Hartlepool United 1 Crawley Town 0 RECAP: Reds sunk by late Pools winner on opening day
The Reds will look to get the new season off to a winning start away at newly-promoted Hartlepool United this afternoon (3pm). And you can follow all the action here with our live blog. Just scroll down the page for fresh updates as the game progresses
LIVE: Hartlepool United 1 Crawley Town 0
Key Events
- Hartlepool United mark their return to EFL action against Crawley Town at Victoria Park this afternoon.
- It’s been over four years since Pools’ last League Two match.
- Pools doubts: Mark Cullen (hamstring)
- Pools outs: Joe Grey (back), Tom Crawford (illness)
- Pools: Killip, Sterry, Ferguson, Liddle, Odusina, Bryne, Shelton, Featherstone (C), Holohan, Molyneux, Olomola. Pools subs: Mitchell, Smith, Ogle, Daly, Francis-Angol, Cullen.
- Crawley: Morris, Davies, Gallacher, Craig (C), Powell, Nadesan, Frost, Tunnicliffe, Matthews, Payne, Hessenthaler. Crawley subs: Tilley, Francillette, Ferry, Ashford, Khaleel, Nria Noukey, Dallison.
Welcome back! It’s EFL time!
Oh it feels good to have Hartlepool United back in the Football League.
After a difficult 18 months for everyone, today’s the day where fans will return in their droves to Victoria Park to see Pools take on Crawley Town in League Two.
Just over six weeks since the dramatic National League promotion final win over Torquay United, Dave Challinor has assembled a squad at a frantic pace in order to be ready for the new season.
The sense of hope, optimism and just a tad of anxiety is in the air going into the new season as who knows what it about to unfold over the next nine months?
Hopefully for Pools, it will be far better than any of their recent League Two ventures! Either way, we’ll have it all covered here at The Hartlepool Mail.
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