Doncaster Rovers poised for relentless 75-day schedule after brief respite
Doncaster Rovers' gruelling run-in to the 2025/26 campaign begins tonight when they welcome Huddersfield Town to the Eco-Power Stadium.
It marks a second meeting with the Terriers in the space of a week, after Grant McCann's side beat them last Tuesday in the EFL Trophy. Tonight's contest in League One marks the start of a relentless, 75-day sequence of fixtures that ends with the season finale away at Peterborough on May 2.
That schedule contains the remaining 16 league outings, plus the Trophy semi-final at home to Stockport County - and a potential Wembley showpiece to boot, if they overcome the Hatters.
Rovers have little down-time between now and the end of the campaign, after a rare blank weekend following last week's win in West Yorkshire.
They still need to shoehorn in fixed dates for two home league matches - against Luton and Port Vale - although there's certain midweek dates that both of those sides can't do. It all adds up to a busy last few months for McCann, his players and the supporters.
Speaking ahead of the fixture tonight, McCann said of the rare, rest period: "It was important we refined a few things and get a few people back up to speed. A lot of them have played a lot of games and it's important we get the balance right. The pitches are heavy all over the country and it's important we're not flogging a dead horse."
Kick-off tonight is 7.45pm. Rovers sit a place and a point above the relegation places.