David Syers, recalled from his loan spell at Scunthorpe, starts for Doncaster Rovers this afternoon against Stevenage at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Chris Brown also makes the South Yorkshire side's starting XI after recovering from an ankle injury. Paul Quinn captains the team today.

Theo Robinson, midfielders Paul Keegan and James Coppinger, defenders Bongani Khumalo, Rob Jones, Reece Wabara, Jamie McCombe and James Husband are all out for Rovers.

Meanwhile, Stevenage welcome back several players. Peter Hartley is fit again and starts after missing four matches with a hamstring injury. Filipe Morais has been recalled, while Darius Charles has recovered in time to feature on the bench for the Boro.

Doncaster: Turnbull, Quinn, Furman, Syers, Duffy, Brown, Cotterill, McCullough, Wakefield, Woods, Stevens
Subs: Maxted, Paynter, De Val, Bennett, Forrester, Peterson, Khumalo

Stevenage: Day, Chorley, Ashton, Jones, Morais, Zoko, Parrett, Freeman, Haber, Doughty, Hartley
Subs: Arnold, Wedgbury, Burrow, Akins, Charles, Smith, Andrade