Cheltenham Town vs Swindon preview - Robins begin life after Bancessi

Posted Friday, November 07, 2014 by PA

Cheltenham will be without Eusebio Bancessi when they tackle League One highflyers Swindon at Whaddon Road.

The Wolves forward returned to his parent club on Wednesday evening at the end of his one-month loan, meaning Mark Yates will be forced into at least one change to his squad as they look to cause an upset.

Captain Matt Taylor remains sidelined with a hamstring injury which looks set to keep him on the sidelines for another two weeks while Yates has hinted at a tactical change for this FA Cup tie.

Raffaele De Vita will hope his substitute appearance last week has earned him the chance to line-up against his former club.

Swindon should be boosted by the return of Nathan Byrne when they make the short trip.

The wing-back was forced to sit out their 1-0 win over Preston in midweek having failed a fitness test after suffering bruising of the bone during a tackle in their loss to MK Dons last weekend.

Australian midfielder Massimo Luongo may be rested by boss Mark Cooper after playing through the pain of a back injury against North End having only been added to the team-sheet at the last minute.

Andy Williams stepped off the bench to net another vital goal and the striker will hope to be given the nod from the start against Cheltenham.