about Lee since he came here," said Maddison. "At the minute we don't seem to be having the luck in front of goal.

"We know that we're capable of creating the chances and we are capable of scoring but it just doesn't seem to be happening."

However, the captain believes Quakers' under-fire forwards need only a goal to restore some self-belief in front of goal.

"Sometimes that's all it takes," said Maddison. "Strikers go through these spells but once they start scoring again they normally go on to score a few.

"Hopefully that will be the case for us and we can start picking up some results."

Maddison will lead his teammates out tomorrow against an in-form Hull side who have suffered just one defeat in their last six and sit second in the Third Division.

Midfielder Clark Keltie is ruled out with a knee injury and is expected to be sidelined for a month.

With Andy Collett out for at least four weeks with a shoulder injury, Hodgson will name 16-year-old keeper Jack Norton on the bench as cover for Michael Price.

Hull have already sold in excess of 1,800 tickets for tomorrow's Reynolds Arena clash and fans have been advised to arrive early. Quakers' Boxing Day game with Huddersfield was delayed for 20 minutes due to traffic congestion leading up to the ground.

Meanwhile, the PFA have been reassured by the club's administrators that the Quakers players have been paid half of the wages owed to them, with the other half arriving next week.

On Wednesday deputy chairman of the PFA, Mick McGuire, expressed concerns over the situation.

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