Hull V Doncaster at Kingston Communications Stadium : Match Preview

Nick Barmby is hoping defender Liam Rosenior regains fitness in time for the home game with Doncaster. Rosenior missed Saturday's home FA Cup defeat to Crawley due to an ankle injury. Barmby is expected to revert back to his league line-up after making seven changes on Saturday when latest loan signing Joshua King, from Manchester United, made his first start for the club. Barmby must decide whether to retain Danny East, who made his second appearance for the Tigers, and fellow defenders Liam Cooper and Joe Dudgeon in his line-up, while midfielders Tom Cairney and Richard Garcia and striker Matty Fryatt are all hoping to keep their places. The Tigers boss has no new injury or suspension worries and the likes of Andy Dawson and defensive partner James Chester and midfielders Robert Koren, Paul McKenna, Cameron Stewart and Corry Evans are all hoping to return to the side.Doncaster are set to begin life without top scorer Billy Sharp. On Monday afternoon Rovers confirmed they had accepted a bid from Southampton for the 25-year-old and that Sharp was in the process of passing a medical on the south coast. Habib Bamogo and Mamadou Bagayoko are both in contention to fill the 10-goal striker's boots, while boss Dean Saunders has his customary selection of injury headaches to contend with.James Coppinger is facing six weeks on the sidelines having suffered a broken cheekbone in the defeat to Bristol City last time out, meaning Kyle Bennett could be in line for a start, while Adam Lockwood is expected come into the heart of defence as Habib Beye begins a three-match ban. Striker Chris Brown (knee) and defender Pascal Chimbonda (thigh) are still two weeks away from action, as is Paul Keegan, who has resumed light training for the first time since August and the beginning of struggles with knee and thigh problems.George Friend (knee) and goalkeeping duo Neil Sullivan and Carl Ikeme (both thumb) are long-term injury victims. Hull V Doncaster - view commentary, squad, and statictics of the game live.

Source: PA