Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Burnley: result and report

Championship · Sunday 28 December 2008

Result

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Burnley

Championship · Sunday 28 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Doncaster Rovers · Burnley · Championship predictions

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Burnley: match report

Doncaster Rovers beat Burnley 2-1 in the Championship on Sunday 28 December 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.

James Coppinger opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from James Coppinger (37') and Brian Stock (40', penalty). Burnley scored through Martin Paterson (62').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card; Burnley received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 23rd on 21 points from 25 and Burnley 4th on 43 points from 25. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 58 points, and Burnley 2nd with 85.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Goal · James CoppingerDoncaster Rovers · 1-0
  • 39'Red card · Steven CaldwellBurnley
  • 40'Penalty goal · Brian StockDoncaster Rovers · 2-0
  • 62'Goal · Martin PatersonBurnley · 2-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Stephen JordanBurnley
  • 68'Yellow card · Clarke CarlisleBurnley
  • 71'Yellow card · Paul HeffernanDoncaster Rovers

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 0, draws 1, Burnley 0.