Doncaster Rovers vs Bristol Rovers. Sky Bet League One.
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Friday 26 January 2018 10:51, UK
Doncaster will be without central defenders Mathieu Baudry and Andy Butler for the home game against Bristol Rovers.
Baudry limped out of the midweek draw at Scunthorpe with a hamstring injury and Butler will be sidelined for at least six weeks due to a knee problem sustained in last Saturday's draw at Shrewsbury. Craig Alcock is likely to start at centre-half and teenager Danny Amos could retain his place on the bench.
Midfielder Issam Ben Khemis will be out for up to 10 weeks with ankle ligament damage, while long-term absentees Lee McCullough (knee) and Alex Kiwomya (illness) hope to return to contention next week.
Bristol Rovers striker Bernard Mensah will hope for more action after making his debut as a late substitute in last weekend's 3-1 victory over Bradford. Mensah, who joined the club from Aldershot earlier this month, played the last nine minutes as a replacement for midfielder Ollie Clarke.
Manager Darrell Clarke has no fresh injury problems as he looks to extend a five-game unbeaten run which has edged the club six points above the relegation zone. Defender James Clarke is close to a return from the leg injury which has kept him out since the opening day of the season, while full-back Dan Leadbitter continues to battle a hamstring problem.
Doncaster have won each of their last six matches against Bristol Rovers in all competitions.
The Gas haven't won away at Donny in a league match since March 1988, winning 1-0 under Gerry Francis.
Indeed, that 1-0 win in 1988 is the last time Rovers kept a clean sheet against Doncaster in a match in any competition - the goalkeeper for the Gas that day was future England international Nigel Martyn.
This is Darren Ferguson's first home Football League match against Bristol Rovers since September 2008, when his Peterborough side won 5-4 in a League One encounter.
Bristol Rovers have conceded 14 headed goals in League One this term; a joint-high figure in the competition alongside Bury.
