Port Vale 2-3 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 31 August 2024

Result

Port Vale 2-3 Doncaster Rovers

League Two · Saturday 31 August 2024, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

Port Vale · Doncaster Rovers · League Two predictions

Port Vale 2-3 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Port Vale were beaten by Doncaster Rovers 2-3 in the League Two on Saturday 31 August 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Luke Molyneux opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Port Vale's goals came from Ryan Croasdale (30') and Ethan Chislett (87', penalty). Doncaster Rovers scored through Luke Molyneux (16'), Patrick McCarthy (46') and Luke Molyneux (58').

Discipline: Port Vale received no yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Port Vale were 14th on 4 points from 3 and Doncaster Rovers 6th on 6 points from 3. Port Vale went on to finish that season 4th with 80 points, and Doncaster Rovers 1st with 84.

Port Vale lined up in a 3-4-3 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Luke Molyneux of Doncaster Rovers (8.9), ahead of Patrick McCarthy (7.9).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Luke MolyneuxDoncaster Rovers · 0-1
  • 30'Goal · Ryan CroasdalePort Vale · 1-1
  • 46'Goal · Patrick McCarthyDoncaster Rovers · 1-2
  • 58'Goal · Luke MolyneuxDoncaster Rovers · 1-3
  • 87'Penalty goal · Ethan ChislettPort Vale · 2-3
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Ephraim YeboahDoncaster Rovers

Team news

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Port Vale line-up (3-4-3)

Connor Ripley, Kyle John, Ben Heneghan, Connor Hall, Brandon Cover, Ben Garrity, Ryan Croasdale, Sam Hart, L. Tolaj, R. Paton, Ronan Curtis

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

Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Jamie Sterry, Tom Anderson, Jay McGrath, Brandon Fleming, Owen Bailey, Zain Westbrooke, Harry Clifton, Luke Molyneux, Patrick McCarthy, Jordan Gibson