Here is our Bristol Rovers predicted team, as they host Swindon Town in League Two

Bristol Rovers have suffered four consecutive defeats in League Two - the longest ongoing losing run in the division this season. The latest loss came against Salford City on Tuesday, with Brendan Wiredu and Daniel Udoh's first-half goals condemning the Gas to a seventh defeat in their last eight in all competitions.

Next up for Steve Evans' side is Ian Holloway's Swindon Town, who picked up their first win in seven games in midweek, beating Barnet 3-1, thanks to a brace from Aaron Drinan.

They are on the same points as Rovers, but have a better goal difference. The Robins also have happy memories of north Bristol, having won 3-0 in BS7 last season, marking their third consecutive league win at The Mem.

In terms of team selection, Rovers could be without Ellis Harrison, who was described as "50-50" by Evans at Friday's press conference.

Meanwhile, Tommy Leigh remains suspended following his second red card of the season, so will the manager stick with the 3-4-1-2 used against the Ammies, or revert to a back four?

With that said, here is how we think Rovers will set up against the Robins…

Goalkeeper and defence

Evans acknowledged on Friday that Brad Young has "not reached the heights yet and making the big saves that he made last season," but with no real competition in the department, the 24-year-old will keep his place in goal for the game against Swindon.

It is a position that Rovers are looking to strengthen, with an experienced back-up to challenge Young for the number one spot, and it is likely to be one of the biggest priorities in the January transfer window.

At right-back, Tom James will keep his spot after a run of steady displays. He started as a right wing-back on Tuesday, but he is probably better suited to playing in a four, so for this one, we think Evans will switch formations once again.

We think the Scotsman will pick Kofi Balmer and Ciarán Kelly as the two centre-backs, with Alfie Kilgour just missing out. The captain looked shaky in the middle of the back three in the first-half against the league leaders, but improved after the break, making an important block to deny Macaulay Langstaff, who had been played through on goal.

It is a close call between Kelly and Kilgour, but we think the Irish centre-back has shown signs of improvement in recent weeks, apart from his mistake against Barnet, which led to the equaliser for the Bees. As a result, we think he'll be given the nod ahead of Kilgour in a back four.

Finally, at left-back, we saw a performance that had a bit of everything from Jack Sparkes on Tuesday, who started as a wing-back. He struggled defensively in the first-half, with Luke Molyneux, in particular, causing him all sorts of problems.

The former Doncaster Rovers winger beat Sparkes far too easily in the build-up to Salford's second, but after the break, Rovers' left-back improved, as the hosts pushed their defensive line higher. He also got on the scoresheet with a well-taken free-kick to halve the defict.

Despite this, we think Ben Purrington is a better option in a back four, given his defensive reliability, with the 30-year-old for Sparkes one of two changes in the backline.

Midfield

Into midfield and we think Evans will switch back to the diamond, which was used successfully for the first 60 minutes against Barnet. Rovers started in this shape against the Bees, with Tommy Leigh's pressing, as one of the two number eights, important to the hosts, unsettling the visitors before they tired in the final 30 minutes.

The Gas won't be able to call upon Leigh for this one, though, so we think Evans will make a couple of changes to the diamond, with Richie Smallwood returning to the side as the number six, Keenan Gough and Clinton Mola as the two number eights, behind Shaq Forde as the number 10.

What made this system click in the first 60 minutes against Barnet was the defensive workrate of the two number eights, who were asked to cover large spaces and protect the number six and back four.

We think Gough and Mola are the perfect duo to perform these roles, with Smallwood's experience hopefully playing an important role in a hard-fought derby game.

Strikers

This leaves two strikers and we think Evans will stick with Fabrizio Cavegn and bring in Joe Quigley, who will likely replace Harrison, given the 32-year-old is an injury doubt.

Cavegn is a player that needs service, and he got plenty of that in the defeat against Barnet. Unfortunately, he was unable to take his chances. Since then, he has cut an isolated figure in the losses to Shrewsbury Town and Salford, with the long-ball approach in both not helping his cause.

Quigley came on against Salford in midweek and held the ball up well on a couple of occasions. We've seen this little-and-large duo work well previously in the second half of last season and even at times in pre-season.

Rovers need a physical presence in Harrison's likely absence, so Quigley feels like the natural fit to come in and fill this void.

Bristol Rovers predicted team (4-4-2 diamond): Brad Young, Tom James, Kofi Balmer, Ciarán Kelly, Ben Purrington, Richie Smallwood, Keenan Gough, Clinton Mola, Shaq Forde, Fabrizio Cavegn, Joe Quigley.

Subs: Charlie Binns, Alfie Kilgour, Jack Sparkes, Reiss Russell-Denny, Philip Sanyaolu, Arvin Appiah, Bobby Kamwa.