Pools look set to be without strike pairing Joel Porter and Richard Barker for the final game of the season at Walsall this weekend.

Porter was taken off in the early stages of Saturday's game with Nottingham Forest and is a major doubt with a knee injury, while Barker is still sidelined by a hamstring problem.

For the hosts, Caretaker-Manager Jimmy Mullen will monitor the fitness of Lee Holmes and Troy Deeney after the pair were forced to miss their last game through injury.

Ishmel Demontagnac is also hopeful of being involved having suffered a swollen knee after Tuesday's testimonial game against Wolves. However, Aaron Brown's participation is in doubt after the defender took a knock to his ankle in midweek.

Both Ian Roper (broken foot) and Paul Boertien (broken toe) remain sidelined along with Stefan Moore who has a calf problem.

James Brown is 9/1 to score the first goal on Saturday - click here for all of the latest match odds from Bet365.