Manager Steve Evans has named his Bristol Rovers team to face York City for the Pirates' first Sky Bet League Two fixture of the 2026/27 season.
There are three changes to the team that lost 1-0 to Peterborough United in the Carabao Cup, with Jack Sparkes, Keenan Gough and Fabrizio Cavegn coming in for Ben Purrington, Jack Aitchison and Tommy Leigh.
Left-back Sparkes makes his first appearance of the season, with Gough making his full debut after joining on loan from Charlton Athletic, having previously appeared off the bench in the Gas' previous outing.
Alfie Kilgour makes his way onto the bench, with goalkeeper Charlie Binns appearing in the squad for the first time.
York City | McNally, Kitching, Johnson, Grey, Hunt, Pearce (c), Boyes, Akinyemi, Felix, Williams, Banks
Subs | Sykes-Kenworthy (GK), Fallowfield, Medley, King, Read, Newby, McArthur
Bristol Rovers | Young, Sparkes, Balmer, Mola, Forde, Quigley, Smallwood (c), Gough, Southam-Hales, Harbottle, Cavegn
Subs | Binns (GK), Kilgour, Russell-Denny, Kamwa, Aitchison, Rijks Leigh
