Setting the scene…
Tranmere Rovers return home to Prenton Park when they host Doncaster Rovers in Sky Bet League One on Saturday afternoon, 3pm kick-off.
Micky Mellon’s men will be hoping to return to winning ways following on from Tuesday night’s defeat away against former Premier League club Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Darren Moore’s Doncaster visit the Wirral after two straight wins in the third-tier, which included a 7-1 victory on their travels at Southend United in midweek, which moved them up to sixth.
Team News
Forward Stefan Payne is suspended for the visit of Doncaster after picking up his fifth yellow card at Sunderland.
Corey Blackett-Taylor and Darren Potter could both return and will be assessed having sat out the defeat to the Black Cats.
Harvey Gilmour, Calum Woods, Mark Ellis, Evan Gumbs are all absentees, as are Ollie Banks, Ishmael Miller and Morgan Ferrier.
One to Watch
Midfielder Kieran Sadlier has impressed for Doncaster so far this campaign, and is their top scorer with five goals.
Sadlier, capped by the Republic of Ireland at U17, U19 and U21 level, turned professional with West Ham United in 2013, going on to spend two years in the Hammers’ set-up.
After leaving West Ham permanently, spells at St Mirren, Peterborough United and Halifax Town followed before he moved across to Ireland in 2016.
Sadlier spent a season playing for Sligo Rovers prior to switching to Cork City.
In December 2018, Sadler, 28, signed for Doncaster and has been a key player in Darren Moore’s squad.
Match Officials
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Assistant Referees: Alix Pashley and Conor Brown
Fourth Official : Jon Kenny
Tickets
Affordable Sky Bet League One football returns to Prenton Park this Saturday and we need the SWA to get behind the lads.
Tickets for the SWA are on sale and start from the below prices:
Adult: £19
Senior (65+): £12
Young Persons (18-22): £12
U18s: £6
U12s accompanied: £2
To purchase your tickets online, please CLICK HERE.
Past Meetings:
TRFC have won 19, drawn 20 and lost 36 of their fixtures with Doncaster Rovers.
Match Coverage
The SWA can listen to uninterrupted match commentary of Tranmere Rovers vs Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
Rovers legend Dave Higgins will join TRFC Radio’s match day commentary team of Phil Wilkinson, Rob Edwards and Adam Siddorn will guide you through events at Prenton Park.
iFollow Tranmere is the only place you can listen to devoted TRFC coverage and if you sign-up, you can watch exclusive behind the scenes content, interviews and match highlights.
An audio match pass on iFollow costs just £2.50!
To sign-up, CLICK HERE.
Alternatively, you can follow the action through our social media channels below, with full text coverage during the fixture, followed by a match report.
Twitter: @TranmereRovers
Facebook: @trfcofficial
Instagram: @tranmererovers
Did you know?
Tranmere’s last win over Doncaster Rovers came back in February 2007 with a 1-0 triumph at Prenton Park.
Chris Greenacre’s early strike sealed all three-points for Ronnie Moore’s Whites in League One.