Doncaster Rovers take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, with the two sides sitting in 12th and 13th respectively with just one point between the two teams.

It's been a rollercoaster season for Saturday's opponents, who were immersed in the relegation zone at the beginning of the season, however - with Championship football now guaranteed next season - Rovers manager Sean O'Driscoll believes that next season will see Saturday's opposition challenging for a place in the Premier League.

"Somebody said to me that we are side-by-side in the league and I suppose that is an achievement, in some senses, because Ipswich Town are a well-established club," O'Driscoll told RoversPlayer.

"Over the years they have been well run and we are now neck-and-neck, so from that point of view - in our second season in The Championship, to be batting at the same level as an Ipswich Town team, we can give ourselves a pat on the back for that."

"I saw Ipswich Town in their second game of the season and you thought - with what they had on the day - they would be contenders; it's just not quite happened. There has appeared to be quite a big turnaround in staff and players and, again, you need stability to create anything. Credit to them, they have come through quite a difficult time for them with what they have got and you can see them building for next season. If Roy sticks with the players that he feels can get them out of that division, again you wouldn't bet against them being one of the teams next season with a great chance of getting back into the Premier League."

"On paper, they have some really good players and are as strong as anybody. Roy has been able to get into the transfer market and use loan signings and the people that he had at Sunderland have played a big part."