Graeme Lee to make one change to his Hartlepool United starting line-up to face Rotherham United in the EFL Trophy semi-final with former Nottingham Forest man returning in our predicted XI

Pools welcome Rotherham United to a sold-out Suit Direct Stadium in the semi-final of the Papa John’s Trophy looking to make it to a Wembley final for the first time in their history where they would face League Two rivals Sutton United.

Graeme Lee’s side have already beaten a number of League One teams en-route to this stage of the competition but will face their toughest test yet against the top seed remaining.

Lee’s side head into the game on the back of an impressive comeback victory over Harrogate Town in the league on Saturday with the Pools boss handed a number of dilemmas when selecting his team.

Pools will be without a number of their January recruits who are cup tied while the likes of captain Nicky Featherstone could make his first start in the competition.

And here is how we predict Pools will line-up.

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