League Cup
·1st Round
Featured match
- B. Close 11'
- D. Ajayi 22'
- R. Gotts 84'
- T. Nixon 90'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Doncaster beat Middlesbrough 4-0. Scorers for Doncaster: B. Close 11', D. Ajayi 22', R. Gotts 84', T. Nixon 90'. Middlesbrough had 62% of possession.
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
- Full-time 0 - 4
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90'
T. Nixon 0-4 Goal · Doncaster T. Nixon finds the net for Doncaster (0-4)
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84'
R. Gotts 0-3 Goal · Assist: L. Molyneux · Doncaster Goal! R. Gotts scores for Doncaster, set up by L. Molyneux. It is 0-3
-
83'
B. Close Yellow card · Doncaster Yellow card for B. Close (Doncaster)
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79'
C. O'Riordan Out: J. McGrath · Doncaster Substitution for Doncaster: C. O'Riordan comes on for J. McGrath
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78'
M. Forss Out: L. Ayling · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Forss comes on for L. Ayling
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77'
M. Hamilton Out: L. McCabe · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Hamilton comes on for L. McCabe
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70'
J. Ironside Out: B. Sharp · Doncaster Substitution for Doncaster: J. Ironside comes on for B. Sharp
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65'
G. Middleton Out: J. Gibson · Doncaster Substitution for Doncaster: G. Middleton comes on for J. Gibson
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65'
L. Molyneux Out: D. Ajayi · Doncaster Substitution for Doncaster: L. Molyneux comes on for D. Ajayi
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65'
O. Bailey Out: J. Sbarra · Doncaster Substitution for Doncaster: O. Bailey comes on for J. Sbarra
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61'
A. Morris Out: A. Kante · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: A. Morris comes on for A. Kante
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61'
H. Hackney Out: T. Conway · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: H. Hackney comes on for T. Conway
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60'
D. Fry Out: G. McCormick · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: D. Fry comes on for G. McCormick
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60'
S. Grehan Yellow card · Doncaster S. Grehan of Doncaster is booked
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47'
J. McGrath Yellow card · Doncaster Yellow card for J. McGrath (Doncaster)
- Half-time 0 - 2
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27'
A. Kante Yellow card · Middlesbrough A. Kante of Middlesbrough is booked
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22'
D. Ajayi 0-2 Goal · Doncaster Goal! D. Ajayi scores for Doncaster. It is 0-2
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11'
B. Close 0-1 Goal · Assist: B. Sharp · Doncaster Goal for Doncaster! B. Close turns in the pass from B. Sharp (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
WLDLW
Last 5 matches LWWDL
0.8Goals scored per match1.2
0.8Goals conceded per match1.4
4Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1
23
7.2
Senior
J. Senior
Player profile
6
7.5
McGrath
47'79'
J. McGrath
- 47'Yellow card
- 79'Out
- 60'Yellow card
- 90'Goal
33
8.2
Close
11'83'
B. Close
- 11'Goal
- 83'Yellow card
- 84'Goal
40
6.0
McCormick
60'
G. McCormick
- 60'Out
- 77'Out
- 27'Yellow card
- 61'Out
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1
Coach: Robert Owen Edwards
Starting XI
- 23GK T. Glover 5.3
- 12DF L. Ayling78' 7.0
- 5DF A. Jones 6.7
- 30DF Neto Borges 6.2
- 2MF C. Brittain 6.7
- 42MF A. Kante27'61' 6.7
- 28MF L. McCabe77' 7.3
- 40MF G. McCormick60' 6.0
- 11FW M. Whittaker 7.2
- 10FW D. Burgzorg 7.5
- 9FW T. Conway61' 6.2
Substitutes
- 31GK S. Brynn
- 4MF D. Barlaser
- 6DF D. Fry60' 6.9
- 7MF H. Hackney61' 6.9
- 14FW A. Gilbert
- 17FW M. Hamilton77' 6.6
- 18MF A. Morris61' 7.7
- 21FW M. Forss78' 6.2
- 39FW S. Finch
Doncaster4-2-3-1
Coach: Grant Samuel McCann
Starting XI
Substitutes
- 29GK T. Lo-Tutala
- 3DF J. Maxwell
- 4MF O. Bailey65' 6.9
- 7MF L. Molyneux65' 7.7
- 12DF C. O'Riordan79' 6.9
- 17MF G. Middleton65' 6.7
- 18MF C. Crew
- 20FW J. Ironside70' 6.3
- 24MF Z. Westbrooke
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
62%
38%
18
Shots
18
5
On target
5
7
Off target
5
7
Corners
2
13
Fouls
16
4
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
3
1
Saves
5
614
Passes
373
85%
Pass accuracy
76%
1.49
Expected goals
1.57