Brentford will have to do without defender Pim Balkestein for their FA Cup third-round clash with Doncaster.
Parent club Ipswich took the decision to recall the youngster from his emergency loan after he had impressed in his eight appearances for the Bees.
Top scorer Charlie MacDonald is expected to return to the starting XI after serving his one-game ban for a red card he received in the Boxing day clash with Gillingham.
On-loan Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is unavailable due to the terms of his loan deal but he has returned to the UK following a leave of absence in Poland due to a back injury.
The 19-year-old is expected to return to the squad for the trip to Brighton next week.
Defenders James Wilson and Mark Phillips remain doubts although Ryan Dickson came through the clash against Charlton with no problems and will continue at full-back.
Doncaster manager Sean O’Driscoll is poised to end skipper Brian Stock’s long wait for first-team football at Brentford in the FA Cup.
Midfielder Stock, sidelined for three months after undergoing ankle surgery in September, was an unused substitute on Boxing Day at Coventry and is expected to be named among the substitutes again.
Another long-term absentee, Sean McDaid, is also in contention for a return to the squad after an absence of over 20 months with a dislocated knee.
O’Driscoll, who has no new injury or suspension worries, is still without midfielder Martin Woods (groin) while striker Steve Brooker (ankle) is not yet ready to return.
O’Driscoll must decide whether to retain Dean Shiels alongside leading goalscorer Billy Sharp in attack or recall James Hayter, a 66th-minute substitute at Coventry, to his starting line-up.
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