James Brown and Joe Gamble miss this afternoon's League One match at MK Dons, both suffering with ankle injuries.

Ritchie Humphreys makes his first start of the season in place of Gamble, while Fabian Yantorno comes into the eleven instead of Brown to make his starting debut for the Club.

Neil Austin makes a return to the squad after picking up a back injury in the opening game of the season at Rochdale as he takes his place on the bench today.

Youth Team keeper Liam Mooney makes his first appearance in the First Team squad as he also features among the subs today.

Mooney replaces Andy Rafferty who is suffering with a hand injury and was unable to travel.

Pools: Flinders, Haslam, Collins, Liddle, Horwood, Sweeney, Murray, Humphreys, Monkhouse, Boyd, Yantorno
Subs: Mooney, Austin, Hartley, McSweeney, Mackay, Behan, Larkin

MK Dons: Martin, Lewington, Kouo-Doumbe, O'Hanlon, Easter, Baldock, Balanta, Woodards, Hamann, Leven, Chadwick
Subs: Carrington, Guy, Searle, Ibehre, Chicksen, Powell, Johnson