Hartlepool United v Dover Athletic LIVE

Featherstone sent off in the aftermath for dissent. The third Pools person to see red today.

Hignett and Donaldson see red for decent. Toure denied a clear penalty.

Luke James has his shot blocked and then Michael Raynes is denied twice on the line! WOW!

Almost every Pools player is in the Dover half.

At least a free-kick was awarded.

Some of the decisions made today have been scary. To say the plot has been lost would be an understatement.

They look to have switched to a front three with Donaldson on the right and Toure on the left of Kabamba. A 3-4-3 formation as it stands.

A fan makes his way onto the pitch to have a go at the referee. Pools see a clear handball penalty turned down and Gime Toure breaks through on goal but is denied by the post! It looked like it was in!

Chants of 'you don't know what you're doing from the home fans ring out' as the referee gives Dover possession to restart play following a stoppage despite Pools having a throw-in.

A quite remarkable stop from Killip as he somehow keeps out Effiong's point blank effort. Unbelievable stop.

Kabamba is dragged down inside the penalty area. Looked to have a good claim for a penalty but the referee waves the appeals away. Hignett has his head in his hands!

Ben Killip - 6
 
Very little to do and had no chance with the penalty. 
 
Aaron Cunningham - 6
 
Conceded the penalty which looked harsh on first viewing. 
 
Michael Raynes - 7
 
Kept things organised and running smoothly in defence despite a questionable penalty conceded which sees Pools trail at the break. 
 
Kenton Richardson - 7
 
Won the ball back well on occasion and looking solid on his first start since the opening day. 
 
Mark Kitching - 6
 
Steady away but still sorely lacking an end product after getting into some promising positions. 
 
Gus Mafuta - 5
 
Not his usual enforcing self with a few misplaced passes so far. 
 
Liam Noble - 6
 
Neat and tidy on the ball but hasn’t had much of a chance to make a serious impact so far. A skied free-kick his only effort on goal. 
 
Ryan Donaldson - 7
 
Working hard and running tirelessly for the team in an attempt to link the defence and attack. 
 
Peter Kioso - 6
 
A few clever pasess and tough tackles at both ends. Had one or two slightly shaky moments though. 
 
Nicke Kabamba - 7
 
Some very neat touches and hold-up play but his chances have been limited. 
 
Gime Toure - 6 
 
In and out of the game. A few clever runs and turns but not overly threatening so far.

Something clearly quite serious happened in the aftermath of Dover's goal, the crowd clearly not happy with the penalty decision which was dispatched by Effiong.

Something quite serious may have happened though we're not sure what. There could be some repercussions here.

Effiong scores but during the celebrations for Dover. Things start getting heated between both sets of players and the Pools fans.

Effiong goes down inside the area.

Kabamba does well to bring down and hold up Cunningham's cross-field ball forward before Dover clear the danger.

Dover looking good the past five minutes.

Passley returns to the field quickly while Mafuta is made to wait. Both are back on now though as Dover continue to press without creating any chances so far.

Gus Mafuta and Dover's Josh Passley are currently receiving treatment by the right corner flag. Doesn't look too serious at the moment.

Noble's free-kick is cut back to Kitching on the edge of the box. The left wing-back takes a touch and sees his shot skied well over the bar from 20-yards. That one didn't go to plan.

Decent chance for Noble to whip a good ball in. Most players in the Dover box.

This won't make the highlights but what a nice little move by Pools. Richardson shows great tenacity to keep at his man and win the ball back on the halfway line before playing it to the feet of Toure who Cruyff turns his man wonderfully before spraying the ball out to Noble on the right. Noble's cross is teasing for Kabamba but headed clear by the Dover defence.

Kabamba gets brought down 25-yards from goal but the resulting free-kick is fired 25 yards over the goal by Noble.

It's looking promising but Dover 'keeper Lee Worgan is quick off his line as he comes way outside his box to clear the danger. That got the home crowd going, good atmosphere as usual so far at The Vic.

Dover get the ball rolling at Victoria Park! Hopefully it's another good game for Pools!

Kabamba is in for Kennedy and Richardson is in for the injured Fraser Kerr. Pools look to be keeping with the 3-5-2 formation that has seen them lose just one of their last six matches in the National League.

It's a lovely sunny day here at Victoria Park but there's a bit of a breeze picking up as usual. Pitch looking great as always but no sign of either team so far. Team news in five minutes.

Hartlepool United

• Position: 11th
• Wins: 4
• Draws: 3
• Losses: 4
• Goals: 15
• Conceded: 17
• Top scorer: Gime Toure (5)
• Form: LDWWW

Dover Athletic

• Position: 8th
• Wins: 5
• Draws: 2
• Losses: 4
• Goals: 15
• Conceded: 14
• Top scorer: Inih Effiong (6)
• Form: DLDWL

Our live blog returns back at The Vic this afternoon as we hope Pools can bounce back from last weekend's disappointment at Dagenham with three points against Dover today.

Dominic Scurr here bringing you all the team news, previews, action and reaction from the game.