Hartlepool United v Wrexham
Date: 23/03/2019
Kick-Off: 15:00
Location: Victoria Park
Competition: Vanarama National League
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Wrexham head back on the road for the first of back-to-back away fixtures beginning with a trip to the North-East to take on Hartlepool United.
The Dragons were last in action last Saturday when Maidstone United visited the Cae Ras, with Bryan Hughes' side running out 1-0 victors. Ben Tollitt finished superbly during the final game of his loan spell to hand maximum points to Wrexham. It saw Hughes' side bounce back from a hugely disappointing 1-3 home defeat to Barrow in which Kieron Kennedy notched his first goal. Last time out on the road Wrexham fell to a 1-0 narrow loss to title rivals Leyton Orient.
Hartlepool, on the other hand, have mixed form as of late with one win in their last six games with their last match ending in a goalless draw away at Barnet. The last time that the Pools ran out at Victoria Park was against Dover Athletic where going into injury time the score was locked at 2-2 before a last-minute Luke Molyneux goal won it for the home side.
Wrexham have brought in two new players to the squad this week who could also be handed debuts pending international clearance. Norwich City striker Anthony Spyrou signed on loan and arrives with a solid goalscoring record in the PL2. He could make his senior debut on Saturday and will be looking to make an impact from the off. Meanwhile a day later Kemy Agustein joined on a permanent deal having last played for Barrow. The Dutch midfielder has scored twice in ten games for the Cumbrians and will now be looking for success in North Wales.
Defender Fraser Kerr recently made the switch across from Gateshead with whom his final game came against Wrexham last month. Kerr is an experienced player who after plying his trade in Scotland made a move to the Heed in 2017 and since signing for Pools he's been a regular in the side.
We last met back in October at the Racecourse where ten-man Hartlepool fell to a 1-0 loss thanks to Luke Young's long-range effort wriggling past goalkeeper Scott Loach to hand Wrexham victory. We last travelled to Victoria Park in January 2018 where Scott Quigley marked his debut with a brace. Hartlepool's last win over the Dragons came 13 years ago in 2006 when both sides were in League Two.
Wrexham will be without Manny Smith who remains sidelined whilst Luke Summerfield and Mark Carrington returned to training. Brad Walker remains out of action.
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