Doncaster Rovers hit by illness in camp ahead of trip to Newport County

Several players were under the weather earlier this week, confirmed Schofield, whose side will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak in South Wales.

The Doncaster boss said: “There’s been a few illnesses and viruses lingering around.

"A couple of players have missed a few training sessions, but we should be good to go.

"They caught something early on in the week. Hopefully that will be out of their system and they will be available for selection.”

Schofield admitted he was contemplating making changes to his starting XI after another defeat, having made three last time out against Walsall.

He said: “We are always thinking about personnel, utilising the squad to its full capacity and always seeing which players are training the best.

"The ones that are in form, the ones that are showing real hunger and desire to play.

"There’s always discussions around that preparing for games.”

Newport are now managed by Graham Coughlan, who took over in October, and have won their last two games to move away from relegation danger.

Schofield insisted his side will go to Rodney Parade to win despite their current adversity.

He said: “It’s always about trying to nail performances then the results are a by-product of really good performances.

"We are playing with attacking players, it’s down to me or them to execute those attacking moments, which I believe we’ve worked on earlier this week.

"The players have really grasped those ideas so hopefully we will see more of that against Newport.”