Rovers make two changes from the weekend as Corry Evans returns from an ankle injury. He is joined by Tony Watt who also starts as Hope Akpan and Matt Grimes drop the the bench.

This evening's visitors are unchanged from the side that beat Hull City last Thursday night.

ROVERS: Steele, Marshall, Duffy, Hanley (c), Spurr, Lenihan, Evans, Bennett, J. Gomez, Watt, Graham.

Subs: Raya (GK), Brown, Ward, Grimes, Akpan, Conway, Jackson.

BIRMINGHAM: Kuszczak, Grounds, Robinson, Kieftenbeld, Gleeson, Donaldson, Cotterill, Maghoma, Toral, Morrison (c), Caddis.

Subs: Legzdins (GK), Fabbrini, Solomon-Otabor, Spector, Davis, Buckley, Shotton.