Macclesfield boss Mark Yates has promised changes to his side for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Forest Green.

Bottom of the league, the Silkmen were thrashed 8-0 by Premier League West Ham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

Defender Michael Rose serves the second match of a three-game ban for his sending-off against Morecambe last weekend. Jordan Ponticelli (foot), Elliott Durrell (groin), Ryan Lloyd (ankle), Luke Simpson (dislocated thumb) and Ben Stephens (hip) are still expected to be sidelined.

Unlike their hosts, Forest Green have started the season well and remain unbeaten following a 1-0 win over Crawley last time out. West Brom loanee Tahvon Campbell made his first league start in that game with the young forward hoping to hold onto his place in Mark Cooper's side.

Cooper has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip to Moss Rose so any changes will be to freshen things up. Defender Farrend Rawson is missing as he serves the last of his three-match ban.

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This is the first ever Football League meeting between Macclesfield and Forest Green.

Forest Green beat Macclesfield most recently last season, winning 1-0 in the FA Cup first round.

2:06 Highlights of the Carabao Cup clash between West Ham and Macclesfield.

With their 2-1 loss at Morecambe last time out, Macclesfield stretched their winless run in League Two to 32 games (D9 L23), the outright second longest winless streak in Football League history, four short of Derby County's 36-match run in August 2008.

Forest Green are the only remaining unbeaten side in League Two this season (P9 W3 D6). Since the Football League rebrand in 2004-05, on only three occasions has a side gone 10 games without defeat at the start of a League Two season (Wycombe Wanderers in 2005-06 and 2008-09 and Carlisle United in 2016-17).

Four of the seven goals conceded by Forest Green in League Two this season have been penalties (57%), more than any other side.

Prutton's prediction

Macclesfield are bottom of whole Football League and are one of just two teams still without a win in Sky Bet League Two. It's been a tough week for them as well, losing at Morecambe at the weekend before being absolutely thumped by West Ham on Wednesday.

2:03 Highlights of the Sky Bet League Two match between Forest Green and Crawley.

Forest Green are the only team in the division who are yet to lose this season, although they have only won three and drawn six so far. The formbook suggests this should be an away win but it would be so typical of this league for Macclesfield to sneak it.

David Prutton predicts: 1-0 (10/1 with Sky Bet)