Midfield Martin Woods is expected to return to the squad in the near future following a groin injury, but has targeted the clash with Cardiff at the end of the month for his comeback and is not expected back for this week's encounter.
Central defender Adam Lockwood remains sidelined as he recovers from a second successive metatarsal injury, while Lewis Guy, James Hayter, Byron Webster, John Spicer and Sam Hird are all expected to start on the substitutes bench again.
Doncaster have won five and lost only one of their last six league games, but crashed out of the FA Cup to an 88th-minute winner at Derby on Saturday.