Tom Lockyer back to boost Bristol Rovers

Posted Thursday, March 28, 2019 by PA

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.