Milton Keynes Dons

MK Dons will be looking to secure a fourth straight Sky Bet League One success when they welcome Doncaster Rovers to Stadium MK today.

The Dons have bounced back brilliantly from their five-game winless run to triumph in each of their last three – victories over Accrington Stanley, Plymouth Argyle and, most recently, in-form Burton Albion.

Should Russell Martin’s men make it four in a row this afternoon, it will be the first time a Dons side has recorded such a feat since between February and March 2019, en route to promotion from Sky Bet League Two.

Kick-off is at 3pm.

THE OPPOSITION
Doncaster Rovers currently sit fifth in the Sky Bet League One table as they look to secure a spot in the Play-Offs. Rovers are nine points off second-placed Peterborough United and have a one point gap between Charlton Athletic in seventh.

The majority of the season has been managed by Darren Moore, however, he departed for Sheffield Wednesday at the start of March with Andy Butler taking charge on an interim basis. The 37-year-old made over 180 appearances during his time at The Keepmoat Stadium and has also managed Doncaster Rovers Belles.

Fejiri Okenabirhie leads the goalscoring charts for Doncaster having found the back of the net 11 times in all competitions this season. Reece James placed second, with the defender scoring an impressive seven goals this campaign - with a further three assists to his name. James has also created the most chances for Butler's side with 34 chances created.

LAST TIME OUT
MK Dons made it three wins in a row thanks to a 2-1 triumph over Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium.

Scott Fraser scored from the penalty spot to put Russell Martin’s men in front after just a quarter of an hour, before Warren O’Hora headed a home in the second half to double the lead.

Lucas Akins pulled a goal back for the hosts with a penalty of his own, 17 minutes from time, but the Dons were able to see out the remainder of the contest to secure a victory which sees them climb to 13th in the Sky Bet League One table.

Doncaster Rovers, meanwhile, played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Gillingham as they picked up an important point in their promotion push.

It was the perfect start for The Gils as Jordan Graham fired his side ahead inside 85 seconds as he turned home from inside the box.

The lead was then doublled on four minutes as Vadanie Oliver volleyed home from Ryan Jackson's long throw for his eight goal in seven games.

Tom Anderson pulled his side back into the game with 20 minutes on the clock as he headed home from James Coppinger's cross.

The evergreen Coppinger then levelled the scoring on 23-minutes as he capitalised on poor defending to find the bottom corner.

FIGHTING TALK
Rusell Martin: "Doncaster are a good, established team. They play some good football and that’s been them, traditionally, for a long time. They have a new manager now but he’s been there a while. It will be a tough game but it’s one to look forward to. It should be a good football match."

Andy Butler: "If you look at MK Dons and their style of play - they've carried on this year - the manager has done an excellent job. People have asked for him to change his style, but he's stuck to his guns - it's working for them at the moment. It's our job to find a way to combat it and cause them problems. It'll be a tough game and a complete opposite test to Gillingham, MK Dons like to keep the ball, so we have to be ready out of possession to deal with it and exploit them out of possession."

TEAM NEWS
MK Dons have no fresh injury concerns heading into today's clash, with both Ethan Laird and Josh McEachran coming through the win over Burton Albion unscathed.

David Kasumu and Ben Gladwin aren't likely to be involved, while Charlie Brown returned to the bench last weekend. Kieran Agard and Jay Bird remain long-term absentees.

Doncaster Rovers' winger Josh Sims has returned to parent club Southampton to be assessed after suffering a reoccurrence of the injury which has blighted him in recent weeks.

Midfielder John Bostock is poised to return to the squad after missing recent matches due a groin injury but Jon Taylor is a doubt and Matt Smith will miss this afternoon as he is away on international duty with Wales.

OFFICIALS
Joshua Smith will be the man in the middle for today's game.

Mr Smith has overseen 14 matches so far this term, producing a total of 42 yellow cards. He has sent off two players and has awarded two penalties.

His assistant referees are Adrian Waters and Bhupinder Gill, while the fourth official is Rob Smith.