Firstly, an apology. We got the predicted team for the midweek Papa Johns Trophy tie against Plymouth Argyle horribly, horribly wrong. Although there was significant mitigation with the poor weather in north Bristol meaning Joey Barton thought twice about fielding some of his more regular first-team starters.
The conditions in Accrington are likely to be challenging but given it’s a League One fixture and a game in which Rovers will feel they have an excellent chance of nudging their way towards the top six and ending their poor record against Stanley, the team selection should be a little more easy to forecast.
The Gas have never beaten their opponents at their own ground, over eight games dating back to the first meeting in 1933 but with John Coleman’s side having not won in the league since the middle of November, they have an excellent chance of addressing that statistical anomaly.
