PETER Hartley, free from suspension, was swiftly reinstalled into the Hartlepool United side to face Gillingam.
In a must-win encounter, Chris Turner stuck with the same 4-5-1 set-up which brought improved displays in the last two games, at Charlton and MK Dons.
Gillingham, yet to win away from home this season, sit three points behind Pools.
HARTLEPOL UNITED: Flinders; Austin, Collins, Liddle, Hartley; Larkin, Humphreys, Gamble, Sweeney, Monkhouse; Behan. Subs: Cook (gk), Clark, Jones, Boyd, Haslam, Bjornsson, Fredriksen.
GILLINGHAM: Julian; Fuller, Maher, Bentley, Jackson, Barcham, Wynter, Payne, Howe, Dennehy, Plummer. Subs: Royce (gk), Nutter, Lewis, Miller, Oli, Yussuff, Rooney.
Referee: Keith Hill (Luton)
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