Doncaster Rovers vs Northampton Town · League One
Doncaster Rovers
5-2-6
1 – 2
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Northampton Town
5-2-5
The Eco-Power Stadium · Doncaster · England
From one goals down, Northampton Town went on to beat Doncaster Rovers 2-1 at The Eco-Power Stadium (crowd 8,113). Ben Close scored first for Doncaster at the 36-minute mark and Northampton were back level through Ethan Wheatley after 47 minutes; Sam Hoskins got the deciding goal at the 67-minute mark with a penalty. The ball split 59% to 41% and the shots 10 to 13. From 13 shots, Northampton found the target 5 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League One England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season
- Ground
- The Eco-Power Stadium · Doncaster · England
- Crowd
- 8,113
- Referee
- John Busby
- Doncaster form
- WLLWD
- Northampton form
- LDWLD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Northampton | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Side by side
11Fouls7
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
2Corner Kicks7
3Saves3
59.2%Possession40.8%
10Shots13
4On Goal5
40%On Target %40%
0Penalty Goals1
0Penalty Kicks Taken2
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
1Blocked Shots4
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 1-2
90'+7'
🔁Kyle Edwardsreplacing Sam Hoskins
90'+6'
🔁Jack Perkinsreplacing Tyrese Fornah
86'
❌Sam HoskinsPenalty missed
81'
🟨Tyrese Fornah
76'
🔁Joe Wormleightonreplacing Ethan Wheatley
🔁Luke Molyneuxreplacing Jay Mcgrath
71'
🔁Jack Seniorreplacing James Maxwell
71'
🔁Jordan Gibsonreplacing Robbie Gotts
71'
🔁Toyosi Olusanyareplacing Damola Ajayi
71'
69'
🔁Michael Jacobsreplacing Kamarai Simon-Swyer
67'1 - 2
⚽Sam HoskinsPenalty
🟨Thimothee Lo-Tutala
67'
🟨Glenn Middleton
55'
🔁Connor O'Riordanreplacing Matty Pearson
52'
47'1 - 1
⚽Ethan Wheatley
45'
🔁Jordan Willisreplacing Conor McCarthy
Half-time · 1-0
⚽Ben Close
36'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
Doncaster Rovers4-2-3-1
14Sharp
17🟨Middleton
22↓Gotts
19↓Ajayi
33⚽Close
4Bailey
3↓Maxwell
6↓Mcgrath
27Grehan
5↓Pearson
29🟨Lo-Tutala
Bench
- 12Connor O'Riordanon for Matty Pearson, 52'
- 18Charlie Crew
- 11Jordan Gibsonon for Robbie Gotts, 71'
- 30Toyosi Olusanyaon for Damola Ajayi, 71'
- 1Ian Lawlor
- 23Jack Senioron for James Maxwell, 71'
- 7Luke Molyneuxon for Jay Mcgrath, 71'
Northampton Town3-4-3
14🟨↓Fornah
11↓Simon-Swyer
19⚽↓Wheatley
12Guinness-Walker
4Campbell
7⚽↓Hoskins
23Taylor
18Forbes
15Thorniley
3↓McCarthy
34Fitzsimons
Bench
- 22Kyle Edwardson for Sam Hoskins, 90'+7'
- 6Jordan Willison for Conor McCarthy, 45'
- 1Lee Burge
- 20Theo Avery
- 21Jack Perkinson for Tyrese Fornah, 90'+6'
- 16Joe Wormleightonon for Ethan Wheatley, 76'
- 17Michael Jacobson for Kamarai Simon-Swyer, 69'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 |  Stockport County | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +11 | 23 |
| 3 |  Oxford United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 |  Bradford City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 |
| 5 |  Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 6 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 |
| 7 |  Cambridge United | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +3 | 21 |
| 8 |  Luton Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 20 |
| 9 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 19 |
| 10 |  Mansfield Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Leicester City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 12 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 |
| 14 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 |  Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 |  Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 |
| 22 |  Bromley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -19 | 9 |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 |  Wigan Athletic | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
Meetings
3Doncaster wins
1Level
1Northampton wins
Last times they met
FT
Doncaster
0–2
Northampton · 2022-23 English League Two
FT
Northampton
0–1
Doncaster · 2022-23 English League Two
FT
Doncaster
0–0
Northampton · 2020-21 English League One
FT
Northampton
0–2
Doncaster · 2020-21 English League One
FT
Doncaster
3–0
Northampton · 2017-18 English League One
Form
Last games: Doncaster
L3-0L1-0D1-1W3-0L4-0
Last games: Northampton
W3-0W2-0D0-0W1-0L2-1
