MICKY Barron takes charge of Hartlepool United for the first time this afternoon, as Pools go to Brentford.

Nobby Solano is left out at the expense of James Brown for the game, Pools’ first since the midweek sacking of Mick Wadsworth.

Sam Collins also returns, with Stephen Wright not involved.

 

BRENTFORD: Lee, Saunders, Douglas, Donaldson, Logan, McGinn, Diagouraga, Bidwell, Dean, Alexander, Legge. Subs: Bean, Eger, Grella, Weston, Oyeleke.

HARTLEPOOL UNITED: Flinders; Austin, Collins, Hartley, Horwood; Monkhouse, Murray, Liddle, Sweeney; Poole, Brown. Subs: Rafferty (gk), Boyd, Luscombe, Haslam, Solano.