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Town face Doncaster Rovers at home aiming to build on Tuesday’s 1-0 victory at Hull City and last Saturday’s 0-0 home draw with Oxford United.

Boss Paul Jewell looks set to give January signing Andy Drury his first start for the Blues when Hull City visit Portman Road on Saturday. Town are without midfielder Jimmy Bullard, who is unavailable under the terms of his loan from the Tigers, while skipper David Norris is out with knee and ankle injuries.

Paul Jewell goes into his first home game as Town manager looking for a confidence-boosting win against Doncaster Rovers. The Blues boss has a near full squad from which to pick his side with Grant Leadbitter back from suspension, Tamás Priskin OK despite suffering an ankle knock last week, Shane O’Connor available again after his shoulder injury and Lee Martin recalled from his loan at Charlton.

Tuesday’s game at Doncaster has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. A pitch inspection was held at 10.30am and it was quickly decided that the Keepmoat Stadium surface would be unplayable.

Boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that the Blues watched Leyton Orient winger George Porter in action during last week’s 3-0 FA Cup victory over Bromley at Brisbane Road. However, the Town manager says Carlisle’s Rory Loy, who was

Town boss Paul Jewell faces selection dilemmas ahead of Saturday’s home game against Doncaster Rovers with the Blues suffering from injuries and a loss of form. Ibrahima Sonko, Lee Bowyer and Damien Delaney are all out, while Nathan Ellington and Daryl Murphy are doubts.

Town manager Paul Lambert has no doubt that there will be a reaction from his players when the Blues face Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on Saturday in the wake of Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat at Doncaster, their first League One loss of the season.

Town skipper Luke Chambers says it’s “huge” to be alongside some of the biggest names in the club’s history having broken into the Blues’ all-time top 10 league appearance-makers earlier in the week.

Town striker Kayden Jackson has tested positive for Covid-19 but the rest of the first-team squad and staff have been given the all clear ahead of this evening’s game at Doncaster.

Town new boy Matt Penney believes the Blues are capable of beating any side in League One – even if the current table, in which they occupy a place in the drop zone, suggests otherwise.