Exeter City: Jansson, Duffy, Seaborne, Archibald-Henville, Taylor, Noone, Harley, Cozic, Dunne, Stewart, Corr
Hartlepool United: Flinders, Austin, Collins, Liddle, Hartley, Brown, Humphreys, Sweeeney, Monkhouse, Boyd, Behan
Pools subs (from): Cook (gk), Bjornsson, Larkin, Rowell, Jones, Haslam, McSweeney, Fredriksen.
City subs (from): Marriott, Stansfield, Tully, Edwards, Fleetwood, Logan, Russell, Sercombe, Bernell.
HARTLEPOOL: Chris Turner hinted at making changes after Tuesday's draw at Stockport, but will decide late after assessing his players in training since the game. Armann Bjornsson is pressing for a start, but the manager could easily opt to stick with the same starting XI.
Injuries: Clark (groin)
Suspensions: None
Leading League scorer: Boyd, Behan 3
Last five League games: DWLDW
Next game: v Grimsby (H), JPT, 06/10
EXETER: Richard Logan is chasing a starting spot after making an impression from the bench in recent games. Goalkeeper Oscar Jansson is on loan from Spurs and will start ahead of Paul Jones, who is nursing a knee injury. Alex Russell was a last-minute withdrawal from the team in midweek, but is back in contention.
Injuries: Jones (knee)
Suspensions: None
Leading League scorer: Logan, Stansfield 2
Last five League games: DLWDL
Key player: Marcus Stewart - wily former Sunderland striker
Referee: James Linington (Newport, Isle of Wight) G8 Y11 R0 Av
Last Pools game: n/a
Head to head: Pools 19, Exeter 29, draws 19
Odds: H7/5; D5/2; A2/1
Its a fact: Pools have won three and drew one of their last four trips to St James Park
Comment by NICK LOUGHLIN: Pools have a solid look away from home and are confident after a good week
Prediction: 1-1
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