Southend United have made two changes to the starting XI for tonight's League One encounter at home to Walsall.

With Adam Barrett suspended following his red card against Carlisle at the weekend, Osei Sankofa comes into the centre of defence.

Scott Spencer will also start in place of Matt Paterson and partner Scott Vernon in attack.

The Blues will create history tonight by being the first football club to wear specially designed purple shirts to help publicise Rotary's global fight to eradicate polio.

Southend: Mildenhall, Francis, Sankofa, Baldwin, Herd, Scannell, Grant, McCormack, Moussa, Spencer, Vernon.

Subs: Bentley, M'Voto, Malone, O'Keefe, Paterson, Crawford.

Walsall: Gilmartin, Jones, Mattis, Deeney, Nicholls, Taundry, O'Keefe, Vincent, Richards, Gray, McDonald.

Subs: Ince, Weston, Smith, Parkin, Bradley, Till, Byfield.