Southend United make two changes to the line-up for today's League One encounter at Bristol Rovers.

Captain Adam Barrett returns to his former club as he comes back from suspension to take the place of Osei Sankofa in the centre of defence.

With Damian Scannell having been ruled out for the season with a broken foot, Jean-Francois Christophe makes his own return from suspension to come into midfield.

Southend: Mildenhall, Francis, Baldwin, Barrett, Herd, Christophe, Grant, McCormack, Moussa, Spencer, Vernon.

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

Bristol Rovers: Andersen, Coles, Anthony, Elliott, Jones, Blizzard, Lines, Campbell, Hughes, Heffernan, Kuffour.

Subs: Evans, Regan, Wright, Williams, Reece, Swallow, Richards.