Doncaster Rovers v Palace

Keepmoat Stadium, Saturday 3.00pm

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Team news

Crystal Palace players Stern John, Lee Hills and Kieron Cadagan are available for selection after missing the midweek FA Cup defeat at Aston Villa due to being cup tied. Paddy McCarthy is still a way off fitness after his shoulder operation.

Doncaster Rovers skipper Brian Stock is out due to a back problem. Midfielder Martin Woods won't feature beacuse of a groin injury and defender Shelton Martis has a hamstring strain so also misses out.

Quotes

John Oster

"We played really well when we beat them at Selhurst Park and we were good value for our first away win of the season. I was obviously going back there for the first time since I left, so it was a good day all round.

"They were going quite well before they had the ten points docked. If you stick the points back on they'd still be in the top half of the table and would just be above us.

"It has been hard on the players and the fans because they have had a half-decent season and now they find themselves in the bottom three and in a relegation battle.

"There is obviously talk of their manager leaving and that is something that they don't need at this moment in time. They need continuity and they don't need upheaval on the management side of things if they are to get out of the mess that they are in."

Doncaster Rovers - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
13th	32	10	10	12	40

Full league table

Doncaster Rovers - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
6	2	1	3	5	5

Full form table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
05/12/2009	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 3	Doncaster Rovers
25/04/2009	League	Doncaster Rovers	2 - 0	Crystal Palace
13/12/2008	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 1	Doncaster Rovers
23/09/2003	League Cup	Crystal Palace	2 - 1	Doncaster Rovers
27/10/1981	League Cup	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	Doncaster Rovers

All time results

Doncaster Rovers's top scorer

Billy Sharp - 12 goals

Doncaster Rovers's bad boy

Martin Woods - 4 1

Palace old boys

John Oster

Ref watch

Neil Swarbrick

Last meeting

Palace 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

Saturday December 05 2009

Palace: Speroni, Hill, Butterfield, Davis, Fonte, Ertl, Ambrose, Derry (Carle, 84), Danns (Sears, 67), Moses, Lee (Andrew, 68)

Subs not used: Smith, Scannell, Clyne, N'Diaye

Doncaster Rovers: Sullivan, Chambers, Shackell, O'Connor, Roberts, Coppinger (Spicer, 84), Martin Woods (Hird, 86), Oster (Wilson, 81), Sharp, Shiels, Hayter

Subs not used: Guy, Gillett, Smith, Webster

Goals: Sharp 41, Martin Woods 62, Hayter 78