Date:20 Oct 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Victoria Park
Attendance:3,852

Akpan (14)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Steve Howard gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dannie Bulman. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Jones. Steve Howard goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

93mins Simon Walton concedes a free kick for a foul on Nicky Adams. Simon Walton booked for dissent. Free kick taken by Billy Clarke.

92mins Effort from deep inside the area by Nathan Luscombe misses to the right of the goal.

92mins Corner taken right-footed by Simon Walton from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Dannie Bulman.

91mins Gary Alexander challenges Jack Baldwin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

90mins Corner from left by-line taken by Simon Walton.

88mins Foul by Steve Howard on Gary Alexander, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Paul Jones. (Crawley Town) makes a substitution, with Dannie Bulman coming on for Hope Akpan.

88mins The ball is swung over by Nathan Byrne, save made by Scott Flinders.

87mins Nicky Adams has an effort at goal. Neil Austin gets a block in.

86mins Sam Collins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Alexander. Paul Jones takes the free kick.

85mins Unfair challenge on Steve Howard by Claude Davis results in a free kick. Neil Austin restarts play with the free kick. The referee shows Claude Davis a yellow card.

85mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Steve Howard on Nicky Adams. Free kick taken by Paul Jones.

82mins Corner from right by-line taken by Nicky Adams. Mike Jones takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Scott Flinders makes a save.

82mins The ball is sent over by James Poole, save made by Paul Jones.

76mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Claude Davis on James Poole. Free kick crossed right-footed by Simon Walton, save made by Paul Jones. The offside flag is raised against Steve Howard. Paul Jones takes the indirect free kick. Mark Connolly comes on in place of Kyle McFadzean. Jordan Richards joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jonathan Franks.

75mins The referee blows for offside against Billy Clarke. Direct free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

74mins Unfair challenge on Nathan Byrne by Antony Sweeney results in a free kick. Nathan Byrne restarts play with the free kick. Billy Clarke replaces Jonathan Forte.

72mins Unfair challenge on James Poole by Claude Davis results in a free kick. Jonathan Franks takes the direct free kick. Shot by Neil Austin. Blocked by Hope Akpan.

72mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jonathan Forte on Neil Austin. Scott Flinders restarts play with the free kick.

71mins Drilled right-footed shot by Neil Austin. Save made by Paul Jones. Inswinging corner taken by Simon Walton, clearance made by Mike Jones.

71mins Foul by Hope Akpan on Steve Howard, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Simon Walton.

69mins Nicky Adams takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Antony Sweeney makes a clearance. Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nicky Adams, Effort from inside the area by Hope Akpan misses to the right of the goal.

68mins Unfair challenge on Hope Akpan by Steve Howard results in a free kick. Nathan Byrne takes the free kick.

66mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Poole by Kyle McFadzean. Nathan Luscombe delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.

64mins The ball is delivered by Nathan Byrne, clearance by Neil Austin.

63mins Jack Baldwin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nicky Adams. Direct free kick taken by Nicky Adams. Jack Baldwin goes into the book.

61mins Unfair challenge on Antony Sweeney by Josh Simpson results in a free kick. Simon Walton fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Hope Akpan.

60mins (Hartlepool) makes a substitution, with Nathan Luscombe coming on for Ryan Noble.

59mins Centre by Jonathan Franks, clearance made by Claude Davis. Neil Austin concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Alexander. Mat Sadler takes the free kick.

58mins Josh Simpson produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

56mins The ball is swung over by Nicky Adams, Scott Flinders makes a save.

55mins Centre by Nicky Adams.

53mins Hope Akpan handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Neil Austin produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save by Paul Jones. Inswinging corner taken by James Poole from the right by-line. Centre by James Poole, clearance by Claude Davis.

51mins Josh Simpson challenges Jonathan Franks unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

51mins The ball is sent over by Jonathan Forte, clearance by Jack Baldwin.

51mins A cross is delivered by Nicky Adams, save by Scott Flinders.

50mins The offside flag is raised against Ryan Noble. Claude Davis restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Centre by Nicky Adams, Neil Austin manages to make a clearance.

45mins Jonathan Franks has an effort at goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

45mins Mat Sadler challenges Jonathan Franks unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Jonathan Franks.

44mins Unfair challenge on Steve Howard by Claude Davis results in a free kick. Jonathan Franks takes the free kick. Simon Walton takes a shot. Blocked by Mike Jones. Nicky Adams receives a caution for dissent.

43mins The ball is swung over by Mat Sadler, Foul by Jonathan Forte on Scott Flinders, free kick awarded. Scott Flinders restarts play with the free kick.

42mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Nicky Adams, Scott Flinders makes a save.

40mins Effort on goal by Gary Alexander from 20 yards. Save by Scott Flinders. Corner from the left by-line taken by Nicky Adams, clearance by Jack Baldwin.

39mins The ball is swung over by Mike Jones. Jonathan Forte is caught offside. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

38mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Josh Simpson by Simon Walton. Kyle McFadzean takes the direct free kick.

37mins The referee blows for offside. Paul Jones restarts play with the free kick.

33mins The ball is crossed by Darren Holden.

32mins Nicky Adams sends in a cross, clearance by Darren Holden. Corner taken by Nicky Adams from the left by-line, clearance made by Sam Collins.

31mins Ryan Noble is ruled offside. Paul Jones takes the direct free kick.

31mins The official flags Jonathan Forte offside. Free kick taken by Scott Flinders.

29mins Jonathan Franks crosses the ball.

26mins The ball is sent over by Nathan Byrne, Scott Flinders makes a save.

25mins Jonathan Forte is ruled offside. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.

23mins Mike Jones has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

23mins Shot from 20 yards from Josh Simpson. Scott Flinders makes a save.

21mins Shot by Neil Austin from 25 yards. Save by Paul Jones.

19mins Jonathan Forte has a drilled shot. Scott Flinders makes a save.

19mins The ball is swung over by Jonathan Franks, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance.

18mins Effort on goal by Nicky Adams from 25 yards. Save by Scott Flinders.

17mins Unfair challenge on Jack Baldwin by Gary Alexander results in a free kick. Scott Flinders restarts play with the free kick.

14mins Hope Akpan fires in a goal from just outside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Hartlepool 0-1 Crawley Town.

14mins Corner taken by Nicky Adams played to the near post, Antony Sweeney makes a clearance.

12mins The ball is crossed by Nicky Adams.

11mins Effort on goal by Ryan Noble from outside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the bar.

10mins Jonathan Forte challenges Jack Baldwin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Simon Walton.

8mins The ball is crossed by Nathan Byrne, save by Scott Flinders.

7mins Mike Jones delivers the ball, clearance by Antony Sweeney.

6mins The ball is crossed by Nathan Byrne, save by Scott Flinders.

4mins The ball is swung over by Hope Akpan. Corner taken right-footed by Nicky Adams from the right by-line, Steve Howard manages to make a clearance.

3mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Steve Howard on Kyle McFadzean. Paul Jones takes the free kick.

The ball is swung over by Jonathan Franks, clearance made by Claude Davis.

Mat Sadler delivers the ball, save made by Scott Flinders.

Match Preview

Pools full-back battling to be fit in time Hartlepool defender Evan Horwood is hoping to return to contention for the home game with Crawley. Left-back Horwood missed the midweek defeat at Leyton Orient with a heel injury, but manager Neale Cooper will be keen to recall him to his starting line-up. Pools will be without strikers Luke James, who has a groin strain, and on-loan Charlie Wyke, who has returned to parent club Middlesbrough for treatment on his badly cut ankle, so manager Neale Cooper must decide who to partner alongside Steve Howard up front. Midfielder Andy Monkhouse will miss out again with the ankle ligament injury that has kept him out of the last three matches. Centre-half Sam Collins, striker James Poole and midfielder Simon Walton may come into contention for a start as Pools chase their first league win in 10 matches. Claude Davis returns to contention for Crawley as they make the long trip north. Davis has recovered from the thigh injury he picked up in the 3-1 victory over Bournemouth at the beginning of the month and will provide stiff competition for his fellow defenders. Boss Richie Barker may also be able to call on utility man Shaun Cooper after he returned to training following a groin injury. Nicky Adams will retain his place in midfield and look to build on the impressive form he showed in the 3-2 win over Bury, when he scored twice. The Red Devils had lost their two games prior to that victory but they remain in the top four.

Formation:442Manager: Neale Cooper

Hartlepool

Formation: 442Manager: Richie Barker

Crawley Town

Scott Flinders
Neil Austin
Sam Collins
Jack Baldwin
Darren Holden
Jonathan Franks
Antony Sweeney
Simon Walton
James Poole
Ryan Noble
Steve Howard
SUBS
Adam McHugh
Ritchie Humphreys
Nathan Luscombe
Greg Rutherford
Jordan Richards
Nathan Buddle
Lewis Hawkins

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Paul Jones
Mat Sadler
Kyle McFadzean
Claude Davis
Nathan Byrne
Nicky Adams
Hope Akpan
Mike Jones
Josh Simpson
Gary Alexander
Jonathan Forte
SUBS
Michel Kuipers
Mark Connolly
Billy Clarke
Sergio Torres
David Hunt
Nick Ajose
Dannie Bulman

Match Report

Form Guide

DLLLDL Hartlepool VS Crawley Town DLWWLW

Last Meetings

Top Scorers

Hartlepool J Franks 2 S Howard 1 A Monkhouse 1 E Horwood 1 J Poole 1 C Lynch 1 L James 1 Crawley Town N Adams 5 G Alexander 3 K McFadzean 2 H Akpan 2 N Ajose 2 J Forte 1 J Simpson 1 N Byrne 1 J Walsh 1

Goals

Hartlepool Total goals 31 Goals per game 10 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Crawley Town Total goals 40 Goals per game 19 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) Period 11-20 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins