Josh Umerah could well have played his way back into Hartlepool’s starting line-up for the home clash with Doncaster.

Striker Umerah dropped to the bench for Pools’ clash at Mansfield on Friday night but scored immediately after coming on as a 61st-minute substitute before netting again at the end to snatch an unlikely point in a 2-2 draw.

Jamie Sterry missed out against the Stags as he nurses a back injury and the full-back is set for a scan to determine the extent of the problem.

Euan Murray, more at home in the heart of defence, started at right-back and may be asked to fill in on...