Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Tuesday 26 March 2019

Result

Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Tuesday 26 March 2019, 19:45 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Bristol Rovers: match report

Doncaster Rovers won against Bristol Rovers 4-1 in the League One on Tuesday 26 March 2019. It was 3-0 at half-time.

James Coppinger opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from James Coppinger (3'), James Coppinger (12'), Mallik Wilks (31') and Kieran Sadlier (46'). Bristol Rovers scored through Jonson Clarke-Harris (66', penalty).

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card; Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 7th on 57 points from 38 and Bristol Rovers 15th on 45 points from 38. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 6th with 76 points, and Bristol Rovers 15th with 54.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Doncaster Rovers wins, 0 draws and 1 for Bristol Rovers.

Going into the match Doncaster Rovers's last five read L-D-D-L-D and Bristol Rovers's D-D-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · James CoppingerDoncaster Rovers · 1-0
  • 12'Goal · James CoppingerDoncaster Rovers · 2-0
  • 31'Goal · Mallik WilksDoncaster Rovers · 3-0
  • 46'Goal · Kieran SadlierDoncaster Rovers · 4-0
  • 49'Yellow card · Mallik WilksDoncaster Rovers
  • 66'Penalty goal · Jonson Clarke-HarrisBristol Rovers · 4-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Tareiq Holmes-DennisBristol Rovers
  • 74'Yellow card · E. UpsonBristol Rovers
  • 90+4'Yellow card · J. ClarkeBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 2, draws 0, Bristol Rovers 1.

Team news

Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Marko Marosi, Matty Blair, Paul Michael Downing, Andy Butler, Danny Andrew, James Coppinger, Ali Crawford, Tommy Rowe, Mallik Wilks, John Marquis, Kieran Sadlier

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Jack Bonham, James Clarke, Tom Lockyer, Tony Craig, Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Edward Upson, Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo, Ollie Clarke, Alex Jakubiak, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Gavin Reilly