Here's how I expect Hartlepool to line up tomorrow:
GK Killip
RB Cass (on loan from Newcastle)
CB Odusina
CB Johnson
LB Ferguson
DM Featherstone
RM Donaldson
CM Shelton
CM Holohan
LM Ofosu
CF Bloomfield/Oates/Parkhouse(on loan from Sheff United)
They are an attacking-minded team that, like us, like to play "pretty football" so it should be quite an enjoyable game for neutral fans (if there are any). They are dangerous all over the pitch, they have two wingers that like to drift inside and score goals, both the central midfielders attack the box and often get on the scoresheet and the full backs both bomb forwards and get crosses into the box for the forwards to attack. They are often left with three men back (the two CBs and Featherstone) so I wonder if we will be looking to counter them and win the transitions - potentially a game Ceesay could be effective in with his pace. It'll be a tough ask but if we are 100% there defensively and we are more clinical in front of goal than we have been this season I am certain we can get something from this game.
Predicted lineup:
Thompson
Senior
Mullarkey
Sutton
Hampson
Moult
Potter
Mooney
Hancock
Ceesay
Peers
Densmore
Hannigan
Richman
Kosylo
Fisayo
Come on Alty!