Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Cheltenham Town: result and report

League One · Saturday 23 October 2021

Result

Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Cheltenham Town

League One · Saturday 23 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Doncaster Rovers · Cheltenham Town · League One predictions

Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Cheltenham Town: match report

Doncaster Rovers beat Cheltenham Town 3-2 in the League One on Saturday 23 October 2021. The half-time score was 2-0.

Joseph Dodoo opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from Joseph Dodoo (23'), Tom Anderson (45+1') and R. Vilca (54'). Cheltenham Town scored through Alfie May (68') and Andy Williams (90+1').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card; Cheltenham Town received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 24th on 7 points from 12 and Cheltenham Town 12th on 18 points from 13. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 22nd with 38 points, and Cheltenham Town 15th with 56.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cheltenham Town in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Galbraith of Doncaster Rovers (7.8), level with John Bostock (7.8).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Joseph DodooDoncaster Rovers · 1-0
  • 45+1'Goal · Tom AndersonDoncaster Rovers · 2-0
  • 54'Goal · R. VilcaDoncaster Rovers · 3-0
  • 62'Missed penalty · Liam SercombeCheltenham Town
  • 68'Goal · Alfie MayCheltenham Town · 3-1
  • 87'Yellow card · Pontus DahlbergDoncaster Rovers
  • 90+1'Goal · Andy WilliamsCheltenham Town · 3-2

Team news

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Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pontus Dahlberg, Tom Anderson, Shaun Williams, Joseph Olowu, Ethan Galbraith, Ben Close, John Bostock, Tommy Rowe, Rodrigo Vilca, Joseph Dodoo, Jordy Hiwula

Cheltenham Town line-up (4-3-1-2)

S. Flinders, Matty Blair, Mattie Pollock, Sean Long, Chris Hussey, Liam Sercombe, Conor Thomas, Ellis Chapman, Dan Crowley, K. Vassell, Kyle Joseph