Story of the day: Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Hartlepool United – smash and grab from the hosts sees wait for away win continue
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After a dominant display from Pools failed to yield a goal, Tranmere’s Tom Davies popped up in the 89th minute to head home from Josh Hawkes’ corner to claim all three points for the hosts.
It’s Pools’ second away defeat of the season as they now look ahead to next weekend’s home match against Bristol Rovers.
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LIVE: Tranmere Rovers 1 (Davies 90’) Hartlepool United 0
Key Events
- Pools (5th) travel to Tranmere (19th) in League Two this afternoon.
- Dave Challinor’s side are looking to make it three league wins in a row and pick up their first away victory of the season.
- Pools XI: Killip; Ferguson, Francis-Angol, Liddle, Byrne, Sterry; Featherstone, Shelton, Holohan; Burey, Goodwin
- Pools subs: Odusina, Molyneux, Smith, Olomola, Ogle, Daly, Mitchell
- Pools bookings: Sterry (36), Byrne (55)
- Tranmere XI: Murphy; Dacres-Cogley, Clarke, Davies, Knight-Percival, Morris; Duffy, Spearing, Watson; Maynard, Nevitt
- Tranmere subs: Doohan, Merrie, Feeney, McManaman, Hawkes, Glatzel, Foley
- Tranmere bookings: Clarke (55)
- Referee: Chris Sarginson
- Attendance:
Pools line-up
Pools XI: Killip; Ferguson, Francis-Angol, Liddle, Byrne, Sterry; Featherstone, Shelton, Holohan; Burey, Goodwin
Pools subs: Odusina, Molyneux, Smith, Olomola, Ogle, Daly, Mitchell
Dave Challinor talks about his return to Tranmere today
“It’ll be a great game and personally great for me to go back there,” Challinor admitted.
“Hopefully the result doesn’t follow from the last time I went back there although we did get our revenge a few days later on New Year’s Day when I was at Fylde.
“It’s brilliant for us to go there and we’ll be going there looking to show how good a team we are and to try and pick up three points.
“I don’t know what type of reception I’d get but I’d hope [it’s positive] because it’s my first club and I’ve had some special times there.
“Tranmere as a club is similar Hartlepool in the fact there will be people working there who worked there back when I was a player back in the late 90s, it’s that type of club.
“They’ll be looking to get promoted and I’m sure our supporters will make a great atmosphere behind the goal and make people stand up and take notice of us not just on the pitch but off it as well.”
