James Heneghan's Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers preview
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Date/time: Saturday, August 27, 3pm kick-off
Venue: Sixfields
Forecast: 22C, sunny spells


Outs and doubts: Cobblers: Sam Sherring, Jack Sowerby, Aaron McGowan. Doncaster: Adam Long, Tom Anderson, Kyle Knoyle.
Betting: Northampton 10/11, draw 13/5, Doncaster 3/1
Form guide: Cobblers DWWLD, Donny WWDLW
Current league positions: 4th v 5th


Possible line-ups: Northampton (4-3-3): Burge; Lintott, Magloire, Guthrie, Koiki; McWilliams, Fox, Leonard; Pinnock, Hoskins, Appéré. Doncaster (4-2-3-1): Mitchell; Knoyle, Maxwell, Williams, Long; Clayton, Biggins; Rowe, Hurst, Tomlin; Miller.
Man in the middle: Neil Hair
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Hide AdLast time out: Crewe 2 Northampton 2 (Hoskins 2); Doncaster 2 (Hurst 2) Salford 1
Most recent meeting: March 13, 2021 – Doncaster 0 Northampton 0
Record v Doncaster Rovers: P51 W18 D11 L22
What Jon Brady said: "Doncaster are a good side and have done really well to pick up the points they have so far. They have got a couple of draws on the road and the way in which they have got their results means they will be in a buoyant mood. It's not easy to do that after relegation and it shows they have good organisation and they certainly have some very good players which we will be fully aware of. But we are at home and we have done well at home recently and we need to make sure that we are on top from the off.”
What they said: "It will be a real tough test and it’s a marker and a test to see where we are at in this division,” says Donny boss Gary McSheffrey. “I know we have points on the board already but when you go to places like Sixfields, it’s roll your sleeves up time and it’s about digging in and showing what you are all about.”
Prediction: Northampton Town 3 Doncaster Rovers 1