Wolves v Doncaster preview

By Ben Collins

Image: Henry: Welcome return

Wolves welcome back two of their most experienced players for their FA Cup replay with Doncaster.

Craddock and Henry return for Wolves while Rovers aim for upset

Wolves welcome back two of their most experienced players for their FA Cup third-round replay with Doncaster. Both club captain Jody Craddock and team skipper Karl Henry will return from lengthy injury lay-offs as Doncaster aim to dump out the Premier League side. Wolves may be second bottom in the top flight but have won four of their last eight league games and gave second-placed Manchester City a scare on Saturday as they went down 4-3 at Eastlands. Mick McCarthy's men were pressing for an equaliser after claiming two late goals and the Wolves boss is keen to maintain that momentum in the cup. The Molineux outfit have not been knocked out at this stage since 2002 and will be eager to avoid becoming the latest Premier League casualty in this year's competition. Doncaster led 2-1 at half-time in the original game after goals from Billy Sharp and strike partner James Hayter before a Stephen Hunt penalty took the tie to a replay. Rovers are aiming to reach the fourth round for the third successive year but their preparations were not ideal as they lost 3-0 at home to Reading on Saturday, leaving them 15th in the Championship table. The winners can look forward to a fourth-round tie at home to either Stoke or Cardiff, who also have a replay on Tuesday night.

Team news

Wolves defender George Elokobi is still suspended after being shown a straight red card in the original game while David Edwards (hamstring) remains out. But McCarthy has confirmed that both Craddock (hip) and Henry (knee) will return to the starting line-up. Henry impressed from the bench as McCarthy's men lost 4-3 at Manchester City on Saturday and the Wolves boss may make further changes ahead of Saturday's home game against Liverpool. Doncaster are without new loan signing Matt Kilgallon while fellow defender Joseph Mills (knee) is doubtful. Mills, on loan from Southampton, was forced off during Saturday's defeat by Reading. George Friend is on stand-by to come in for his first start since the win at Scunthorpe in mid-October, while manager Sean O'Driscoll could be tempted to recall right-back James Chambers and revert to a 4-4-2. Brian Stock, Mustapha Dumbuya, Shelton Martis and Wayne Thomas are still sidelined for Rovers.
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