Hartlepool look set to be without Mark Shelton and Mouhamed Niang for the home clash with Salford.

The pair were forced off during the first half of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Swindon, with midfielder Shelton holding his calf and defender Niang tweaking a hamstring.

Full-back Jamie Sterry recovered from a back issue to start against Harrogate recently but was absent at the weekend with a calf complaint and he is also likely to miss out.

Rollin Menayese is sidelined with an ankle injury, but skipper Nicky Featherstone was thrown straight back into the starting line-up against the Robins...