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Rovers this weekend come up against a resurgent Southend United under Chris Powell after a two-week break since their last game.

Darren Ferguson expects a tough game against a manager he respects and thinks is very organised,

“They’re a very improved team, Chris has gone in there and got them very organised, I’ve played against Chris’ teams quite a few times .
“They play off quite a solid formation, I don’t see that changing too much for Saturday, perhaps a change in personnel with the result last week against Walsall, but the first five games: four wins and a draw is a fantastic start!
“It will be a tough match, in terms of the pedigree experience-wise they’re the most experienced team and they have six players who have played in the Premiership. They know how to play in terms of their shape and their pitch is awful, so that’ll have to come into it, but I don’t think it’ll be a game for the purest."

In matters of team news, Rovers are handed a boost with Joe Wright, Mathieu Baudry, Andy Williams and Issam Ben Khemis who have all returned to training with some being available for selection this Saturday.

Defender Andy Butler, on the other hand, has suffered a setback which could keep him out for the next two games.

Southend has one of the best home forms in the league as they've picked up 32 out of a possible 54 points at Roots Hall. However, only 21 goals of their 54 scored this season has come at home whereas more than half of Rovers' 44 goals scored this season have has come on the road.

In the reverse fixture this season Rovers came out 4-1 victors at the Keepmoat, with a hat-trick in the space of ten minutes for Ben Whiteman after Anthony Wordsworth gave the Shrimpers the lead after the midfielder controversially kicked Jordan Houghton while he was down, but remained on the pitch.

Rovers' last trip to Roots Hall came on the 2nd January 2016 where they won 3-0 with goals from Andy Williams, Aaron Taylor-Sinclair and Nathan Tyson. Rovers are also on a six-game unbeaten run against Southend, with their last defeat coming in 2007 with a 3-2 scoreline.
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