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NO NEW WORRIES FOR O'DRISCOLL

NO NEW WORRIES FOR O'DRISCOLL

Coppinger - available

Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll has no new injury or suspension worries ahead of the visit of Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.

Midfielder James Coppinger returned to action on Saturday following a calf problem, playing 15 minutes of Rovers' well-earned 0-0 draw against Burnley, and is set to be involved again after suffering no ill effects.

Gareth Roberts should be available after missing the match against the Clarets through illness.

Fellow defender Jos Van Nieuwstadt remains sidelined with a hamstring problem, whilst Sean McDaid is a long term absentee with a knee injury.

Former Forest striker Gareth Taylor could be offered a starting berth ahead of either Martin Woods or Lewis Guy after neither found the net against Owen Coyle's men.

Doncaster will be desperate to pick up a win against Colin Calderwood's side, having picked up just six points in their last 14 matches.

Nottingham Forest boss Colin Calderwood is boosted by the return of midfielder Lewis McGugan for the trip.

McGugan has missed the past three outings for Forest following his sending off against Derby on November 2.

Calderwood has revealed that "three or four" players are nursing knocks from Saturday's defeat against Norwich but is refusing to be drawn on the identity of the players before their final training session on Tuesday morning.

Captain Ian Breckin is a doubt with a dead leg and faces a late fitness test while influential striker Rob Earnshaw is a definite absentee with a calf strain.

On-loan Crystal Palace midfielder Carl Fletcher will be missing following his enforced return to Selhurst Park with a back injury.

Midfielder Guy Moussi (ankle) and defender Julian Bennett (collarbone) remain long-term absentees.