SWINDON Town head coach Scott Lindsey has said just because he is likely to make changes to his starting XI in the Robins’ final EFL Trophy group-stage match does not mean he expects or will accept lower standards from those introduced.

Town travel to the Memorial Stadium to face League One Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night – a game which will round off an EFL Trophy campaign which is already over following two defeats from two matches.

The visitors are expected to make wholesale changes against Joey Barton’s side in a bid to keep players sharp who are currently out of favour.

In a fixture which holds very little meaning to Swindon, Lindsey explained what he wants to see his team do in order for the apparent dead rubber to hold some meaning.

The Town boss said: “I want to see the team that I pick play really well as individuals and as a group.

“You’ve seen a real pattern in terms of how we play recently, and there are certain aspects that we work on that I see clearly on a match day.

“I’d like to see that from the group that haven’t played as many minutes because then that shows they’re taking on board the stuff we’ve worked on in training.

“I also want to see players making my team-selection decisions difficult. I don’t want the first team to almost pick itself, I think every manager would be the same.”

Although Swindon cannot progress to the knockout stage of the competition, Lindsey insists his players remain hell-bent on winning the game – simply because “that is what professional sportspeople do.”

The Town boss says those people who might be concerned his players will take it easy should not be worried.

Lindsey said: “Once the players are out there and the whistle goes, game mode switches on straight away.

“It doesn’t matter whether you’re playing in a cup competition that we’re already out of or whether it’s in the league.

“I know for a fact the players have got that attitude and they want to do well, they want to pass the ball nicely, they want to create goal-scoring opportunities, they want to defend – they want to do it all properly.

“I’m fully expecting a competitive game, but I’ve got no idea what Bristol Rovers will bring.

"They’ve had a decent campaign so far in a tough division, so they’re in a good place, but I’ve no idea what team Joey (Barton) will pick.”