Reading 4-3 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 30 October 2010

Result

Reading 4-3 Doncaster Rovers

Championship · Saturday 30 October 2010, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Reading 4-3 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Reading beat Doncaster Rovers 4-3 in the Championship on Saturday 30 October 2010. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Matthew Mills opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Reading's goals came from Matthew Mills (9'), Jem Karacan (60'), Ian Harte (74') and Simon Church (88'). Doncaster Rovers scored through James Hayter (26'), Shelton Martis (42') and D. Shiels (50').

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

Going into the game Reading were 13th on 17 points from 13 and Doncaster Rovers 10th on 19 points from 13. Reading went on to finish that season 5th with 79 points, and Doncaster Rovers 21st with 48.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 1 draw and 0 for Doncaster Rovers.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Matthew MillsReading · 1-0
  • 26'Goal · James HayterDoncaster Rovers · 1-1
  • 42'Goal · Shelton MartisDoncaster Rovers · 1-2
  • 50'Goal · D. ShielsDoncaster Rovers · 1-3
  • 60'Goal · Jem KaracanReading · 2-3
  • 74'Goal · Ian HarteReading · 3-3
  • 88'Goal · Simon ChurchReading · 4-3
  • 90'Yellow card · N. HuntReading

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Reading 3, draws 1, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Team news

Reading line-up

Adam Federici, Andy Griffin, Matthew Mills, Zurab Khizanishvili, Ian Harte, Jem Karacan, Jay Tabb, Jobi McAnuff, Brian Howard, Shane Long, Hal Robson-Kanu

Doncaster Rovers line-up

Neil Sullivan, Shelton Martis, Mustapha Dumbuya, Martin Woods, John Oster, James Coppinger, James Hayter, James O'Connor, Brian Stock, Joseph Mills, Dean Shiels