Hartlepool United FC vs AFC Wimbledon - No new worries for Craig Hignett ahead of Hartlepool's clash with AFC Wimbledon

Posted Thursday, March 24, 2016 by PA

Hartlepool boss Craig Hignett has no fresh injury concerns for the home clash with AFC Wimbledon.

Defender Rob Jones has missed the last two matches with a head injury sustained against Dagenham and he remains a doubt.

Full-back Michael Duckworth is progressing well after a hernia operation, while Harry Worley continued his comeback from ankle surgery with another run-out for the reserves in midweek.

Pools are unbeaten in four games and have kept two successive clean sheets in away games at Newport and Crawley.

AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley welcomes Adebayo Akinfenwa and Ryan Sweeney back from suspension.

Akinfenwa served a two-match ban after being sent off against Bristol Rovers, while Sweeney comes back from a one-game suspension having seen red against Morecambe.

The Dons beat York 2-1 last weekend and a win could see them move into the play-off positions, but they have fitness concerns over a number of important players.

Ardley did not name the players he will make last minute decisions on but told the club's official website that one player is rated as doubtful due to illness, while two others have had to sit out training.