Changes could be afoot this week after Gills boss Steve Lovell admitted some of his players were showing signs of fatigue.

Lovell subbed Luke O’Neill on Saturday, in a goalless draw against Walsall, believing the defender was looking ‘leggy’ and he wasn’t the only one.

It could mean the likes of midfielder Scott Wagstaff and striker Conor Wilkinson get a look-in for trip to League 1 leaders Shrewsbury on Tuesday night.

“A few of the boys looked tired,” Lovell admitted, after his side failed to kill off Walsall at Priestfield.

“We didn’t have the sharpness that we’ve had in recent weeks, we looked a bit leggy. We will take that into consideration, come in Monday and I will assess the squad.

“Conor Wilkinson came on and looked sharp, looked good, Wagstaff the same. Hopefully Lee Martin will be back.

“I have players who I can play, I have different formations, we will look at how Shrewsbury set up against Rotherham (on Saturday) and we will pick a team accordingly.”

Captain Martin, who has only just recovered from a calf injury, was missing again at the weekend following a training ground injury in the lead-up to the weekend.

“He had a kick on the foot,” revealed Lovell. “It was a bit swollen. He wanted to play, he wanted to take tablets and have injections to play.

“That is the kind of character he is, but we thought it would be better off not risking him and hopefully he will be available on Tuesday.”

Lovell was quizzed about right-back O’Neill’s substitution, a player who has been in good form of late.

“Luke played well but not as well as he had been doing,” explained the Gills boss.

“There are levels I look at. He looked as if he was a bit leggy and tired, I think he had been feeling it a bit in the week and you do notice it in training.

“Your eyes don’t deceive you, we picked that up.

“I was mindful that a couple of them would look leggy, like Callum Reilly. It is no fault of anybody, they have played a lot of games and worked hard.”

A heavy home pitch isn’t helping performances at home, Lovell admitted.

“The pitch doesn’t help,” he said. “Everyone does their best to prepare the ground as best we can.

“We have to deal with it, the payers don’t moan about it, I don’t either. It is the same for everybody but you might find we get more points away from home than at home.”