Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League Two · Friday 20 October 2023

Result

Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Doncaster Rovers

League Two · Friday 20 October 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

Tranmere Rovers · Doncaster Rovers · League Two predictions

Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Tranmere Rovers were beaten by Doncaster Rovers 1-2 in the League Two on Friday 20 October 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Harrison Biggins opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Tranmere Rovers's goal came from Connor Jennings (70'). Doncaster Rovers scored through Harrison Biggins (27') and Mo Faal (57').

Discipline: Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Tranmere Rovers were 21st on 10 points from 13 and Doncaster Rovers 19th on 14 points from 13. Tranmere Rovers went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Doncaster Rovers 6th with 74.

Tranmere Rovers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Doncaster Rovers in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Connor Jennings of Tranmere Rovers (8.1), level with Harrison Biggins (8.1).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Jordan TurnbullTranmere Rovers
  • 12'Red card · Grant McCannDoncaster Rovers
  • 20'Yellow card · Connor JenningsTranmere Rovers
  • 27'Goal · Harrison BigginsDoncaster Rovers · 0-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Owen BaileyDoncaster Rovers
  • 48'Yellow card · Josef YarneyTranmere Rovers
  • 57'Goal · Mo FaalDoncaster Rovers · 0-2
  • 70'Goal · Connor JenningsTranmere Rovers · 1-2
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Louis JonesDoncaster Rovers

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Tranmere Rovers 1, draws 0, Doncaster Rovers 1.

Team news

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

Joe Murphy, Lee O'Connor, Jordan Turnbull, Josef Yarney, Connor Wood, Connor Jennings, Regan Hendry, Kieron Morris, Harvey Saunders, Kristian Dennis, Josh Hawkes

Doncaster Rovers line-up (3-5-2)

Louis Jones, Owen Bailey, Tom Anderson, Tom Nixon, Luke Molyneux, Harrison Biggins, Zain Westbrooke, Ben Close, George Broadbent, Joe Ironside, Mo Faal