Southend United

Bristol Rovers

Manager John Ward makes two changes for the game against Southend United, at Roots Hall, this afternoon.

Skipper Tom Parkes returns, in a midfield role, in place of the injured Danny Woodards and Oumare Tounkara replaces Joe Anyinsah.

Team: Steve Mildenhall, Michael Smith, Clayton McDonald, Mark McChrystal, Lee Brown, Tom Hitchcock, Tom Parkes, Ollie Norburn, Fabian Broghammer, Ryan Brunt, Oumare Tounkara.

Substitutes: Jim Paterson, Eliot Richards, Joe Anyinsah, Mitch Harding, Ollie Clarke, Tom Lockyer

Southend United: Daniel Bentley, Seran Clohessy, Tamika Mkandawire, Ryan Cresswell, Anthony Straker, Ryan Leonard, Marc Laird, Matt Lund, Britt Assombalonga, Freddy Eastwood, Barry Corr.

Substitutes: Kevan Hurst, Mark Phillips, Gavin Tomlin, Chris Barker, Ted Smith, Seedy Njie, Mitch Pinnock