Recap as Doncaster Rovers are well beaten by out-of-form Harrogate Town
and live on Freeview channel 276
Doncaster claimed a credible point against Stockport on Saturday to put back-to-back defeats behind them but need to get their play-off push back on track quickly with just 13 games to go.
Tonight’s opponents have not won in their last seven matches, but five of those have ended in a draw.
Scroll down for team news and live updates.
Doncaster Rovers v Harrogate Town LIVE
Key Events
- Doncaster could cut gap between themselves and League Two play-offs to five points with a win
- Harrogate without a win in seven matches have won just once in their last 13
- Tuesday’s game will be the first time the two teams have gone head-to-head in the EFL
Chance for Molyenux
The winger cuts and fires low towards goal. Shot takes a deflection and Doncaster have a corner.
Doncaster a little fortunate
Joseph Olowu tries to pass out from the back but his ball into Luke Molyneux’s path is intercepted. Donny get back to cover and deny Luke Armstrong a shot at goal.
One change for Doncaster Rovers
Charlie Lakin drops to the bench in place of Ben Close, who returns to the starting XI.
Rovers: Jonathan Mitchell, James Brown, Tommy Rowe, Tom Anderson, Ben Nelson, Joseph Olowu, Ben Close, Harrison Biggins, Kyle Hurst, Luke Molyneux, Caolan Lavery
Subs: George Miller, Adam Long, Aidan Barlow, Charlie Seaman, Todd Miller, Charlie Lakin, Jake Oram
Tom Anderson’s revealing programme notes
‘If you’d have asked me last summer whether I’d be here beyond this season, I wouldn’t have been able to answer that with any real confidence.
‘My injury aside, it was feeling as though my time at Rovers was coming to an end and I was uncertain about the direction of the club.’
Anderson goes on to say the impact of James Coppinger since he was appointed head of football operations, as well as head coach, Danny Schofield, convinced him to stay.
Predicted team
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were no changes from Saturday despite the team not creating many chances. No fresh injuries were reported yesterday, meaning Danny Schofield has the same group of players to pick from tonight.
Caolan Lavery deserves a little run in the side and we would expect Doncaster to see more of the ball tonight, and therefore do more with it going forward. They weren’t too far off against Stockport - remember, you only need one to go in if you keep a clean sheet.
Harrogate’s main threat comes in the form of 11-goal striker Luke Armstrong, who hasn’t missed a game this season.
Rovers: Jonathan Mitchell, James Brown, Tom Anderson, Ben Nelson, Joseph Olowu, Harrison Biggins, Charlie Lakin, Kyle Hurst, Luke Molyneux, Caolan Lavery
Time to go ‘full throttle'
Danny Schofield is targeting six points from Doncaster Rovers’ next two matches following a credible draw at Stockport.
And with under a third of the season to go, his side can’t afford to hang around.
“There’s 13 games left and a lot of points to play for, so we need to go full throttle,” said Schofield.
Harrogate have just one win in their last 13 matches, a statistic Schofield feels is deceptive.
He said: “First and foremost, as an opposition coach, I look at how competitive an opponent is.
“The results will tell you everything at the end of the day, but we look deeper at what the performances are like. We feel they are a competitive team.”