SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has made three changes to his starting line-up for this afternoon’s clash at Port Vale.

Adam Barrett has returned at the heart of the back four in place of John White while Will Atkinson and Jermaine McGlashan have also been handed recalls.

McGlashan replaces Luke O’Neill on the right flank while Atkinson has been preferred to Adam King in central midfield.

King, O’Neill and White have all been selected among the substitutes but there is no place in the squad for Nile Ranger despite Brown’s pre-match hopes of involving the striker.

Southend United: Oxley, Demetriou, Sokolik, Barrett, Coker, McGlashan, Leonard, Atkinson, McLaughlin, Cox, Mooney

Substitutes: White, Thompson, O’Neill, King, Bridge, Williams & Smith