STUART McCall has warned Doncaster to expect a much stronger City side than the one they beat last month.

Rovers are bidding for a second Valley Parade triumph to back up their 3-2 Carabao Cup success in the opening week of the season.

But McCall believes City, who had Romain Vincelot dismissed that night, will present more formidable opposition this time.

He said: "We're a different side now. We've moved on a bit.

"I've no doubt that Romain's sending-off after an hour had a huge impact on the result. Going down to ten men was a major factor on the game.

"I don't think what happened will have a bearing on tomorrow. I'm sure they've moved on as well but we've certainly got stronger since then."

Having lost on home soil against Fleetwood, City will be desperate to make amends in another Yorkshire derby. They never lost successive games in the whole of last season.

"We've had good reactions to average performances when we've stepped it up and we've had good reactions to disappointing results," said McCall.

"It's another tasty game and the lads will give everything they've got against a side who have tended to perform better away from home."

Charlie Wyke will start after being given a rest in midweek. He came off the bench for the final half hour.

McCall said: "Charlie trained well yesterday. A lot of the lads did a lighter session but Charlie was determined to join in a full session and he looked sharp.

"He feels good in himself and it was certainly the right thing for him (not to start on Tuesday). But we had no option really, if I'm honest."

Shay McCartan will again miss out with the calf problem that forced him to pull up during the warm-down after last weekend's win at Northampton.

The 3-0 defeat to Fleetwood was City's heaviest at home since April 2015, when Phil Parkinson's team were hit for six by Bristol City.

But McCall has detected no moping within the squad.

He said: "I know the only stat that's important in a game is the scoreline at the end.

"But we had 60-40 in possession, 12-3 in corners and we had 21 shots against their 14. There wasn't a feeling that we got mugged.

"People get promoted, in the play-offs or whatever and lose games – only one team is unbeaten in our division and that's Shrewsbury.

"You're never happy about it but nobody is walking around with their chin on their chest.

"You come away from every game knowing there are things we can do better as a staff or players.

"But taking the result away, I was more disappointed with the way we played at Gillingham when we won."