Stevenage travel to the Bescot Stadium to face Walsall in the EFL Trophy group stage on Tuesday evening. The match comes three days after a narrow 1-0 away defeat to Leyton Orient in League One, a result that leaves Steve Evans's side 11th in the table with nine points from seven games.
Daniel Kemp, who has three goals in seven appearances this season, is likely to feature again in attack. The team will be aiming to replicate the form shown in their recent 2-1 home win over Luton rather than the frustration of the Leyton Orient loss, where Alexander Gilbert's 79th-minute strike proved decisive.
Walsall head into the tie on the back of a 2-0 home win against Port Vale. Their recent form includes two wins and two draws from their last four outings across all competitions. Stevenage's own recent record shows two wins, two draws and one loss from their last five matches, a sequence that includes a 5-1 thrashing of Barnsley.
This Trophy fixture offers a chance for squad rotation ahead of a key League One encounter with second-placed Sheffield Wednesday at the Lamex Stadium on Saturday.
Kick-off in the EFL Trophy Group South 2 is set for 18:00 UTC on Tuesday, 22 September.
Manager Steve Evans confirmed the 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient on September 19th was decided by Alexander Gilbert's 79th-minute strike. Evans said, "We had chances but didn't take them." The loss leaves Stevenage 11th in League One with nine points from seven games. They have scored 11 and conceded eight this season. The team now prepares for Tuesday's EFL Trophy trip to Walsall.
