Saints without Mills for Hartlepool trip

The young defender, who was on the bench for Saturday's 2-2 draw against Norwich, will not travel to Victoria Park.Experienced midfielder Paul Wotton was ruled out at the weekend after suffering a knock in training, and he will be checked over.Graeme Murty made his long-awaited return as a substitute after three months out with a knee injury and will be pushing for a start at right-back.Midfielder Lloyd James has been deputising in defence and could be pushed forward into his preferred position if Murty goes in from the off.Manager Alan Pardew has an otherwise fully-fit squad to choose from.

Source: Team_Talk