Connect with us

League Two

Doncaster welcome back trio from injury for home clash with Walsall

Doncaster welcome back three players for their Sky Bet League Two clash with Walsall on Friday.

Tommy Rowe, Joseph Olowu and Reo Griffiths have all missed large chunks of the season through injury but have trained well since Rovers’ last match a fortnight ago.

Luke Molyneux will not be ready after picking up a knee injury at Colchester last time out but should return before the end of the month.

Aidan Barlow, though, will not be fit until 2023 after coming on for Molyneux and then being forced off himself, while Ollie Younger (hamstring) also remains sidelined.

Walsall boss Michael Flynn was planning to rest several players ahead of the match against his former side.

He admitted the FA Cup win over Carlisle last weekend was a contest they could have done without and cited Emmanuel Monthe as a player who struggled with cramp.

Striker Conor Wilkinson was an unused substitute having been out of action since April following knee surgery and could be involved again.

Fit-again midfielder Jack Earing is pushing for a return to the starting line-up following three substitute appearances, while captain Joss Labadie (knee) and Joe Riley (foot) are long-term absentees.

For exclusive stories and all the detailed EFL news you need, subscribe to The Football League Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as little as 14p a day.

More in League Two

  • WHING FULL OF PRAISE FOR AARON

    By Stephen Colby BARROW 2 Duru 14, Pressley 78 ACCRINGTON ST 0 ON-SONG: Barrow’s Aaron Pressley celebrates with his teammates A ARON PRESSLEY left Accrington Stanley all shook up with a man-of-thematch performance to ensure he was certainly on the mind of boss Andy Whing. The on-loan Stevenage striker, who...

  • ‘EMOTIONAL’ WIN HELPS SPIREITES END SAD WEEK ON A POSITIVE NOTE

    By Jamie Edwards CHESTERFIELD 2 Banks 42, Pepple 44 CHESTERFIELD: Boot 7, Sparkes 7 (Gordon 93), Grimes 7, Palmer 8, Sheckleford 6 (Donacien 76, 6), Oldaker 6 (Fleck 76, 6), Naylor 7, Dobra 7 (Colclough 93), Banks 7 (Duffy 80, 6), Mandeville 7, Pepple 7. Subs not used: Olakigbe, Thompson...

  • Late own goal piles on misery for Hughes

    By Michael Smith HARROGATE T 1 Vela 90+5 (og) HARROGATE TOWN: Belshaw 7, Burrell 7, Moon 7, O’Connor 7, Sims 7, Morris 7, Fox 7 (Bilongo 74, 6), Taylor 7, Sutton 6 (Dooley 32, 6), Cornelius 7, March 7. Subs not used: Cursons, Daly, Gibson, Oxley, Solomon CARLISLE UTD 0...

  • LP_0903_MAIN_LPE1_001 LP_0903_MAIN_LPE1_001

    SPIREITES REEL AT KIRK DIAGNOSIS

    LEAGUE TWO CHESTERFIELD have announced ‘with deep regret’ that majority co-owner Phil Kirk has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. The local businessman owns the Derbyshire club alongside his brother Ashley. In a statement, the Spireites said: “Over the next few months, he will be receiving treatment to prolong his life,...