Bristol Rovers

Jed Ward has broken his hand, ruling the Bristol Rovers teenager out for several weeks, and leaving the Gas with just two senior goalkeepers, ...

Joey Barton will make changes to his line-up tonight, but equally doesn’t want to go overboard as he tries and build on the momentum from the 2-2 draw at Exeter. However, with the slightly precarious situation, Belshaw may be forced to start against the Eagles at the Mem, giving Jaakkola maximum time to recover. Giving Belshaw a night off was thought to be in his planning, with Rovers’ reigning Player of the Year at fault for one of the Grecians goals on Saturday.