Hartlepool United's fixture with Mansfield Town handed new date

Paul Hartley’s side were set to travel to the One Call Stadium on Saturday, October 1, with kick-off at 3pm, but the fixture has been given a new date having been brought forward.

Pools will now take on Nigel Clough’s side on Friday, September 30, with kick-off at 7.45pm.

Pools’ last visit to Mansfield came on Boxing Day last year in a game which saw the Stags come from 2-0 down to defeat Graeme Lee’s side 3-2.

Goals from Luke Molyneux and Nicky Featherstone were cancelled out by an 11-minute blitz from John-Joe O’Toole, Jordan Bowery and George Maris before Gavan Holohan saw a late equaliser controversially ruled out.

Former Pools striker Rhys Oates is likely to miss the fixture after picking up a chest injury, with the 27-year-old set for a spell on the sidelines.