Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

League One side Huddersfield Town go to Yorkshire rivals Doncaster Rovers of League Two in a Northern Group F clash in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday.

The two sides have had similar starts to their league seasons, both picking up nine points so far, with Doncaster fifth in League Two after a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Port Vale on Saturday, while Town are fifth in the league above, although they lost 2-1 at Rotherham over the weekend.

They are now switching focus to the EFL Trophy as they look to begin their Northern Group F campaigns well.

How to watch Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town and TV channel

Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town in the EFL Trophy will be broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports+.

Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town kick-off time, date and venue

Doncaster host Huddersfield at their Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster and kick-off is at 19:00 BST on Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town stats and head-to-head record 

The two sides have met four times in previous iterations of this competition down the years, with one draw, one win for Doncaster and two victories for Huddersfield.

Overall, Doncaster and Huddersfield have faced each other on 43 occasions, with Town having the advantage in the head-to-head record.

They have won 20 times, Doncaster have triumphed 13 times and there have been 10 draws.

So far this season, Donny have won three of their four league matches, beating Accrington Stanley, Morecambe and Port Vale and losing to Newport County.

Huddersfield have also won three and lost once in League One, beating Peterborough, Stevenage and Shrewsbury and going down to Rotherham.

Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town head-to-head record 

Doncaster Rovers wins	13
Draws	10
Huddersfield Town wins	20

* H2H stats refer to all competitions

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Doncaster Rovers v Huddersfield Town team news

Doncaster Rovers team news

Doncaster will likely field a mixture of first-team regulars and youngsters in this season's EFL Trophy, so there are bound to be plenty of changes from the side that edged out Port Vale at the weekend in the league.

Luke Molyneux will hope to keep his place up front after he scored twice at Vale Park, while the likes of Ian Lawlor, George Broadbent, Kyle Hurst and Joseph Olowu will be among those hoping for starts.

Huddersfield Town team news

Like Doncaster, Town are set to use the full depth of their squad and some academy players on Tuesday.

Recent signings Josh Ruffels and Joe Hodge could earn their debuts after being named on the bench on Saturday, while Oliver Turton and Tom Iorpenda are other options for boss Michael Duff.

Brodie Spencer and David Kasumu are set to be ruled out through injury for the visitors.