Town boss Mick McCarthy has named the same side for the fourth successive game ahead of this afternoon’s Boxing Day fixture at Doncaster.
The Blues will line-up in their now familiar 4-3-3 formation with Rovers usually opting for a similar system.
Summer Town trialist Bongani Khumalo misses out for the home side with 19-year-old Liam Wakefield making his first league start at the centre of the defence. Ex-Blues loanee Richie Wellens wears the armband.
Doncaster: Turnbull, Quinn, Wakfield, McCullough, Yun, Wellens (c), Furman, Duffy, Forrester, Macheda, Robinson. Subs: Maxted, Stevens, Cotterill, Woods, De Val, Bennett, Peterson.
Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Berra, Smith, Cresswell, Hyam, Skuse, Tunnicliffe, Nouble, McGoldrick, Murphy. Subs: Loach, Mings, Tabb, Edwards, Anderson, Graham, Taylor.