Date:11 Feb 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Victoria Park
Attendance:4,548

Goal!

Live Commentary

88mins Steven Gregory gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Antony Sweeney. Evan Horwood delivers the ball, Peter Hartley takes a shot. Save by Darryl Flahavan.

88mins Sam Collins fouled by Matthew Tubbs, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

85mins Foul by Gary Liddle on Harry Arter, free kick awarded. Gary Liddle booked. Free kick taken by Steve Cook.

83mins Shot from just outside the area by Colin Nish goes over the bar.

82mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Steve Cook. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

81mins (Bournemouth) makes a substitution, with Steve Fletcher coming on for Wesley Thomas.

81mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Darryl Flahavan.

80mins Wesley Thomas gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Peter Hartley. Neil Austin takes the free kick.

79mins Marc Pugh crosses the ball, save made by Scott Flinders.

78mins Corner taken by Evan Horwood from the left by-line, Marc Pugh makes a clearance.

76mins The ball is sent over by Marc Pugh, clearance made by Andy Monkhouse.

74mins Foul by Neil Austin on Marc Pugh, free kick awarded. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Marc Pugh from left wing, save by Scott Flinders.

73mins Donal McDermott concedes a free kick for a foul on Neil Austin. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

71mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Colin Nish. Simon Francis takes the free kick.

69mins Colin Nish on for Luke James.

65mins Corner taken right-footed by Marc Pugh, Neil Austin makes a clearance.

64mins Wesley Thomas takes a shot. Save made by Scott Flinders.

63mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Harry Arter by Luke James. The referee cautions Luke James for unsporting behaviour. Free kick taken by Steve Cook.

61mins Donal McDermott is brought on as a substitute for Scott Malone. Harry Arter comes on in place of Shaun MacDonald.

60mins Wesley Thomas has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide right of the target.

57mins The offside flag is raised against Luke James. Steve Cook takes the indirect free kick.

53mins The ball is delivered by Simon Francis, clearance by Peter Hartley.

52mins Luke James is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Darryl Flahavan.

49mins Marc Pugh fouled by Neil Austin, the ref awards a free kick. Neil Austin is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Steve Cook takes the free kick.

48mins Inswinging corner taken by Luke James from the left by-line, Steve Cook manages to make a clearance.

46mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Darryl Flahavan.

45mins Inswinging corner taken by Evan Horwood from the right by-line. Andy Monkhouse sends in a cross, Luke James produces a header from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.

46mins Scott Malone takes a shot. Save made by Scott Flinders.

43mins Unfair challenge on Luke James by Stephane Zubar results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Neil Austin.

41mins Corner taken by Scott Malone from the right by-line, Steve Cook takes a shot. Blocked by Neil Austin.

41mins The ball is swung over by Marc Pugh, Paul Murray manages to make a clearance.

40mins Corner taken by Marc Pugh from the left by-line, save by Scott Flinders.

38mins Wesley Thomas is caught offside. Free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

37mins A cross is delivered by Steven Gregory, Effort on goal by Wesley Thomas from just inside the area clears the bar.

34mins Matthew Tubbs is caught offside. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

30mins Luke James is caught offside. Darryl Flahavan restarts play with the free kick.

29mins Steven Gregory concedes a free kick for a foul on Antony Sweeney. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

28mins Unfair challenge on Evan Horwood by Scott Malone results in a free kick. Evan Horwood takes the free kick.

25mins James Brown takes a shot. Save by Darryl Flahavan.

23mins Gary Liddle crosses the ball, clearance by Simon Francis.

20mins Unfair challenge on Neil Austin by Charlie Daniels results in a free kick. Scott Flinders restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Unfair challenge on Shaun MacDonald by Gary Liddle results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Steven Gregory.

18mins Handball decision goes against Marc Pugh. Neil Austin takes the free kick.

17mins James Brown challenges Simon Francis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Charlie Daniels, Steve Cook produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar. James Brown is shown a yellow card.

16mins Andy Monkhouse takes a shot. James Brown gets a block in.

16mins The ball is sent over by Gary Liddle, Luke James takes a shot. Save made by Darryl Flahavan.

12mins Corner taken by Charlie Daniels, Scott Flinders makes a save.

10mins Andy Monkhouse takes a shot. Darryl Flahavan makes a save.

8mins Matthew Tubbs is caught offside. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

7mins Neil Austin produces a cross, clearance by Scott Malone.

6mins Steve Cook challenges Luke James unfairly and gives away a free kick. Neil Austin restarts play with the free kick.

4mins Matthew Tubbs produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

2mins Paul Murray sends in a cross, save by Darryl Flahavan.

Corner taken by Luke James, clearance by Shaun MacDonald.

Match Preview

Cooper set to keep the faith Hartlepool manager Neale Cooper is expected to name an unchanged side for the home clash with Bournemouth. Cooper has no new injury or suspension problems as his side look to build on last week's 4-0 home win over Carlisle and stretch their unbeaten league run to five matches. But striker James Poole, sidelined since Boxing Day due to a hamstring injury, must wait a while longer for his comeback. The summer signing from Manchester City had an epidural injection after consulting a specialist on Wednesday and is hoping to return to training next week. Another striker, Colin Larkin (knee), remains a long-term absentee and although Colin Nish is pushing for a return to the starting line-up, Cooper is expected to stick with James Brown and teenager Luke James - three goals in his last four appearances - up front. Bournemouth will be without midfielder Wes Fogden. Fogden suffered an ankle injury during the 1-0 defeat at Chesterfield on January 27 and will not be fit enough to line up against Pools. Matt Tubbs will keep his place up front after netting on his debut against Exeter in midweek, while Scott Malone will be pushing for a start after coming off the bench to score the second goal in the 2-0 victory over the Grecians following his return from injury. Manager Lee Bradbury will be missing captain Adam Barrett, however, who has been ruled out with a hamstring problem, while Mathieu Baudry (hamstring), Joe Partington, Shaun Cooper, Mark Molesley and Nathan Byrne (ankle) are still short of match fitness. Striker Charlie Sheringham will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury, while goalkeeper Shwan Jalal has been sidelined for six weeks after undergoing a routine back operation.

Formation:442Manager: Neale Cooper

Hartlepool

Formation: 442Manager: Lee Bradbury

Bournemouth

Scott Flinders
Neil Austin
Peter Hartley
Sam Collins
Evan Horwood
Antony Sweeney
Gary Liddle
Paul Murray
Andy Monkhouse
Luke James
James Brown
SUBS
Andy Rafferty
Ritchie Humphreys
Colin Nish
Steven Haslam
Jack Baldwin

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Away

Darryl Flahavan
Simon Francis
Steve Cook
Stephane Zubar
Charlie Daniels
Marc Pugh
Steven Gregory
Shaun MacDonald
Scott Malone
Matthew Tubbs
Wesley Thomas
SUBS
Dan Thomas
Harry Arter
Stephen Purches
Donal McDermott
Steve Fletcher

Match Report

Pools settle for hard-earned point Hartlepool and Bournemouth played out an attritional goalless draw in freezing conditions at Victoria Park. In one of only three League One games to go ahead, neither side looked like breaking the deadlock. Pools, now five games unbeaten under new boss Neale Cooper, had two early openings. First in a frantic goalmouth scramble, the ball would not fall for either Sam Collins or Andy Monkhouse to nail a clear strike on goal. Then Gary Liddle swept over an early cross from the right and teenager Luke James, watched by a number of scouts from higher division clubs, flicked a header at goal that was plucked out of the air by Bournemouth goalkeeper Darryl Flahaven. But as the half went on, the Cherries started to get on top. Wesley Thomas should have scored in the 38th minute, but he blazed high over from 10 yards after a clever cut back from Marc Pugh. Then Pools had Evan Horwood to thank for a stretched goalline clearance in the 44th minute after a header from Steve Cook looked like creeping in. Antony Sweeney prodded over from 10 yards in the second half, but further chances were scarce.

Form Guide

LLWDDW Hartlepool VS Bournemouth WDWWLW

Last Meetings

Bournemouth 1 - 2 Hartlepool 24/09/2011 Hartlepool 2 - 2 Bournemouth 30/04/2011 Bournemouth 0 - 1 Hartlepool 11/12/2010 Bournemouth 2 - 0 Hartlepool 01/03/2008 Hartlepool 1 - 1 Bournemouth 18/11/2007 Hartlepool 2 - 1 Bournemouth 10/12/2005

Top Scorers

Hartlepool J Poole 6 CJ Nish 4 A Boyd 3 A Sweeney 3 P Hartley 3 L James 3 NA Solano 2 A Monkhouse 2 G Liddle 2 P Murray 1 S Collins 1 E Horwood 1 J Brown 1 N Luscombe 1 Bournemouth W Thomas 10 M Pugh 6 H Arter 3 S Malone 3 S Gregory 2 W Fogden 2 S Fletcher 1 A Barrett 1 M Symes 1 M Tubbs 1 C Daniels 1 C Sheringham 1

Goals

Hartlepool Total goals 72 Goals per game 36 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Bournemouth Total goals 73 Goals per game 37 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins