Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 9 April 2024
Result
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Walsall
League Two · Tuesday 9 April 2024, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Walsall: match report
Doncaster Rovers beat Walsall 2-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 9 April 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.
Joe Ironside opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from Joe Ironside (39') and Hakeeb Adelakun (77'). Walsall scored through Isaac Hutchinson (90+3').
Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Walsall received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 12th on 58 points from 41 and Walsall 9th on 62 points from 41. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 6th with 74 points, and Walsall 11th with 65.
Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Ironside of Doncaster Rovers (8.5), ahead of Liam Gordon (8.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Doncaster Rovers wins, 0 draws and 3 for Walsall.
Going into the match Doncaster Rovers's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Walsall's W-W-L-D-D.
Key events
- 37'Yellow card · Joe Foulkes
- 39'Goal · Joe Ironside
- 45+2'Yellow card · Hakeeb Adelakun
- 65'Yellow card · Josh Gordon
- 77'Goal · Hakeeb Adelakun
- 90+2'Yellow card · Harrison Biggins
- 90+3'Goal · Isaac Hutchinson
Head-to-head
Team news
Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Jamie Sterry, Joseph Olowu, Richard Wood, James Maxwell, Owen Bailey, Matthew Craig, Luke Molyneux, Tommy Rowe, Hakeeb Adelakun, Joe Ironside
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Owen Evans, Emmanuel Adegboyega, David Okagbue, Taylor Allen, Joe Foulkes, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Brandon Comley, Liam Gordon, Josh Gordon, Jamille Matt