Kerrea Gilbert will make his first appearance for Southend, as the club prepare to welcome European visitors in the shape of Vitesse Arnhem.

The Dutch side are the first foreign opposition to have faced the Blues at Roots Hall for over 12 years tonight.

Billy Paynter and Charlie MacDonald will be leading from the front while Jamal Campbell-Ryce has returned from a stomach injury to start out on the wing.

Southend: Collis, Gilbert, Barrett, Liptak, Wilson, Campbell-Ryce, Bailey, Moussa, Foran, Paynter, MacDonald.

Subs: Flahavan, Hunt, Gower, Maher, Hooper, Black, Hammell, Harrold, Lokando, Harvey.

Vitesse: Velthuizen, Verhaegh, Sprockel, Megrelishvili, Van De Schaaf, Gommans, Takak, Kaya, Benson, Yakubu, Hai.

Subs: Kolk, Due, Junker, Espinoza, Esajas, Keizer, Raboczki, Bruunier, Van Diermen, Van Mourik, Prijor.