New boy Josh Sims will play 45 minutes of tonight’s National League match with Ebbsfleet United at Huish Park, according to Yeovil Town boss Mark Cooper.
The former Southampton youngster signed last week having left Scottish Premiership side Ross County at the end of last season and impressed having appeared as a 76th-minute substitute in the 1-0 win at Braintree Town last weekend.
He is one of two changes to the starting XI with Sam Pearson also coming in to the side with Harvey Greenslade, who Cooper revealed picked up a knee injury at Braintree, and Jordan Young dropping to the bench.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Mark Stillman, the manager said: “It is a natural progression for Josh, he played 20 minutes on Saturday and he will play 45 minutes tonight and then he will be ready to go (at Gateshead) this Saturday.
“He showed really good glimpses (at Braintree) so if we can get 45 minutes in to him, he will be ready for this Saturday.”
Cooper is expecting a different test from tonight’s opponents to the one Yeovil faced at Braintree three days ago. Ebbsfleet lost 5-1 at Gateshead on the opening day of the season, before going down 2-1 at home to pre-season title favourites Barnet on Saturday.
The Glovers’ boss said: “It will be a tough game with Ebbsfleet desperate to get up and running because they have not got a point yet.
“We were resolute and tough to beat (at Braintree) in really difficult conditions, it was just about going there and getting our first win on the board. Braintree had John Akinde and Inih Effiong at the top of the pitch, so they are going to get everything in the box, I would expect Ebbsfleet to be more subtle.“