Story of the day: Hartlepool United 1-1 Exeter City – Pools drop points at Victoria Park for the first time this season
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Luke Molyneux’s first Football League goal gave Pools a first half lead before Exeter’s Sam Nombe equalised before the break.
The second half saw a few half chances but neither side were able to find the winner as they had to settle for a point.
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FULL-TIME: Hartlepool United 1 (Molyneux 25’) Exeter City 1 (Nombe 41’)
Key Events
- Hartlepool United, with a newly contracted Dave Challinor, host Exeter City at Victoria Park this afternoon.
- The Grecians sit level on points with Pools in the table but are a place above them due to superior goal difference.
- Pools XI: Killip; Jones, Francis-Angol, Byrne, Hendrie, Sterry; Featherstone, Shelton, Daly; Molyneux, Fondop
- Pools subs: Mitchell, Odusina, Ogle, Smith, Goodwin, Cook, Cullen
- Pools bookings: Byrne (90)
- Exeter XI: Dawson; Caprice, Ray, Jay, Nombe, Key (Edwards 84), Dieng (Atangana 69), Taylor (Collins 56), Brown, Sweeney, Hartridge
- Exeter subs: Lee, Atangana, Collins, Amond, Daniel, Kite, Edwards
- Exeter bookings: Ray (46), Dieng (59)
- Referee: Leigh Doughty
- Attendance: 5,194 (171 Exeter)
More news at Pools behind the scenes
Lee Rust and Adrian Bevington have been appointed to the club’s board.
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The BIG news at Pools - Dave Challinor signs a new three year deal
It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for as Hartlepool United manager Dave Challinor has signed a new deal at the club until the summer of 2024.
The Pools boss commented: “The welcome me and my family have had at the club has been extraordinary. Since I came in, I knew how big the club was for this town but probably didn’t expect the connection between one club and its fans to be so big.”
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It’s matchday as Pools host Exeter City at Victoria Park looking to continue their perfect start to life at home in League Two.
Hartlepool have won all four of their league matches at The Vic so far this campaign but Exeter are unbeaten in their last six.
It’s also been a busy 24 hours at Pools with Dave Challinor signing a new three year contract and the club appointing Lee Rust and Adrian Bevington to the club’s board of directors.
Hopefully Poolies will have even more to cheer come 5pm this evening!