Hartlepool v Stoke
Michael Mackay is expected to start for Hartlepool after fellow forward Kevin Kyle`s loan deal expired leaving Pools short on attacking options.
Caretaker manager Chris Turner could ring the changes for the tie after the dire second-half display against Crewe, which was the second defeat of a dismal festive period for the Pools.
Tony Pulis will make wholesale changes to Stoke’s side with Ricardo Fuller and Richard Cresswell both banned while Andy Griffin (knee), Mamady Sidibe (knee), Amdy Faye (back), Salif Diao (calf), Leon Cort (groin) and Dave Kitson (knee) on the injury list.
Liam Lawrence is expected to play for the first time for three months after an ankle injury while Michael Tonge, Tom Soares, Andrew Davies, Vincent Pericard, Steve Simonsen and Carl Dickinson are set for rare starts.
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