Joey Barton’s Bristol Rovers travel to managerless Charlton Athletic on Tuesday in hope of securing valuable points in their bid for League One survival.
surprise resignation of manager Lee Bowyer, enjoyed a decent week with a win over Accrington Stanley before a goalless draw against relegation rivals AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, leaving Barton's blues one point clear of the relegation zone with 12 games to play.
They face an Addicks side chasing the play-offs this evening, but the South London club were rocked on Monday by the surprise resignation of manager Lee Bowyer, who is set to take over at Birmingham City.
Bowyer's assistant Johnnie Jackson is in charge at The Valley this evening, taking the reins of a team two points adrift of the play-offs.
Here is everything you need to know about tonight's game…
How to watch
Tonight's game will be streamed live via the EFL’s iFollow service with the match being played behind closed doors.
Match passes are available for £10 – the vast majority of which is distributed to the club.
Read every word from his press conference here
Kick-off time
Both sides have agreed to a slightly earlier kick-off of 7pm this evening, which has become the new normal since the pandemic with games played behind closed doors.
What Joey Barton said
The Rovers boss expects a tough game against a side chasing the play-offs, but he believes Charlton are beatable,
He said: "We’re going to have to earn it and put on as much of a top-level performance as we can because when you go to those promotion-chasing sides you’ve got to be on it, as we found out at Hull.
"But, I think with where the group is at we’ve got to expect to challenge them. There’s no fear attached to Charlton for us, we’ve got 12 cup finals to come and I think if you play not to lose, you tend to lose."
Read every word from his press conference here
Match odds
Bet365 has priced up Charlton as strong 19/20 favourites for this evening's game.
Rovers are an 3/1 shot to win the game, with the draw at 12/5.
* Odds accurate at the time of publishing
