Rovers played their second game against Walsall in three days on 9 February 2010, after the two teams battled out a 0–0 draw in League One the previous Saturday. The game saw the debut of loanee Paul Heffernan, who had joined on loan from Doncaster Rovers the previous day. A number of injuries to key squad members meant the Rovers lineup was down to the bare bones, with all fit senior players in the starting lineup and an extremely inexperienced bench, which featured three players yet to make their first team debuts.