ICELANDER Armann Bjornsson starts for Hartlepool United, as they face Dagenham and Redbridge at Victoria Park.

James Brown is also back in the starting line up, with Joe Gamble and Ritchie Humphreys on the bench.

Bjornsson is at centre-half in the absence of Sam Collins, while there is also a return to duty for goalkeeper Scott Flinders, named on the bench.

POOLS: Kean; Austin, Bjornsson, Hartley, Horwood; Sweeney, Liddle, Murray; McSweeney, Brown, Monkhouse. Subs: Flinders (gk), Humphreys, Gamble, Boyd, Yantorno, Haslam, Larkin.

DAGENHAM: Roberts; Doe, Arber, Greem, Tomlin, Ogogo, Vincelot, Ilesanmi, Gain, Elito, Morgan. Subs: Antwi, Nurse, Scannell, Savage, Currie, Bingham, Lewington.

Referee: Kevin Evans (Manchester)