This is why Hartlepool United's Luke Charman didn't feature against Morecambe
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Nicky Featherstone has provided a fitness update on Luke Charman after he missed the Morecambe draw in midweek.
Managerless Pools dropped more points at home with the disappointing draw on home soil, Charman was a big miss for the hosts. The attacker, who has been one of the outstanding performers so far this season, was seen leaving Victoria Park on crutches after trudging off 81 minutes into the previous weekend's much-needed win over Solihull Moors.
Providing an update to Red Radio, interim boss Featherstone said about Charman: “Luke is day-by-day, it’s bone bruising, it’s an impact injury. Nothing is broken but it’s more on a pain threshold. They are sore those ones and where he has injured his foot is exactly where he kicks a football.”
Looking ahead to the team news for the weekend trip to FC Halifax Town, Featherstone added: “We will get a couple in (training sessions) by then. It’s important the lads recover and do everything they can to recover from tonight’s game. We had a long period without a game and we have a game on Saturday but that’s the demands of being a professional footballer.”
On Tuesday, Pools went ahead after just three minutes when Adam Campbell lofted the ball over goalkeeper Jamal Blackman and the forward came close to adding a second shortly afterwards, firing inches wide.
Blackman was called into action again to deny Danny Johnson and Ludwig Francillette nodded over for Morecambe just before half-time.
The Shrimps levelled five minutes after the break when Admiral Muskwe slotted home from the penalty spot and Blackman made a vital stoppage-time save from Campbell’s effort before Nathan Sheron’s follow-up attempt was cleared.