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Doncaster v Accrington Stanley

Carling Cup first round
Venue: Keepmoat Stadium Date: Tuesday, 10 August Kick-off: 1945 BST
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio & highlights on The League Cup Show

TEAM NEWS

Doncaster boss Sean O'Driscoll will be without midfielder Simon Gillett, who is suspended after being sent off on his debut at Preston on Saturday. Fellow new signing Josh Payne may make his debut in Gillett's place.

Accrington Stanley will give forward Rory Boulding a fitness test after he limped off against Aldershot at the weekend. Striker Craig Lindfield is another injury doubt so Andy Parkinson and Chris Turner may be brought in.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Doncaster have met Accrington Stanley 41 times. They have won 22 games, lost nine and 10 have been drawn.
• The sides have never previously met in the League Cup.
• Stanley have only registered one victory on Doncaster soil. They triumphed 2-1 in Division Three North in April 1924; their very first meeting.

Doncaster

• Since returning to the Football League in 2003, Doncaster have only failed to progress beyond the first round once (losing to Notts County in 2008).
• That was also the last time the South Yorkshire club were eliminated by a League Two club.

Accrington

• They have never won a League Cup tie away from home.
• This is Accrington's fifth season in the League Cup. They are aiming to reach the second round for the third time.
• Nottingham Forest (2006) and Walsall (2009) are the only clubs Stanley have knocked out of the competition in their history.

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Hmm I did wonder how I got 260/1 for a 2-1 Stanley victory with Mr Putterill scoring the first!!!!

However Shaker, if it comes in I shall buy you a few little ones at rehearsal..............think Im pretty safe huh............lol

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Don't count on it!

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Listening to BBC Radio Sheffield, they've just given some pre-match news about the Donny team, very much doubt there'll be full match com on us (think they're at Chesterfield).

Looks like it's just live text to keep up to date!

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Bav's been benched wonder how new goalie fairs ?
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Is this a private party or can anyone join???

Greetings from the Keepmoat. Confirmed team news:
John Coleman has made three changes to his side for tonight's Carling Cup tie at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Out go Ian Dunbavin, Charlie Barnett and Rory Boulding, with Alex Cisak coming in for his debut alongside Luke Joyce and Craig Lindfield.

The full Stanley line up is Dunbavin, Bateson, Edwards, Hessey, Winnard, Joyce, Procter, McConville, Putterill, Ryan, Lindfield

Subs: Dunbavin, Parkinson, Turner, Murphy, Riley

But you knew that, didn't you? :)

At the risk of getting lynched, it's a great playing surface here...

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Listening to Radio Sheffield on analogue radio at the moment. They are at Chesterfield's new stadium enjoying the apparently very good pies with some match commentary from Hillsborough where Wednesday are playing Bury.

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Wonder why we have got team news so early?? Hope that Charlie is not injured.....

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Both sides going through their warm ups at the minute as the extremely irksome PA man deafens the whole stadium with banal "chat"

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Dan, I know that Bavs is superman, but starting on the bench and in goal??? :D :D :D

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Have we got two Bavs'? FANTASTIC. :D

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Shaker, team sheets have been knocking around since about 7 - 45 minutes is about standard for a midweek kick off.

Barnett had some treatment yesterday - my thought would be that with Joyce a more than able deputy and a game on Saturday it isn't worth risking him.

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Posted in error!

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Cock - that'll teach me for copying and pasting Saturday's line up!