League One Fixtures 17th April Part 1

Bristol Rovers v Brentford
They’re out of the play-offs, they’re out of the relegation battle but they can still try to finish as high up the table as they can.
Rovers’ Byron Anthony has a sore hip flexor and is 50/50. Ben Swallow should be fit though.
Lewis Price might have thought his days on the bench were over when Brentford’s first-choice goalkeeper returned to full fitness but as Wojciech Szczesny is injured, he should be in the squad after all as long as it’s not breaking the loanee rules. And the way things are going, the kit man might have to get him an outfield player’s jersey (that’s Brentford manager Andy Scott’s joke, not mine unfortunately).

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic
Carlisle will be hoping for a top table finish as Oldham attempt to inch further from the relegation zone. They are currently six points clear.
Jason Price missed Carlisle’s last match with a hamstring injury but he could return. Carlisle manager Greg Abbott has hinted he wants to keep Jason.
Joe Jacobson has had surgery on his pelvis and Oldham don’t want to rush him back so he could miss the rest of the season.

Charlton Athletic v Norwich City
Charlton are still in the automatic promotion race but if it doesn’t work out, they’d need a major collapse – and a great run from Colchester United – to miss out on the play-offs.
Norwich’s only win in April was against Stockport County and they lose to everyone.
Charlton are without the injured Grant Basey (ankle).
Norwich might want to bring in some fresh pairs of legs – Owain Tudur Jones and Josh Dawkin come instantly to (my) mind. Josh scored as the Norwich under-18s beat Charlton’s under-18s 3-2.

Gillingham v Leeds United
Leeds remain second after Millwall lost to Huddersfield Town on Friday. But their form of late has been patchy and Gillingham are relying on their home form to keep them up.
Sanchez Watt could finally get his first start for Leeds since joining on loan from Arsenal. But he probably won’t.

Hartlepool United v Colchester United
Hartlepool are seven points clear of the relegation zone and might consider themselves safe. Colchester meanwhile really need to win if they want to get back into the play-offs.
Thomas Bender could be on the bench for Colchester but I’ve got no idea what’s going on with Lee Beevers’ knee. Apparently Colchester manager Aidy Boothroyd has been trying to sell Lee.

Leyton Orient v Stockport County
If Leyton Orient can beat the top team – and they did just that a few days ago – they ought to be able to beat the bottom team. At the moment they’re only four points outside the relegation zone. Stockport are not only down, they can no longer catch 23rd-placed Wycombe Wanderers.
Owain fon Williams will be in goal for Stockport.