Hartlepool United FC vs Mansfield Town preview - Moore to keep the faith

Hartlepool manager Ronnie Moore is expected to name the same starting line-up again for the home game against Mansfield.

Pools registered back-to-back wins for the first time this season with victory at Oxford in midweek and Moore has no new injury or suspension problems.

Moore must decide whether to stick with the same 3-5-2 formation following successive wins on the road, but on-loan Cambridge striker Ryan Bird and Jonathan Franks are expected to resume up front.

Fellow forward Scott Fenwick (ankle), defenders Stuart Parnaby (knee) and Matthew Bates (leg, plus midfielder Michael Woods (ankle) are all still out.

Rakish Bingham is a slight injury doubt for Mansfield against his former loan club.

The striker, who had a month-long stint at Pools at the beginning of 2015, climbed off the bench to score the Stags' late winner against AFC Wimbledon but he also sustained a knock on Tuesday night.

Mansfield manager Adam Murray is hopeful of extending winger Jeffrey Monakana's loan spell from Brighton ahead of the weekend.

Defender Michael Raynes is nearing a return to contention after a hamstring injury but Liam Hearn, Luke Jones and Matty Blair remain long-term absentees.