JOE Gamble made his Hartlepool United debut, starting in central midfield as Pools took on MK Dons at Victoria Park.

With Peter Hartley suspended, Antony Sweeney moved to right back and Gary Liddle returned to central defence in place of Julian Cherel in the only changes to the starting XI from the last game, a win over Oldham two weeks previous.

Denis Behan was named on the bench after ankle ligament damage.

Hartlepool United: Flinders; Sweeney, Clark, Liddle, Austin; Jones, Humphreys, Gamble, Monkhouse; Boyd, Behan. Subs: Cook (gk), McSweeney, Behan, Haslam, Fredriksen, Larkin, Cherel.

MK Dons: Gueret; Lewington, Doumbe, Woodwards, McCracken, Gleeson, Puncheon, Leven, Chadwick, Easter, Wilbraham. Subs: Stirling, Baldock, Howell, Powell, Morgan, Randall, Townsend.

Referee: Chris Sarginson (Stoke)