York City v Rotherham United

17 November 2010 15:57
York City and Rotherham United contest a local derby at Bootham Crescent with the prize being a trip to Darlington in the FA Cup second round. The Minstermen are likely to recall skipper Chris Smith (below) after missing the weekend draw with Wrexham due to serving a one-match suspension.Latest loan arrivals Ashley Chambers and Robbie Weir both impressed in that game, but are ineligible to face the Millers having joined York after the date of the original 0-0 draw at the Don Valley Stadium.Midfielders Jonathan Smith and Peter Till were each ruled out at the weekend and manager Gary Mills was hoping that one or ideally both would recover from injuries in time to feature.Chris Carruthers and Michael Gash are also both pressing for recalls for the home side, who are again expected to be without midfielder Levi Mackin as he continues his recovery from a recent injury.The visitors are likely to be missing skipper Ryan Cresswell after he sustained a back injury in their victory against Oxford United at the weekend. Meanwhile, new loan signing Danny Coid is ineligible, while fellow right-back Johnny Mullins is injured and therefore Luke Ashworth is set for only his third start of the season in a defence.

Source: FOOTYMAD