Changes afoot for Hess

Andy Hessenthaler is set to make changes to his Gillingham side for the npower League Two trip to Accrington.

The Gills boss was furious with the manner of his team's defending last Saturday as they threw away a 3-1 lead with 17 minutes remaining to go down 4-3 at home to AFC Wimbledon.

That means Simon King could come in for his first start since last May while skipper Andy Frampton is rated at 50/50 as he looks to return from a hamstring injury.

Hessenthaler will assess Frampton's progress before deciding whether to recall fellow defender Connor Essam, 19, from his loan spell at non-league Dartford to make his first-team debut for the Kent club, but Matt Fish (ankle) remains sidelined.

Elsewhere, forwards Danny Kedwell (broken rib) and Jo Kuffour (bronchitis) both proved their fitness to start last weekend and the pair should be involved once again.