Nick Barmby and Mark Cullen make their first league starts of the season meaning City will line up as follows this afternoon:

Tigers: Matt Duke, Nolberto Solano, Kamil Zayatte, Liam Cooper, Andy Dawson, Richard Garcia, Ian Ashbee, Robert Koren, Nick Barmby, John Bostock, Mark Cullen.

Subs: Mark Oxley, Anthony Gardner, Kevin Kilbane, Will Atkinson, Tom Cairney, Jamie Devitt, Jay Simpson.

Doncaster: Neil Sullivan, George Friend, James O'Connor, Adam Lockwood, Shelton Martis, Brian Stock, John Oster, Martin Woods, Simon Gillett, James Copinger, Billy Sharp.

Subs: Mustapha Dumbuya, Waide Fairhurst, Mark Wilson, Sam Hird, Gary Woods, Dean Shiels, Ryan Mason.

Referee: Mr L. Mason.