Match team news: Hartlepool United v Cambridge United

Rakish Bingham in action for Hartlepool United against Sheffield United. Picture by FRANK REID

Ronnie Moore restored fit-again Billy Paynter to the Hartlepool United side for this afternoon’s mid-table battle with Cambridge United.

The Pools skipper missed the last-ditch defeat at Exter with hamstring trouble but was OK to resume against the U’s

He replaced Dan Jones with Jake Carroll reverting to left-back.

It meant Moore paired Paynter with Rakish Bingham and Rhys Oates up front.

Pools: Bartlett, Halliday, Harrison, Boyce, Carroll, Bates, Featherstone, Woods, Oates, Paynter, Bingham. Subs: Denton, Jones, Worley, Oyenuga,Walker, Smith, Fenwick

Cambridge: Dunn, Roberts, Legge, Taft, Omozusi, Dunk, Berry, Newton, Demetriou, Simpson, Blyth. Subs: Beasant, Taylor, Slew,Coulson, Morrisey, Hughes, Chiedozzie.

Referee: G Eltrincham