Scunthorpe United vs Doncaster Rovers. Sky Bet League One.
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Thursday 21 February 2019 16:06, UK
Scunthorpe striker Lee Novak will be available for the derby clash with Doncaster.
Novak was rested for the defeat at Gillingham last weekend after picking up a knock in the victory over Accrington, but has been passed fit.
However, Matthew Lund will be out for six weeks after undergoing an operation on his knee injury. Manager Stuart McCall hopes the surgery will mean Lund can avoid a larger procedure in future.
Doncaster defender Joe Wright looks set to miss the rest of the season after rupturing ankle ligaments in training. Wright had just worked his way back into first-team contention but suffered the setback in a tackle last Friday.
The 23-year-old was on the bench for the FA Cup tie with Crystal Palace but did not come on during the 2-0 defeat. In better news for Rovers boss Grant McCann, club captain Andy Butler played 90 minutes for the club's development side in midweek as the defender nears a return to action.
Scunthorpe have won just two of their 15 home league games against Doncaster (D5 L8), although one of these wins came as recently as March 2016.
Since losing three successive games between December 2015 and September 2017 to Scunthorpe, Doncaster are unbeaten in their last five in all competitions against the Iron (W3 D2).
Scunthorpe have taken 10 points from their last four League One games at Glanford Park (W3 D1 L0), as many as in their first 12 combined this season (W2 D4 L6).
Since the start of the 2016-17 season, John Marquis has scored 58 league goals for Doncaster Rovers - 38 more than any other player for the club in that time.
Doncaster's 38-year-old midfielder James Coppinger is the only League One player to register double figures for assists this season (11 in total).
