Colchester boss Wayne Brown could hand debuts to a trio of signings landed ahead of the transfer deadline against League Two rivals Hartlepool.Newcastle midfielder Matty Longstaff and Crawley frontman Kwesi Appiah both joined the club on loan on Thursday, two days after striker Beryly Lubula’s arrival from Blackpool on a similar basis, and all three will hope to be involved for the first t...Full Story »

Joel Matip and Curtis Jones are back in training ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Newcastle on Wednesday evening.While Jurgen Klopp issued promising updates on Diogo Jota and Thiago Alcantara – with the former set to return to training later this week – neither will be available to face the Magpies.Ibrahima Konate, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caoimhin Kelleher and...Full Story »

A penalty by George Moncur and goals from Charlie Kelman, Paul Smyth and Ruel Sotiriou earned League Two leaders Leyton Orient a 4-2 home win against strugglers Hartlepool.Despite pulling two goals back through Wesley McDonald and Josh Umerah, it was not enough and the visitors dropped to second-bottom as a result.Kelman burst into the box and won a second-minute penalty when he was pulled back ...Full Story »

Walsall will be without Joe Riley against Grimsby with the summer signing still struggling with injury.The midfielder is yet to make an appearance for the Saddlers since joining from Carlisle.Boss Michael Flynn is in the dark over when Riley, who has an unspecified problem, will be available again.Riley remains on the sidelines with Conor Wilkinson, Joss Labadie, Oisin McEntee and Liam Gordon.An...Full Story »

Cardiff are without left-back Joel Bagan for Saturday’s home game with Preston.Bagan sustained a head injury in the early stages of the 2-0 Severnside derby defeat at Bristol City on Sunday and was unable to continue.Having lost first-choice left-back Jamilu Collins to serious knee damage in the previous game at West Brom, boss Steve Morison reacted to Bagan’s injury at Ashton Gate b...Full Story »

Wigan defender Joe Bennett is available for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Burnley after his recent red card was overturned on appeal.Bennett was given his marching orders in the early stages of last Saturday’s win at Birmingham but will now not have to serve a suspension.Forward Charlie Wyke will be carefully assessed after coming off the bench at St Andrews for his firs...Full Story »

Sky Bet League Two leaders Leyton Orient remain without last season’s top goalscorer Aaron Drinan for Saturday’s visit of Hartlepool.Drinan has yet to feature for the O’s this term but has stepped up his recovery from a quad injury with a view to making his comeback in next week’s Papa John’s Trophy match with Oxford.Boss Richie Wellens is expected to have captain D...Full Story »

Andy Cook struck twice in the second half to earn Bradford’s first away win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Hartlepool.Bradford looked good value for their sixth-minute lead when Scott Banks ignored Harry Chapman’s overlapping run to curl a sweet left-footed finish inside the bottom left corner.But Hartlepool, now without a first win under manager Paul Hartley in five League Two ...Full Story »

Mark Hughes praised his Bradford players for coming away from a tough week on the road with three points at Hartlepool.The Bantams, who lost in midweek at Colchester, were good value for a 3-1 victory at Pools to earn a first away win of the campaign.With the scores level, Bradford striker Andy Cook scored his side’s second in the 65th minute before capping the win with a fine stoppage-tim...Full Story »

Swansea will be without Joel Latibeaudiere for the Sky Bet Championship match against Luton as the defender is set for a spell on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder.The defender was carried off on a stretcher following a heavy fall during the first half of Tuesday night’s draw against Millwall and is expected to be out for around four months.Jamie Paterson continues his own rehab...Full Story »

Callum Cooke is in line to start against his former club as Hartlepool prepare to welcome Bradford to the Suit Direct Stadium.The 25-year-old midfielder spent the last three seasons at the Bantams before being released this summer and will be eager to prove a point come Saturday afternoon.Defender Alex Lacey played a full 90 minutes in their midweek stalemate with Tranmere despite battling illne...Full Story »

Peterborough are waiting for the results of a scan on Joel Randall but the midfielder is likely to miss the visit of Lincoln.The 22-year-old fell awkwardly in training and injured his shoulder and collarbone which ruled him out of the midweek win over Sheffield Wednesday and he is not expected to return at the weekend.Fellow midfielder Kwame Poku could make his first appearance of the season aft...Full Story »

Paul Hartley wants to see further improvements after watching Hartlepool record a second goalless draw in a row at the Suit Direct Stadium.Even though Pools did not lose to Tranmere, Hartley is keen to get three points on the board for the first time since taking over in the summer.And the Hartlepool boss thinks that his new-look side still need to do more in the final third, having scored just ...Full Story »

Danny Cowley is set to still be without Joe Morrell for Tuesday’s clash with Cambridge, despite the midfielder’s return to training.The Wales international is back in full training following a hernia operation which has ruled him out since pre-season but is unlikely to be included in the squad.Captain Clark Robertson (foot) was also unavailable for the weekend win at Cheltenham and h...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley is confident it is only a matter of time before his side start winning games after their poor start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat at Northampton on Saturday.Pools remain winless after four games in all competitions and they were beaten again on a sweltering afternoon at Sixfields.Tyler Magloire’s close-range header gave Northampton the lead but H...Full Story »

Northampton registered their second victory of the season with a hard-fought 2-1 success over winless Hartlepool at a sweltering Sixfields on Saturday.Josh Umerah cancelled out Tyler Magloire’s opener in the first half but Louis Appere grabbed the winner to give the Cobblers seven points from their first three games.Appere was unable to connect cleanly with Mitch Pinnock’s cross in a...Full Story »

Joey Barton pointed to Bristol Rovers’ fine defensive display as well as summer signing John Marquis after the forward scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Oxford.Rovers made it back-to-back victories in Sky Bet League One thanks to Marquis’ first goal for the West Country club.A clever free-kick routine in the first half led to Aaron Collins touching on and Marquis heading in f...Full Story »

Ben Fox could feature for Northampton when they face Hartlepool.The midfielder joined the Cobblers earlier in the transfer window and had his first taste of competitive action against Wycombe in midweek.Brighton loanee Marc Leonard could also push for minutes after starting against the Chairboys in midweek.Right-back Aaron McGowan is expected to be sidelined with a knee injury.Hartlepool will mo...Full Story »

Dilan Markanday scored his first senior goal as Blackburn thumped Hartlepool 4-0 in the Carabao Cup.Despite a starting XI with an average age of 21, the Championship leaders were far too good for their League Two opponents and never looked back after Scott Wharton headed Rovers into a 32nd-minute lead.Bradley Dack and Tyrhys Dolan made sure of the win with goals just after the restart and Markan...Full Story »

Joe Wollacott made the crucial save in a penalty shootout to send Charlton through 5-3 against QPR following a 1-1 draw.The goalkeeper kept out the first spot-kick by Stefan Johansen.Miles Leaburn created the first chance for the hosts after 10 minutes when he headed over a Sean Clare cross, while Niko Hamalainen blasted over the crossbar for QPR a minute later.Charlton were on the front foot mo...Full Story »