Hartlepool United 1-0 Woking · National League
Hartlepool United beat Woking 1-0 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Hartlepool United and Woking met in the National League at Suit Direct Stadium in Hartlepool on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Hartlepool United: C. Popov 57'. Woking did not score.
How the match went
Woking saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Hartlepool United had 13 shots with 5 on target, Woking 11 with 5 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Hartlepool United and 4 to Woking. Hartlepool United conceded 11 fouls, Woking 14. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Hartlepool United, 1 for Woking).
Line-ups
Hartlepool United started in a 4-2-3-1: Max Merrick, Neo Eccleston, Reiss McNally, Liam Gibson, Brooklyn Ilunga, Jamie Miley, Jack Hunter, Will Harris, Jack Nolan, Nathan Sheron, Christopher Popov.
Woking started in a 4-2-3-1: Will Jääskeläinen, Zico Asare, Chinwike Okoli, Tunji Akinola, Shadrach Ogie, Roy Syla, Steven Turner, Matt Ward, Jake Forster-Caskey, John Marquis, Liam Dulson.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Hartlepool United 0-0 Woking.
- 57'Goal! Hartlepool United 1-0 Woking. C. Popov (Hartlepool United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Hartlepool United 1-0 Woking.
Full commentary (38 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Hartlepool United vs Woking.
- 7'Attempt blocked. C. Okoli (Woking), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 11'Attempt missed. J. Hunter (Hartlepool United), header from a set piece. xG 0.18.
- 19'Yellow card for R. McNally (Hartlepool United).
- 23'Attempt missed. B. Ilunga (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 26'Attempt blocked. R. Syla (Woking), header from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 27'Attempt blocked. J. Nolan (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 28'Attempt saved. W. Harris (Hartlepool United), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 31'Yellow card for Z. Asare (Woking).
- 38'Substitution, Hartlepool United: N. Fisher comes on for M. Merrick.
- 40'Attempt saved. C. Popov (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'Attempt missed. S. Ogie (Woking), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. W. Harris (Hartlepool United), header. xG 0.11.
- 45+2'Attempt saved. C. Okoli (Woking), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 45'Half-time. Hartlepool United 0-0 Woking.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt saved. C. Popov (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 52'Attempt saved. C. Popov (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 53'Attempt missed. J. Nolan (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 57'Goal! Hartlepool United 1-0 Woking. C. Popov (Hartlepool United) scores.
- 57'Attempt blocked. W. Harris (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 58'Substitution, Woking: J. Putman comes on for Z. Asare.
- 65'Attempt saved. R. Syla (Woking), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 68'Substitution, Woking: T. Harris comes on for L. Dulson.
- 68'Substitution, Hartlepool United: J. Hugill comes on for W. Harris.
- 68'Substitution, Woking: A. O'Brien comes on for J. Forster-Caskey.
- 70'Attempt missed. N. Eccleston (Hartlepool United), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 71'Substitution, Hartlepool United: C. Deeming comes on for L. Gibson.
- 71'Substitution, Hartlepool United: T. Bondo comes on for C. Popov.
- 76'Attempt blocked. R. Syla (Woking), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 78'Attempt blocked. J. Marquis (Woking), right-footed shot. xG 0.40.
- 79'Attempt blocked. J. Nolan (Hartlepool United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 79'Attempt blocked. M. Ward (Woking), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 88'Attempt saved. J. Marquis (Woking), header. xG 0.05.
- 89'Yellow card for J. Nolan (Hartlepool United).
- 90+2'Attempt saved. J. Marquis (Woking), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. J. Putman (Woking), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 90'Full-time. Hartlepool United 1-0 Woking.