Team news: Exeter City v Hartlepool United

Riley-Lowe handed first Football League start

Teenage full-back Connor Riley-Lowe makes a first Football League start for the Grecians against Hartlepool United.

It is a third appearance for the 18-year-old in the first-team, following a Capital One Cup tie with AFC Bournemouth and a Johnstone’s Paint Trophy clash with Coventry City.

Graham Cummins and Craig Woodman also make timely returns to the side, recovering from recent injuries to face Pools.

David Wheeler and David Noble are also both deemed fit enough to be named amongst the subs.

Exeter City: Pym; Davies, Ribeiro, Oakley, Woodman, Riley-Lowe; Butterfield, Grimes; Keohane; Bennett, Cummins.
Subs: Hamon, Tillson, Noble, Wheeler, Nichols, Jay, Watkins.

Hartlepool United: Flinders; Duckworth, Harrison, Austin, Jones; Miller, Bates, Woods; Wyke, Hawkins, Brobbel.
Subs: Holden, Franks, Walker, Richards, Smith, Atkinson, Green.