The 26-year-old had been expected to spend the remainder of the season with the Gills.
However, interim manager Lee Carsley has decided that he would like to have the striker as part of his squad at the Ricoh Arena and he could now be selected for tomorrow's match against Bournemouth.
McDonald scored four goals in seven appearances for Gillingham.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Burnley | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Watford | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Swansea CitySwansea | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Norwich CityNorwich | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Millwall | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Derby CountyDerby | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Coventry CityCoventry | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Preston North EndPreston | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Stoke CityStoke | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Luton TownLuton | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18 |
| 21 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 18 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 17 |
| 23 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 17 |
| 24 | Hull City | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 16 |
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