A freezing cold night was the setting for this Yorkshire 'Derby' game. The Rovers made four changes in the starting line-up from their last game against B ristol City ten days ago. Adam Lockwood replaced the suspended Habib Beye, John Oster came in for the injured James Coppinger, Martin Woods replaces Simon Gillett, who drops to the bench and Habib Bamogo starts in place of Southampton-bound Billy Sharp. The Rovers defended the South Stand end in the first half.

The home team were early on to the attack, with Koren getting in the first shot at goal that was saved comfortably by Button. Continuing to attack, Hull forced four corners before the fifteenth minute came up but they were well defended. The Rovers won their first corner in the 16th minute but it was cleared by the Hull defence. A minute later and a well worked move between Rosenior and Fryatt on the home right gave the latter a sight of goal from 15yards but his low shot went agonisingly past the far post. The Rovers began to get in the game in midfield but progressed no further until the 26th minute when Woods fiored wide from the edge of the penalty area on the left, Diouif was then high and wide from 25yards on the half hour as the Rovers got more and more into the game. Two minutes later a corner on the Hull right led to a free kick from just outside of the penalty area a few yards from the byline. This was placed to the far post where it was headed into the side netting. In the last ten minutes the home side racked up their corner count by three with the Rovers getting one. The only effort on either goal came from Stewart on the Hull left in the 36th minute when Button could only beat his shot out for a corner.

Half Time - Hull City 0 Doncaster Rovers 0

The Rovers got the second half underway and three minutes in Mannone had to catch the ball at the near post when Lockwood back-headed a long throw from O'Connor.. In the 52nd minute the referee played the advantage when Bamogo was fouled on the Rovers left by letting Oster go on and get in a shot at goal but he was wide. The Rovers had the better of the first fifteen minutes but made no impression on the home goal, Past the hour and Hull found their attacking side but Button was equal to the task of collecting a shot from Koren from the outside of the area.  The game went from one end to the other over the next few minutes, with Koren having a go from 25yards that had Button diving to his right to push out for a corner in the 66th minute. Minutes later, from a free kick on the Hull left a header was punced away by Button. As the last fifteen came up the home side stepped up the pressure as the home crowd got behind their team. In the 79th minute Koren cut in from the left but Button covered his post and beat out the shot for a corner. McLean got in a header at the far post when the corner came in but put wide. A minute later and Diouf got in a cracking effort from the left side of the penalty area that Mannone tipped away for a corner to the Rovers. At the other end a corner to the home team was met at the far post with an overhead kick from Fryatt but Oster was on the post to clear off the line. Then a cross from the right by Rosenior was met at the far post by Koren but he sidefooted wide. In added time a corner to the Rovers was met with a header from Martis that Mannone easily held. That was the last action of the game as the referee blew for time after a much better second half, which was more like a 'derby' game.

A battling display from the Rovers that brought a clean sheet and a point away from home.

Teams - Hull City - Vito Mannone; Liam Rosenior, James Chester, Jack Hobbs, Andy Dawson; Paul McKenna, Cameron Stewart, Corry Evans, Aaron McLean, Robert Koren, Matty Fryatt

Subs used - Josh King for Stewart 68 mins; Seyi Olofinjana for Evans 68 mins;

Subs not used - Joe Dudgeon, Liam Cooper, Trevor Carson gk

Doncaster Rovers - David Button; James O'Connor, Sam Hird, Adam Lockwood, Tommy Spurr; John Oster, Brian Stock, Martin Woods El Hadji Diouf; James Hayter, Habib Bamogo

Subs used -  Kyle Bennett for Bamogo 71 mins; Simon Gillett for Woods 75 mins; Shelton Martis for Diouf 88 mins;

Subs not used - Damien Plessis, Mamadou Bagayoko