Bristol Rovers vs Luton preview
Thursday 28 March 2019 15:35, UK
Bristol Rovers will have captain Tom Lockyer available when they take on table-topping Luton.
Lockyer was selected in Ryan Giggs' Wales squad for their 1-0 win over Slovakia in the Euro 2020 qualifiers on Sunday.
Alex Jakubiak was taken off with a tight calf in Tuesday's 4-1 loss at Doncaster but it was precautionary and he is likely to feature against the Hatters. Defender Joe Partington is pushing for a starting place after making a substitute appearance in midweek following knee and calf injuries.
Luton's interim boss Mick Harford will have leading scorer James Collins available after the striker was part of the Republic of Ireland squad for their qualifiers against Gilbraltar and Georgia. Club captain Alan Sheehan could feature after being an unused substitute in last Saturday's 4-0 win against Doncaster having missed the previous game with a migraine.
Alan McCormack may return against the Sky Bet League One leaders after two games out with a hamstring problem. The Doncaster game came too soon for the 35-year-old, who was injured in the 1-0 win over Bradford on March 12.
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Bristol Rovers are unbeaten in their last nine home league contests against Luton (W7 D2), although those two draws have come in the last four matches.
Luton Town haven't completed a league double over Bristol Rovers since the 1980-81 season when both sides were in the second tier.
Bristol Rovers have won just one of their last seven home league games (D4 L2), beating Blackpool 4-0 at the start of March.
Luton are unbeaten in their last 26 League One games (W19 D7), the longest current unbeaten run in the top four tiers of English football.
Luton's Danny Hylton has scored in consecutive league games for the first time since August, last netting in three consecutive appearances back in October 2017 (a run of four).
