Graham Coughlan on why he started Clarke-Harris, Holmes-Dennis' Bristol Rovers return and Bennett's future

Rovers face the first knockout round in the competition

Bristol Rovers host Leyton Orient this evening in the first knockout round of the EFL Trophy.

The Gas are expected to field a strong team for the game as they look to go further than the semi-final they reached last season, when

Elliott Bennett may have been left out of Rovers’ last two starting line-ups but has maintained a key figure in the dressing room, according to Tony Mowbray.

Bennett came off the bench and produced an assist for Sam Gallagher’s late winner at Stoke City as Rovers made it

Elliott Bennett may have been left out of Rovers’ last two starting line-ups but has maintained a key figure in the dressing room, according to Tony Mowbray.

Bennett came off the bench and produced an assist for Sam Gallagher’s late winner at Stoke City as Rovers made it

Elliott Bennett may have been left out of Rovers’ last two starting line-ups but has maintained a key figure in the dressing room, according to Tony Mowbray.

Bennett came off the bench and produced an assist for Sam Gallagher’s late winner at Stoke City as Rovers made it

Elliott Bennett may have been left out of Rovers’ last two starting line-ups but has maintained a key figure in the dressing room, according to Tony Mowbray.

Bennett came off the bench and produced an assist for Sam Gallagher’s late winner at Stoke City as Rovers made it