Hartlepool Turkeys Bring No Christmas Cheer

Hartlepool United brought fans little in the way of Christmas cheer after yet another defeat at Carlisle.
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Manager John Hughes largely kept faith with the same side went down meekly at MK Dons 11 days ago with only one change made to his starting line-up as Peter Hartley replaced the suspended Jack Baldwin.

Pools hit the bar early on in the game through Jonathan Franks but were a goal down midway through the half when former Poolie Matty Robson’s effort took a deflection off Sam Collins and into the goal.

Robson had a field day against the awful Pools defence and added a second before the half hour mark after tapping in Lee Miller’s cross.

The hosts capped an easy victory off in the second half as Miller nodded home a Robson cross to seal the Cumbrians’ first win in over a month.

Hartlepool remain without a win since September and now face a daunting trip to Bramall Lane to face Sheffield United on Saturday.

FT: Carlisle 3 Hartlepool 0

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Hartlepool: Flinders, Richards, Collins, Hartley, Horwood, Franks, Sweeney, Humphreys, Monkhouse (Poole 74), Howard (James 82), Wyke
Subs not used: McHugh, Holden, Walton, Luscombe, Murray

Carlisle United: Gillespie, Simek, Robson, McGovern, Livesey, Noble, Thirlwell (Beck 21), Miller (Todd 84), Edwards, Potts, Chantler (McGinty 90)
Subs not used: Collin, Welsh, Loy, Symington