Bristol Rovers 4 Hartlepool United 1: Heavy defeat '“ recap all the action
Hartlepool United were soundly beaten by Bristol Rovers after a poor first-half performance at the Memorial Ground.
Pools trailed 3-0 at the break and despite pulling a goal back through Billy Paynter, they couldn’t get back into the game.
Matty Taylor fired a first-half brace for Rovers, with Rory Gaffney’s strike sandwiched between them.
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Hide AdAnd after Paynter’s effort gave Pools hope, Tayklor completed his hat-trick late on.
The result leaves Pools third bottom of League Two.
Our reporter Roy Kelly was at the game bringing you live updates – click below to recap all the action.