Team News | Iwhiwhu and Dunne make first Rovers starts against Reading

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Steve Evans has named his Bristol Rovers team to face Reading in the Jersey Mike's Trophy at The Memorial Stadium.

The Manager makes 11 changes to the team that beat Cambridge United 2-0 in the Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper. Binns comes in goal for Brad Young, with Macaauley Southam-Hales and Jack Sparkes replacing Tom James and Ben Purrington at full-back.

Ciarán Kelly makes his way into the team at centre-back alongside Excel Iwhiwhu, who makes his first start for the Gas after coming through the Academy. Alife Kilgour is out of the squad, with Kofi Balmer moving onto the bench.

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Ryan de Havilland, Richie Smallwood and Stan Dunne replace Keenan Gough, Clinton Mola and Reiss Russell-Denny in the midfield.  

The final three alterations come in the attack, with Philip Sanyaolu, Arvin Appiah and Bobby Kamwa starting instead of Fabrizio Cavegn, Joe Quigley and Tommy Leigh.

Bristol Rovers: Binns, Sparkes, Kamwa, Kelly, Smallwood (c), Southam-Hales, Sanyaolu, Appiah, De Havilland, Dunne, Iwhiwhu
Bristol Rovers subs: Young (GK), Balmer, Forde, Russell-Denny, Leigh, Toogood, Salahi-Ali

Reading: Stevens (c), Patton, Howard, Duah, Ahmed, Beacroft, Sackey, Osho, Jones, Cliff, Mfuamba
Reading subs: Rowley (GK), Barough, Harrison, St.Louis, Lonmeni, Dashi, Ntege
 

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