Doncaster Rovers vs Fleetwood Town. Sky Bet League One.
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Friday 5 October 2018 11:31, UK
Doncaster boss Grant McCann has no fresh injury worries for the match against Fleetwood as his side look to bounce back from their midweek defeat.
A 1-0 loss to Accrington Stanley on Tuesday ended a four-game winning streak which was enough to earn McCann manager of the month honours.
McCann is still without Tommy Rowe and Issam Ben Khemis but there are no new names in the treatment room. Ali Crawford again featured off the bench on Tuesday as he continues his comeback from a long-term knee injury.
Joey Barton refused to say if Bobby Grant would be part of the Fleetwood squad that travels to Yorkshire. The 28-year-old, one of Fleetwood's longest-serving players, has missed the last two games following a disagreement with the manager, who said the pair would have a 'chat' before any further decisions are made.
Barton is hoping that Ched Evans will be fit to play having missed the draw with Wycombe on Tuesday with a shoulder injury. Conor McAleny, Craig Morgan, and Tommy Spurr remain sidelined.
Doncaster haven't conceded a single goal in their last five league meetings with Fleetwood (W2 D3).
Fleetwood are yet to win away at Doncaster in the Football League (P3 W0 D1 L2), failing to score a goal in any of those three matches.
17 of Doncaster's 18 league goals this season have been scored by English players - the other was from a Welshman (defender Joe Wright).
Since winning 5-0 away at Scunthorpe in August, Fleetwood have scored just one goal in their last four away games in all competitions.
Doncaster manager Grant McCann hasn't lost consecutive League One games since losing three in a row with Peterborough in October 2017.
Doncaster's winning run came to an end in midweek and Grant McCann will be desperate for his side to bounce back as quickly as possible to continue their fine start to the season.
Fleetwood have hit a bit of a bump in the road under Joey Barton and have failed to win any of their last five games, picking up just two points in the process. But I reckon they will get another one here.
David Prutton predicts: 1-1 (11/2 with Sky Bet)
