No new worries for Pirates boss Coughlan

Posted Monday, August 26, 2019 by PA

Bristol Rovers manager Graham Coughlan has no fresh selection concerns for the Carabao Cup second-round clash with Premier League Brighton.

Coughlan could stick with the same starting XI which has won successive games in Sky Bet League One.

Full-back Mark Little returned from a muscular problem as an unused substitute against Oxford on Saturday and could be involved but midfielder Liam Sercombe (groin) remains unavailable.

Tareiq Holmes-Dennis and Sam Matthews are long-term injury absentees.

Defender Adam Webster could be handed his Brighton debut at the Memorial Ground, with manager Graham Potter set to make changes.

Webster, signed from Rovers’ rivals Bristol City for a reported £20million in the summer, has been an unused substitute in each of Albion’s three Premier League games this season, while on-loan Huddersfield midfielder Aaron Mooy is pushing for his first start.

Albion winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh could be involved under Potter for the first time, but forward Florin Andone starts a three-match ban following his red card in the weekend defeat to Southampton.

Defender Ezequiel Schelotto, winger Jose Izquierdo (both knee) and midfielder Yves Bissouma (shoulder) remain sidelined for the Seagulls.