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ANOTHER busy Saturday of football sees all 10 Yorkshire clubs in action and one local derby for our teams. Log on here for the team news for your club.
Hull City host Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League while Sheffield Wednesday look for a first win in nine at Leicester.
Championship leaders Newcastle visit Oakwell to face Barnsley and Bradford City host Rotherham in the Yorkshire derby in League Two.
All matches Saturday 3pm unless stated.
Premier League
Hull City v Blackburn Rovers
Team news: Midfielder Seyi Olofinjana returns from a hamstring problem and is likely to replace the injured Jimmy Bullard.
Manager Phil Brown will also check on the fitness of Anthony Gardner (knee) and Andy Dawson (thigh) before naming his side.
Bernard Mendy has recovered from a leg problem and fit-again goalkeeper Boaz Myhill is also pushing for a recall.
Phil Brown: "I'll be having a nice pint with Sam after the game, for sure, but hopefully it will taste sweeter than it did last year!"
Championship
Barnsley v Newcastle United
Team news: Barnsley captain Stephen Foster is set to play through the pain barrier after needing eight stitches in a head wound during the midweek draw with Scunthorpe. Striker Andy Gray has recovered from a groin strain and Jamal Campbell-Ryce is pushing for a recall.
Mark Robins: "We know that we will have to be absolutely bang on for this game. We were not there the other night and if we perform like that again then we will not get anything from this match."
Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City
Team news: On loan midfielder Simon Gillett is set to return for Rovers as a replacement for Martin Woods who is struggling with a groin injury. Defenders James Chambers (back) and James O'Connor (groin) are expected to be available but Brian Stock, Sean McDaid, and Steve Brooker are still sidelined.
Rovers manager Sean O'Driscoll: "Bristol City are a progressive club with good players and the finances available to improve."
Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
Team news: Owls manager Brian Laws could stick with an unchanged line-up as his side looks to end a sequence of eight games without a win. Midfielder Tommy Miller (hamstring) and striker Francis Jeffers (foot) are the only injury absentees.
Brian Laws: "We can't look any further forward than the next game and we need a positive result to boost our confidence."
Sheffield United v Crystal Palace
Team news: Blades midfielder Nick Montgomery is banned which opens the door for Lee Williamson or Ryan France to return the side.
Striker Darius Henderson (hip) and defender Toni Kallio (tonsilitis) are also ruled out along with longer term injury victims Gary Naysmith, Carl Ikeme and Jonathan Fortune.
Kevin Blackwell: "We have overcome massive changes brought on by our injury crisis but we are still inching out results."
League One
Brentford v Leeds United
Team news: Loan signings Sam Vokes, Max Gradel, and Hogan Ephraim are all available again for Leeds after being ineligible in midweek for the FA Cup.
Defender Richard Naylor is back in the squad after injury but Patrick Kisnorbo is still struggling to shake-of a knee problem.
Goalkeeper Shane Higgs (thigh) and winger Bradley Johnson (hip) are still sidelined
Simon Grayson: "Our attentions are on a league game at Brentford. People outside can talk about the Cup as much as they want, but we're not."
Huddersfield Town v Gillingham
Team news: Town winger Antony Pilkington serves a one-game ban after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season and joins injured duo Tom Clarke and Danny Drinkwater on the sidelines. Striker Robbie Simpson, however, is back in training after missing the last two months with a thigh injury and could be on the bench.
Town chief Lee Clark: "We obviously would like more points on the board, like six instead of two (in the last three games) but we are playing well and will look to change that stat this weekend."
League Two
Bradford City v Rotherham United
Team news: Matt Clarke will keep his place at the centre of Bradford's defence as Zesh Rehman is still ruled out with a hamstring injury. Winger Omar Daley remains sidelined. Millers manager Ronnie Moore has promised to make changes after his side's midweek FA Cup exit against Luton and Pablo Mills is set for a recall. Paul Warne, Andy Liddell, and Dale Tonge are all injured.
Bradford's Stuart McCall: "It will be blood and guts, I'm sure, and we need to be physical and strong and show a little bit of quality. "
Millers chief Ronnie Moore: "There's no panic and no despondency. We're third in the league with everything to play for."
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