Ritchie Humphreys has been included in the starting eleven for the Reserves' opening game of the season against Lincoln City at Billingham Town today (2pm kick-off).

The midfielder has missed pre season with an Achilles problem but has worked hard to return to fitness and will now be looking to get minutes under his belt.

Mick Wadsworth has also named triallist Bakary Bojang among his substitutes for the game this afternoon.

Lincoln City duo Delroy Facey and Andy Hutchinson are in the Imps starting eleven and will be hoping to push for a First Team place.

We'll have a full report from the game on the Official Website later this afternoon.

Pools: Rafferty, Blackford, Bjornsson, Johnson, Hartley, McSweeney, Humphreys, Fredriksen, Behan, Yantorno, Larkin.
Subs: Mooney, Bojang, Mackay, Greulich.

Lincoln City: Musselwhite, Coupland, Anderson, Noussoura, Miller, Djimali, Clarke, Fagan, Facey, Hutchinson, Adams.
Subs: Turner, Draper, Thomas, Cunningham, Davis.