Welcome to tonight's live blog coverage of Newcastle United's first Checkatrade Trophy group stage match.

The Magpies' Under-21 outfit travel to South Yorkshire to take on Doncaster Rovers in their first Group G game, in a competition which will also see them face Grimsby Town and Notts County.

This is the second year Newcastle have taken part in the competition, and they will be hoping to progress further than last season when they crashed out at the group stage.

Jamie Sterry and Sean Longstaff could be involved tonight after the pair both started the Carabao Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest last week.

Lee Ryder is at the Keepmoat Stadium tonight to bring you all the build up, live action as it happens, plus the reaction and analysis at the final whistle.