Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Shrewsbury Town: result and report

League One · Tuesday 26 September 2017

Result

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Shrewsbury Town

League One · Tuesday 26 September 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Shrewsbury Town: match report

Doncaster Rovers lost to Shrewsbury Town 1-2 in the League One on Tuesday 26 September 2017. The half-time score was 1-1.

Joe Riley opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goal came from Tommy Rowe (36'). Shrewsbury Town scored through Joe Riley (35') and Arthur Gnahoua (90+4').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card; Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 17th on 9 points from 9 and Shrewsbury Town 1st on 23 points from 9. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Shrewsbury Town 3rd with 94.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Shrewsbury Town in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Doncaster Rovers win, 0 draws and 1 for Shrewsbury Town.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 35'Goal · Joe RileyShrewsbury Town · 0-1
  • 36'Goal · Tommy RoweDoncaster Rovers · 1-1
  • 43'Yellow card · Kevin NolanShrewsbury Town
  • 59'Yellow card · Joe WrightDoncaster Rovers
  • 68'Yellow card · Junior BrownShrewsbury Town
  • 90+4'Goal · Arthur GnahouaShrewsbury Town · 1-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 1, draws 0, Shrewsbury Town 1.

Team news

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

Ian Lawlor, Andy Butler, Niall Mason, Tommy Rowe, Joe Wright, Rodney Kongolo, Jordan Houghton, Matty Blair, James Coppinger, John Marquis, Alfie May

Shrewsbury Town line-up (4-4-2)

Dean Henderson, Omar Beckles, Junior Brown, Toto Nsiala, Joe Riley, Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo, Abdelhak Belaid, Alex Rodman, Carlton Morris, Louis Dodds, Stefan Payne