Pools continue to miss key men

01 April 2011 11:31
Hartlepool first-team coach Mick Wadsworth has several injury worries for the trip to struggling Swindon. Striker James Brown will continue to miss out with an ankle problem and defender Neil Austin remains sidelined through a calf tear. Top scorer Antony Sweeney will be absent for the fourth game in a row as he continues to recover from a bad gash on his ankle. Forward Ryan Donaldson has returned to Newcastle after his loan deal expired. He failed to score in 12 appearances. Wadsworth has made three substitutions in each of Pools' last six matches and is likely to call on options from the bench once more. The sides shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw when they met in August, with Hartlepool surrendering a two-goal advantage. Pools have not kept a clean sheet away from home since January 18.

Source: PA