Sutton United will look to turn around their recent league form when they face Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park.

The Yellow Army have lost of their last four matches in EFL League Two, but were victors in both the Football League Trophy and FA Cup this past week.

Like their visitors, Tranmere are struggling in the league, winless in their last three, but also experienced success in the Football League Trophy and FA Cup.

Team news

After a number of changes in midweek, Tranmere manager Micky Mellon will have nearly a full squad to select from this weekend.

Nathaniel Knight-Percival was the only player to start in both the FA Cup win against Crawley Town and the comeback win in midweek. Ross Doohan will again start in goal with Joe Murphy still absent.

Sutton will be without Omar Bugiel, who is away on international duty with Lebanon and Harry Beautyman, out with a shoulder injury. Richie Bennett is suspended while Bradley House is also out.

Craig Eastmond, Louis John and Jon Barden are all in contention to return for the Yellow Army for the trip to Prenton Park.

Predicted lineups

Tranmere Rovers: Doohan; MacDonald, Knight-Percival, Clarke, Dacres-Cogley; Spearing, O'Connor; Feeney, Watson, McManaman; Nevitt

Sutton United: Bouzanis; Wyatt, Rowe, Goodliffe, Kizzi; Boldewijn, Smith, Milsom, Ajiboye; Olaofe, Wilson

Ones to watch

Jay Spearing (Tranmere Rovers)

The midfielder began his career at Liverpool and played the last four seasons with Blackpool, making 105 appearances for the Tangerines. The 32-year-old was Tranmere's Player of the Year last season after signing for his hometown club.

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Donovan Wilson (Sutton United)

He's been Sutton's most productive player in attack, scoring five times including in the Carabao Cup against Cardiff City and had the only goal of the match in the Football League Trophy match against AFC Wimbledon.

Previous meetings

Tranmere Rovers and Sutton United have met four previous times with Tranmere winning twice, the Yellow Army once with one draw. All matchups took place when they were in the Vanarama National League.

In their last matchup, Sutton brought all three points back south thanks to a 32nd-minute goal by Craig Dundas.

How to watch

Both teams will have streaming coverage on their respective iFollow channels for those outside the UK and Ireland, which are iFollow Tranmere and iFollow the U's. Kick-off time is set for 15:00 GMT.

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