Aldershot Town will look to put Saturday's disappointing League Two performance behind them on Tuesday evening when they travel west for their second Johnstone's Paint Trophy match of the season, hoping that the road to Wembley doesn't end prematurely in the city of Bristol.
Goals from Damian Spencer and Danny Hylton eased The Shots past the rather lacklustre challenge offered by Oxford United in the first round, but Paul Trollope's League One outfit are certain to offer a far sterner test this time round.
While both clubs will be mindful of the Trophy ruling that states that at least six players who featured in the previous match must be selected, both sides also have very important league 'derby' fixtures on the road this weekend - The Shots take on Oxford United while Rovers travel to Swindon so both managers will have selection issues to contemplate ahead of the tie.
Shots team news
Kevin Dillon was quick to criticise his team selection for Saturday's defeat at home against Cheltenham Town, focusing on making too many changes to the side that won at Plainmoor and with Jermaine McGlashan [pictured above right] being in inspired form, Dillon could well opt to start with the exciting winger.
The Shots have no injury worries ahead of the match but Dillon is likely to give several of the fringe players the opportunity of a run-out.
Shots from: Jamie Young, Ross Kitteridge, Ben Herd, Anthony Straker, Glen Little, Anthony Charles, Darren Jones, Jamie Vincent, Ben Harding, Luke Guttridge, John Halls, Danny Hylton, Marvin Morgan, Manny Panther, Jermaine McGlashan, Wade Small, Damian Spencer, Jack Randall, Reece Connolly, Marlon Jackson and Clayton Fortune.
The opposition
Speaking to his side's official website on Monday, Rovers manager Paul Trollope was hoping that his side will be able to use the match in order to build on Saturday's away victory against Huddersfield Town saying: "In previous years we've rested three or four players in the competition, but that will not be happening this year.
"It is a very important game for us, we want to keep the momentum going and build on Saturday's win. But first and foremost, we would like to progress in the competition.
"It served us very well three, four years ago, but we have been very disappointing since and we have not progressed past the early rounds.
"We want to get ourselves focused and ready and we are going to treat it like a league game.
"We are not taking them [Aldershot] lightly, they have got some real threats in their team, and will be looking to bounce back from Saturday's defeat [against Cheltenham Town]."
Chris Lines is the only absentee from the Pirates squad as he sits out a suspension having been booked for the fifth time at the weekend.
Rovers from: Mikkel Andersen, Mike Green, Carl Regan, Gary Sawyer, Danny Coles, James Tunnicliffe, Stuart Campbell, Will Hoskins, John Akinde, Darryl Duffy, Jeff Hughes, Wayne Brown, Byron Anthony, Dominic Blizzard, Jo Kuffour, Eliot Richards, Charles Reece, Harry Pell, Ben Swallow, Lamar Powell, Matt Groves, Mark Cooper, Ollie Clarke and Jack McKenna.
- You can visit the official Bristol Rovers website here.
Taking charge
Phil Gibbs will be taking charge of the match and he will be assisted by Marvin Amphlett and Lee Swabey. Andy Hendley is the fourth official.
Weather forecast
The BBC Weather forecast for the match is given as partly cloudy with evening highs of 12°C.
Ticket news
Tickets for the match are set at:
Adult terrace and seats: £10.
Senior terrace and seats: £5.
Under 16s terrace and seats: £5.
Shots supporters can benefit from an early bird ticket which allows children in to watch the match FREE OF CHARGE - but tickets MUST be ordered by 5pm on Monday evening. Call the Bristol Rovers ticket office on 0117 9096 648 (option 1) for details.
Disabled supporters
Tickets are priced at £5 each (unless juniors taking advantage of the early bird tickets as above) and carer if free of charge.
Please note: Bristol Rovers have a maximum of three wheelchair bays available and ten spaces for ambulant disabled supporters.
The match is not all-ticket and supporters can pay on the turnstiles on the day.
Other news
Supporters wishing to travel to the club's League Two fixture against Oxford United on Saturday 9th October 2010, are reminded that they can book their place online by clicking here.
Coach seat prices to the match are just £12 each.
If you're unable to make the match, don't forget that you can listen to live commentary via BBC Radio Surrey on 104.6FM where Gavin Denison and Aldershot Town media manager Steve Gibbs will be kicking off coverage after the 7pm news.
Supporters are reminded that there is NO internet coverage of the match.