Bristol Rovers midfielder Chris Lines says he is aiming to exceed the 11 goals he scored last season.

Rovers have struggled to find the net this campaign and have suffered a further setback with top goalscorer Will Hoskins out for up to a month.

But Lines has chipped in with four goals already and wants to add to that.

"It only takes for you to go on a run for a few games and it's 10 already and that's my aim again this season," he told BBC Points West.

The 24-year-old added: "With Will out now it's one of our main goal threats gone. It's good to be scoring and it's something I need to be doing all season."

"Last season when Lambo [Ricky Lambert] went I started scoring a few more."

I set my standards high last season by getting as many goals as I did and so far I think I've started pretty well Chris Lines

"Obviously Will's only going to be out for a month but hopefully in that time the goals he's not going to be getting I can try and chip in and get a few more.

"I set my standards high last season by getting as many goals as I did and so far I think I've started pretty well."

And the central midfielder had words of support for on-loan striker John Akinde, who has yet to find the net since arriving from Bristol City in August.

Akinde provided the perfect foil for fellow front-man Joe Kuffour to score a hat-trick in the 6-3 win against Wycombe Wanderers.

"A special mention to him for the other night - he deserved a goal really for how hard he worked," said Lines.

"I think he set up two and it's only a matter of time before he gets a goal.

"He's big, strong and and there's not a lot of defenders in this league that can deal with him."

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