Darrell Clarke has handed a debut to young midfielder Luke Russe.
Sam Slocombe starts in goal with Byron Moore starting his first game in long time. Sinclair and Ollie Clarke are both missing through injury.
Rovers XI: Sam Slocombe (GK), Joe Partington, Tom Lockyer (c), Tony Craig, Lee Brown, Chris Lines, Luke Russe, Liam Sercombe, Kyle Bennett, Byron Moore, Ellis Harrison.
Subs: Adam Smith (GK), James Clarke, Ryan Sweeney, Bernard Mensah, Dom Telford, Tom Nichols, Rory Gaffney.
MK Dons: Lee Nicholls (GK), George Williams, Dean Lewington (c), Scott Wootton, Ousseynou Cisse, Chuks Aneke, Elliot Ward, Robbie Muirhead, Josh Tymon, Callum Brittain, Ike Ugbo.
Subs: Wieger Sietsma (GK), Ed Upson, Osman Sow, Kieran Agard, Conor McGrandles, Aidan Nesbitt, Oran Jackson.
In the latest poll 9% had MK Dons to win, with 33% going for the draw and 58% have Rovers coming away with all three points.
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