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by The Rovers Review

Rovers head to local rivals Rotherham this Saturday aiming to earn back-to-back league wins for the first time this year.

Darren Ferguson has hyped up this week’s derby game against Rotherham as he relishes the atmosphere,
“I feel that the players who played on Saturday have earned the right to go again and I feel that their performances warrant another start. These are the ones where I wish I was playing again because honestly I would love to play on Saturday. Full-house, two-and-a-half thousand fans of ours, proper game, the early part will be blood and thunder.

“We know how important it is [the game]. They’re in a different position to ours because they’ve found a form that allows them to win games. It’s very effective the way they play and they’ve got six on the bounce. We’re obviously in the middle of the pack but looking to continue from last week but what it would do for us [a win] is give us great momentum and belief going into the last eleven games.”

There will be an assessment on Luke McCullough who picked up a knock during the win against Fleetwood Town but he’s expected to come through his test okay.

Ferguson himself has also confirmed that the 18 who featured in last Saturday’s win will be involved in the derby this weekend.

The last time these two local sides met was back at the Keepmoat in November which finished in a 1-1 draw following a late equaliser from Kieffer Moore – who has since left the club – following Richard Wood giving Rovers an early lead after an own goal.

This will be the first time Rovers have played at the New York Stadium, otherwise known as AESSEAL. The last time they visited Rotherham was in 2006 and it finished in a goalless draw.

Only one player remains in the side from that result 12 years ago and that is the veteran James Coppinger.
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by The Rovers Review

Darren Ferguson thinks a win is overdue for his side who are still searching for their first win of 2018.

The Rovers manager thinks he’s sussed out his opposition ahead of what is expected to be a very tight clash against promotion-chasing Charlton,

“You look at the manager [Karl Robinson] and he’s played a certain way in his career – this team is no different. Very fluent, good footballing team and a lot of good dribblers in the team. It will be a good football match, two teams that will try and play, and we’re looking forward to it but certainly in areas of the pitch we’ll have to be good and stop them to cause them problems.

“We’re overdue a win after getting a lot of draws – I think we’ve got the most draws out of any team in the league which shows that we’re always close and there’s always fine margins in games.”

After coming on around the hour-mark in the draw against Portsmouth last weekend, Alex Kiwomya and Luke McCullough are both match-fit and ready to potentially claim a place in the starting 11.

Meanwhile Andy Butler and Joe Wright have begun their training this week, while Mathieu Baudry is scheduled to return to training on Monday morning.

Captain, James Coppinger, is set to earn his 500th EFL cap this weekend which comes after scored in his 14th consecutive season for Rovers last weekend.

Out of Charlton’s 39 goals scored this season, only 15 of them have come away from home while Rovers have scored 21 of their 36 goals this season at the Keepmoat.

As a result, Charlton score and average of 1.15 goals away from home while Rovers score on average 1.40 goals at home.

Earlier on this season, Rovers were denied a point as Tariqe Fosu-Henry’s ninth-minute goal was the only thing to separate both sides.

Charlton’s last visit to Doncaster came in 2014 where Rovers won 3-0 thanks to goals from Abdoulaye Meite, Chris Brown and Mark Duffy.

Overall, Rovers have only won 3 out of 9 games played against Charlton since 1935 in all competitions.
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by The Rovers Review

Darren Ferguson believes Rovers need a quick start to get a positive result against Portsmouth this weekend.

The Scotsman is expecting a very hard game following the long journey down south on Saturday,

"It's a long trip and it's a tough game - any club who plays Portsmouth in their own backyard know they're in for a game they have a very good crowd and excellent support so it will be a good atmosphere, but I think that will help us.

"It's going to be a hard game against a very experienced manager who always has his teams organised.

"If I was a player I wouldn't be able to wait to play in that sort of arena and the way we play and start the game can play a part in getting a result.

After losing all three senior center-backs to injury, Darren Ferguson is set to welcome new defenders Andy Boyle and Tom Anderson to the squad, who both joined in the latter moments of the transfer window.

The Rovers boss confirmed that both Alex Kiwomya and Luke McCullough will be in the 18-man squad this Saturday after sitting out the season so far on the sidelines.

Pompey has the fifth best home record in the league, earning 29 points over 15 games at Fratton Park. There aren't a lot of goals conceded or scored either, as 40% of final results at Fratton Park is 1-0 wins or loses.

The last time Rovers visited Pompey, it finished 2-1 in League Two and Rovers won the reverse fixture this season by the same scoreline. Overall, since 1947 Rovers have won only 6 games against Portsmouth from a possible 19.

Portsmouth will be without former Rovers players Milan Lalkovic and Kyle Bennett, as the duo both left the club by mutual consent on Wednesday evening.
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by The Rovers Review

Darren Ferguson is wary of coming up against an in-form Bristol Rovers this Saturday.

The Doncaster boss said, "I like Bristol Rovers as a team, I like the way their manager plays. We’re coming up against a team in form.
They’ve got good energy, they’re aggressive, which made it a really tight game down there and through the results they’ve had since they’ve gained a lot of confidence."

Long-term absentee Luke McCullough could be available as Ferguson looks for cover at center back following the injuries to Mathieu Baudry and Andy Butler.

Baudry’s injury was described by the Rovers manager as a ‘small problem’ with his hamstring, which will keep him out for a maximum of four weeks.

On the other hand Butler’s injury isn’t as concerning as first feared; the club captain will be out for six weeks rather than the original anticipated twelve weeks.

In further damning injury news, Issam Ben Khemis as been ruled out for the season after suffering ‘really bad damage’ to his ankle ligaments. Ferguson has given the French-Tunisian time off to return home to his family in Paris.

Bristol Rovers are in the middle of a good run of form, being undefeated in six. They haven’t lost since Doncaster beat them in the return fixture last year at their place.

However, their away form overall isn’t looking the sharpest as they’ve only picked up a dismal 9 points in 14 games played away from home – the fourth worst in League One.

Doncaster Rovers haven’t lost to the gas since March 1988, when they lost 1-0 at home. The last time Bristol Rovers visited Doncaster it was the home side who came out victorious thanks to strikes from Paul Heffernan and Brian Stock during the 2-0 win back in 2008.

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Darren Ferguson is excited ahead of Doncaster Rovers' local clash against promotion-chasing Scunthorpe United.

The Rovers boss thinks that there is plenty of incentives for his side coming into the game, as he looks to continue the unbeaten start to 2018,

“It’s going to be a tough game, I remember last time we went there it was a horrible night! We did turn them over in the cup – and deservedly so.
“There’s plenty of motivation for Tuesday; it’s a derby, a big game and we’ll take a good following and we could possibly go 10th – so there’s plenty of incentive for us going into Tuesday.”

After Rovers’ 2-2 draw at Shrewsbury, Andy Butler has been ruled out after suffering a hip injury within the opening stages of the game, while Issam Ben Khemis left the field of play with a suspected ankle ligament injury. Post-match Darren Ferguson stated that the pair will not be available for Scunthorpe.

Rovers come into the game on a seven-match unbeaten run – with their last defeat coming at Oxford in December. Scunthorpe, on the other hand, come into the game with two defeats from seven games with their second defeat coming last weekend against the resurging Gillingham.

Out of 14 away games, Rovers have only won four, drawing three and losing seven, meaning they’re only averaging a 1.07 points per away game.

On the other hand, Scunthorpe have won seven, drawn four and lost three in their 14 home games this season – averaging in 1.79 points per game at home.

It was only a month ago since the last time the two sides encountered each other and it end in a win in Rovers’ favour, after they brushed aside Scunthorpe 3-0 in the FA Cup second round thanks to goals from Tommy Rowe and Liam Mandeville.
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