'The perfect game' - Doncaster Rovers captain Owen Bailey on upcoming derby clash with Barnsley

After a sticky spell that saw them lose six out of eight games, Rovers have rebuilt their confidence in recent weeks. A sturdy point down at Reading was followed by a come-from-behind victory at Crewe last weekend in the FA Cup first round. Admittedly, it's still early days but skipper Bailey - who notched the winner at Gresty Road - hopes a home derby against Barnsley this Saturday can see Rovers finally seal a league win for the first time in more than two months.

"It's down to us to make sure it (confidence) has swung back our way," said the 26-year-old. "It was a good point down at Reading - arguably we should have won the game.

"And then to go to Crewe and back it up with a win was important. It can be a building block but I guess it only becomes that if we can back it up again with a good performance against Barnsley and then carry it on in the league.

"We're constantly striving for more and we know it's not been good enough in the league the last few weeks.

"To produce a good performance for about 75 minutes I'd say at Crewe was good but we're just excited to get back out there next week.

"We don't fear anyone. We fully back ourselves to beat anyone on any given day.

"The calibre of the win at Crewe was nitty-gritty and we got back to what we're good at. It's hard when you're playing certain teams in League One. You have to remind yourselves you can do it.

"We're looking forward to the Barnsley game. Hopefully there'll be a big crowd and it's the perfect game to hopefully build on this now."

A large following from Oakwell is expected in the away end at the Eco-Power Stadium. Rovers have a good recent record against the Tykes, having lost just once in the last nine league meetings.