Luck has not been on Bristol Rovers' side to start the season with several players being ruled out with injury, and their opponents on Saturday Accrington Stanley share their pain.
Rovers will be without James Connolly, James Gibbons and Josh Coburn, with Lewis Gibson and Josh Grant also doubts, leaving Joey Barton short on numbers in defence in particular.
Accrington boss John Coleman is in a similar position. Although he was buoyed by Saturday's 1-0 win over Cheltenham Town to end a run of three successive defeats, it was not all good news with Harvey Rodgers, Joe Pritchard and Tommy Leigh all being forced off with injuries. Strikers Matt Lowe and Touray Sisay, meanwhile, are set to be ruled out of the trip to BS7.
