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Whaddon Road Ground (ATT 4,436) 5th February 2013 - Kick off 19:45 Ref: D Phillips

Cheltenham Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers Bristol R

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S Harrad (45+3)

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O Norburn (90+5)

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Last Updated: February 4, 2013 4:43pm

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Marlon Pack: Available for selection

Marlon Pack: Available for selection

Team news for Tuesday's League Two clash between Cheltenham and Bristol Rovers at Whaddon Road.

Cheltenham midfielder Marlon Pack will be involved after his proposed move to Swindon fell through on transfer deadline day.

The 21-year-old midfielder trained with his team-mates on Monday morning and manager Mark Yates confirmed he will travel with the squad to face an in-form Pirates side.

Cheltenham, who moved up to third in League Two with victory over Torquay on Saturday, were missing left-back Billy Jones but the former Leyton Orient man looks likely to recover from a thigh injury.

Yates handed debuts to four players against the Gulls with Paul Benson, Jason Taylor and Michael Hector in the starting line-up and deadline-day addition Byron Harrison featuring off the bench.

All four are likely to be involved again.

Bristol Rovers have no fresh injury worries as they look to build on a run of three successive victories.

The Pirates' last-gasp 2-1 win over Barnet on Friday night moved them up to 19th in League Two - two points clear of the relegation zone - but they travel to face a Robins side in the automatic promotion places.

Ward, who has overseen four wins from his six games back at The Memorial Stadium, was able to play young striker Eliot Richards against the Bees after he shook off an injury.

Striker Ryan Brunt, a recent signing from Stoke, is expected to retain his place up front after his late winner, while midfielder Jim Paterson is still sidelined with a hamstring complaint.

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npower League 2

npower League 2
Pos Team P Pts
1 Gillingham 46 83
2 Rotherham United 46 79
3 Port Vale 46 78
4 Burton Albion 46 76
5 Cheltenham Town 46 75
6 Northampton Town 46 73
7 Bradford City 46 69
8 Chesterfield 46 67
9 Oxford United 46 65
10 Exeter City 46 64
11 Southend United 46 61
12 Rochdale 46 61
13 Fleetwood Town 46 60
14 Bristol Rovers 46 60
15 Wycombe Wanderers 46 60
16 Morecambe 46 58
17 York City 46 55
18 Accrington Stanley 46 54
19 Torquay United 46 53
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 52
22 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 51
23 Barnet 46 51
24 Aldershot Town 46 48