"We believe that we can go there and pick up three points; we just need to get a goal from somewhere," said the former Manchester United and Middlesbrough star.

Wilson got his first taste of the Championship with Rovers in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat against Sheffield United.

"I love pulling on a Doncaster Rovers' shirt and to play in such a big derby game meant a lot to me," he said.

"It has been frustrating watching the team play so well in so many games and having nothing to show for it. It is even more so being involved.

"But there are a lot of strong characters in the dressing room and there is nobody blaming anyone else. We are all genuinely sticking together.

"I think that if you have that bond and team spirit then things will always start to turn.

"On the performances we've produced so far I find it hard not to have belief in what we are doing.

"I am convinced that if we keep doing the right things, and keep playing to the same level, then results will start to come.

"The crowd have kept behind us, which has been great. I am sure that if we were performing badly then they would be on our backs - and rightly so because they pay good money to watch us perform."

Rovers boss Sean O'Driscoll will be able to call upon veteran striker Gareth Taylor in Saturday's game.

The 35 year-old, who was an ever-present before picking up the first hamstring injury of his career in the home game against Charlton, just over a fortnight ago, has resumed full training.

Said physio John Dickens last night: "We used the accelerated hamstring protocol, which was developed in Australia, on Gareth; It provides a quicker way of recovery from hamstring injuries.

"Whereas we used to wait for the tear to heal and then gradually stretch the hamstring and then get the player to start some light running and build the muscle up slowly, we now let the injury settle down and then start loading the muscle and moving things on a little bit quicker than used to be the case."

Utility man Sean McDaid, who dislocated his knee in April, continues to make good progress

Said Dickens: "Sean has done some light training with the first team squad this week and the plan is to give him more light training for the rest of this week and next week with the hope that he will be able to resume full training the week after."