by Paul Williams

We all wish Keshi Anderson a swift and full recovery following serious injury but the young striker has returned to parent club Crystal Palace to begin his recuperation and that leaves Darren Ferguson short of options ahead of this evening's game with Chesterfield.

Saturday's defeat by Rochdale was all the more disappointing in that Rovers had chances to win the game and the visitors had clearly set out their stall to take a point before scoring twice on the break in the last 10 minutes.

Preparations for the visit of the Spireites and former Rovers manager Dean Saunders have been hampered by a sickness bug that's sweeping through the club. It forced Richie Wellens to miss Saturday's match and several of his team-mates have also been under the weather. Richard Chaplow and Curtis Main are still on the treatment table but there is a chance that Mitchell Lund and Luke McCullough could be involved in some capacity this evening as their team look to get back on track.

Chesterfield are only one place and three points above Rovers in the table and are proving hard to predict. They are generally better on the road, however, and veteran striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has been among the goals. But Saunders' team have lost three of their last four and have been conceding too many goals. Former Rovers defender Sam Hird has been filling in at right-back lately but could return to his more favoured position at the heart of the defence at the Keepmoat, where Chesterfield were beaten 3-2 last season – a repeat of that scoreline would be very welcome.