Team news: Hull City; Barnsley, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United v Doncaster Rovers, Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday; Bradford City, Rotherham United, Sheffield United; York City

A Yorkshire derby between crisis club Leeds United and a Doncaster team fighting for their lives headlines the Saturday programme. Log on here for team news from your club.
Stephen Dawson and Barnsley take their survival fight to Yeovil. Team news for all Yorkshire's clubs here.Stephen Dawson and Barnsley take their survival fight to Yeovil. Team news for all Yorkshire's clubs here.
Stephen Dawson and Barnsley take their survival fight to Yeovil. Team news for all Yorkshire's clubs here.

All matches Saturday 3pm unless stated

Premier League

Stoke City v Hull City

Team news: Maynor Figueroa is the major doubt for Hull after injuring his ankle in the midweek loss to West Ham United. Allan McGregor is in hospital with kidney damage sustained in the same game, while George Boyd is also out as he serves the second of a three-game suspension.

Championship

Brighton v Middlesbrough

Team news: Muzzy Carayol will undergo a knee operation shortly. Jonathan Woodgate, Tomas Mejias, Seb Hines, Rhys Williams and Daniel Ayala are missing.

Leeds United v Doncaster Rovers

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Team news: Sam Byram, Luke Muprhy, Rodolph Auston and Warnock all doubts, while Jimmy Kebe is out injured. Paddy Kenny is fit again but Jack Butland is likely to continue in goal.

Reading v Huddersfield Town

Team news: James Vaughan may again start on the bench as he continues to be nursed through his calf injury. Mark Robins opted for 4-5-1 against Boro in midweek and is likely to stick with that set-up, Nahki Wells employed as the lone frontman with Adam Hammill and Danny Ward urged to get forward in support.

Sheffield Wednesday v Watford

Team news: Sam Hutchinson is likely to miss out for Wednesday with a knee injury, but striker Caolan Lavery trained this week and could return. Gabriel Tamas, Rob Jones and Jamie McCombe are missing for Rovers, who could hand a debut to Lucas Neill. Ross Turnbull is likely to be on the bench again.

Yeovil v Barnsley

Team news: Danny Wilson will assess the fitness of Jack Hunt and Ryan McLaughlin ahead of the game. Martin Cranie and Peter Ramage are sidelined, with Jim O’Brien out for the season.

League One

Leyton Orient v Bradford City

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Team news: Jon Stead is likely to lead the Bantams forward line alongside Aaron Mclean after joining on loan from Huddersfield Town shortly before the transfer deadline. James Hanson has been troubled by injury in recent weeks, while Andy Gray (shingles) and youngster Oliver McBurnie (illness) are both out.

Rotherham v Bristol City

Team news: The Millers report a clean bill of health, with Wes Thomas hoping to return to the bench after missing out in midweek.

Swindon v Sheffield United

Team news: Harry Maguire serves the first game of a two-match ban. Stefan Scougall, Ryan Flynn and Jose Baxter are eyeing recalls after being rested for the midweek win at Crawley, with Ben Davies, Sean McGinn and Chris Porter having come in.

League Two

York City v Burton Albion

Team news: Wes Fletcher is out for the season after scans revealed he suffered medial ligament and cartilage damage to his knee during last week’s victory at Portsmouth. Josh Carson, also injured at Fratton Park, is also out, so Ryan Brobbel is in line to make his second York ‘debut’ after returning on loan from Middlesbrough.