Southend United make two changes to the starting XI for today's League One encounter against Carlisle United.

Johnny Herd starts at left-back in place of Scott Malone and Alan McCormack is named in the centre of the park, with Francis Laurent ruled out with a pelvic injury.

Southend: Mildenhall, Francis, Baldwin, Barrett, Herd, Scannell, Grant, McCormack, Moussa, Paterson, Vernon.

Subs: Bentley, M'Voto, Sankofa, Malone, O'Keefe, Spencer, Crawford.

Carlisle: Collin, Horwood, Murphy, Dovie, Robson, Thirlwell, Harte, Marshall, Keogh, Clayton, Price.

Subs: Gillespie, Bridge-Wilkinson, Kavanagh, Offiong, Aldred, Kane, Madine.