Match Preview: Southend United v Hartlepool United (From The Advertiser Series)

Match Preview: Southend United v Hartlepool United

3:44pm Friday 11th December 2009

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SOUTHEND
Mildenhall
Grant Morrison Barrett Malone
Laurent Christophe McCormack Barnard
Walker Moussa.

Boyd Bjornsson
Monkhouse Sweeney Humphreys McSweeney
Hartley Liddle Collins Austin
Flinders
HARTLEPOOL

Pools subs: Cook (gk), Clark, Jones, Rowell, Cherel, Greulich, Fredriksen, Purvis.
Southend subs: Joyce, O'Keefe, Scannell, Freedman, Asante.

HARTLEPOOL: Ritchie Jones has recovered from the illness which forced him out of last weekend's win over Millwall, but is likely to be on the bench, as Chris Turner sticks with the same starting XI. That means Leon McSweeney starts on the right, and Armann Bjornsson stays up front with Adam Boyd. For the 15th game in a row, the back five stays the same. Teenager Dylan Purvis has been handed a squad number and travelled yesterday.
Injuries: Brown (knee), Behan (ankle), Haslam (hernia), Larkin (hamstring)
Suspensions: None
Leading League scorers: Monkhouse, Boyd 6
Last five League games: WLLLW
Next game: v Yeovil (H) 19/12

SOUTHEND: Right-back Simon Francis is banned and the available Jean Francois Cristophe returns to midfield. Osi Sankofa is back in training after a knee injury, but won't be considered. Up front, former Pools loanee James Walker starts.
Suspensions: Francis
Injuries: MVoto (hip)
Leading League scorer: Barnard 12
Last five League games: LLLWL
Key player: Alan McCormack - drives his team on from midfield

Referee: Phil Gibbs (Birmingham) G19 Y60 R1
Last Pools game: v Stockport (A) 10/3/9 3Y
Head to head: Pools 12, Southend 20, draws 8
Odds: H5/4; A5/2; D 5/2

It's a fact: Pools have had a player sent off in each of their last two visits to Roots Hall
Comment by Nick Loughlin: Last week's win proved Pools can cope with their current spate of injuries - now they have to show it away from home as well
Prediction: 1-1

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