Story of the day: Exeter City 2-2 Hartlepool United - Pools come back to secure their place in FA Cup third round draw

Hartlepool United are in the hat for Monday night’s FA Cup third round draw following a thrilling two goal comeback to draw 2-2 at Exeter City.

The League Two side were dominant in the first half and led 2-0 through goals from Ryan Bowman and Nigel Atangana put the hosts in control.

But Dave Challinor’s side came out strong in the second half with a fine display as they came from two down for the second time in a week as they forced a replay at Victoria Park next Tuesday.

Pools will be ball number 52 in the third round draw. Scroll through our live blog to see how events unfolded at St. James’ Park...