Paul Trollope wants his Bristol Rovers side to focus on delivering their first clean sheet of the season as they bid to halt their losing run at Yeovil Town tomorrow.

The coach is all too aware that his side head into the West derby at Huish Park as the leading scorers in League One with 17 goals in six games.

But they have conceded the same amount and Trollope knows those defensive frailties have to be addressed if the Pirates are to stem a sequence of four straight defeats this weekend.

"We are still top scorers in the division and that is one massive positive we can take. Rickie Lambert has got seven goals, Darryl Duffy has got three, and that has been a real boost for us," said Trollope.

"But it's been swept under the carpet by the fact we've conceded so many. We are creating chances and putting them away, but we are well aware of the need for a clean sheet."

Rovers have to look back to their 1-0 win over Walsall on April 15 for the last time they achieved a shut-out.

The Saddlers made amends for that result with a 3-1 win at the Memorial Stadium last weekend, and Rovers again found themselves chasing a two-goal deficit in Tuesday's 2-1 reverse at Cheltenham Town.

"We did well in all of our last three games in terms of possession and shots. If we'd produced poor performances, like the one at Bournemouth, I'd be a worried man. But we haven't," said Trollope.

"We probably deserved something from all of our recent games but we are not hiding behind the fact that we need to defend better collectively.

"We've had a few disappointments with results over the last few weeks and we are not happy with our league position, so we want to put it right as soon as possible."

Rovers will need to check the fitness of left-winger Jeff Hughes, who has a sore thigh, and Lambert, who suffered a variety of knocks at Cheltenham, before finalising their side.

Central defender Byron Anthony is available after serving a one-match ban in midweek.