Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Middlesbrough: result and report

Carabao Cup · Tuesday 25 August 2026

Result

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Middlesbrough

Carabao Cup · Tuesday 25 August 2026, 18:30 UTC · The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster · half-time 0-1

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Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Middlesbrough: match report

Doncaster Rovers lost to Middlesbrough 1-3 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday 25 August 2026 at The Keepmoat Stadium. The half-time score was 0-1.

Kyle Joseph opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goal came from Isaac Hutchinson (90+2'). Middlesbrough scored through Kyle Joseph (34'), Will Lankshear (78') and J. Sarmiento (87').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kyle Joseph of Middlesbrough (7.8), level with Will Lankshear (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Doncaster Rovers wins, 2 draws and 5 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Robbie GottsDoncaster Rovers
  • 34'Goal · Kyle JosephMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Myles Peart-HarrisMiddlesbrough
  • 46'Yellow card · Neto BorgesMiddlesbrough
  • 77'Yellow card · George BroadbentDoncaster Rovers
  • 78'Goal · Will LankshearMiddlesbrough · 0-2
  • 87'Goal · J. SarmientoMiddlesbrough · 0-3
  • 90+2'Goal · Isaac HutchinsonDoncaster Rovers · 1-3

Form and table

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Head-to-head

9 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 2, draws 2, Middlesbrough 5.

Team news

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

Josh Clarke, Jamie Sterry, Seán Grehan, Jay McGrath, Bayley McCann, Robbie Gotts, Darren Robinson, Jack Senior, Isaac Hutchinson, Hakeeb Adelakun, Alfie May

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sol Brynn, Max Arfsten, Luke Ayling, Alfie Jones, Neto Borges, Myles Peart-Harris, Sebastian Berhalter, Morgan Whittaker, J. Sarmiento, Kyle Joseph, Leo Castledine

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