Bristol Rovers vs Coventry City. Sky Bet League One.
The Memorial StadiumAttendance8,385.
Friday 21 September 2018 12:30, UK
Bristol Rovers defender Joe Partington will be hoping for more game time after recovering from a long-term ankle injury.
Partington made a second half appearance in Bristol Rovers' Checkatrade Trophy victory over West Ham's Under21s, the first time he's played in five months.
Defender Tareiq Holmes-Dennis however will remain sidelined after suffering a setback in training. The defender has not made an appearance for the Gas since he signed for the team in the summer due to injury. Joe Martin will not appear against Coventry as he continues to serve a three-match ban. The midfielder was sent off in Rovers' 1-1 draw against Shrewsbury.
Coventry forward Jodi Jones will continue to remain sidelined after suffering an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament ten months ago. It isn't knowm when Jones will return, but the striker has been in training this week.
Liam Kelly will be hoping to get a start after making his first league appearance in Coventry's last game against Barnsley. The midfielder had been nursing a calf injury over the summer. Defender Jack Grimmer however will remain sidelined after suffering a grade two tear in his calf against Oxford. He is expected to return in a few weeks.
This will be just the third meeting between Bristol Rovers and Coventry since 1964, with both sides recording one victory each during the 2016-17 League One campaign.
Bristol Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in any match with Coventry since May 1933, conceding at least one goal in each of the last 15 games (31 goals conceded).
Bristol Rovers have only managed one league win in their last 15 matches (D7 L7) and are without a win in eight on home soil in League One (D5 L3).
Coventry, who have won their last two league games against Oxford United and Barnsley, will be looking to win three consecutive League One matches for the first time since November 2015, a run of four games.
There has been only one goal in the first half of League One matches involving Coventry this season (one scored, none conceded) - Amadou Bakayoko's 43rd minute effort against Plymouth in August.
