Walsall 3-1 Doncaster Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 2 March 2024
Result
Walsall 3-1 Doncaster Rovers
League Two · Saturday 2 March 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Walsall 3-1 Doncaster Rovers: match report
Walsall defeated Doncaster Rovers 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 2 March 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.
Josh Gordon opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Walsall's goals came from Josh Gordon (18'), Jack Earing (67') and Mo Faal (80'). Doncaster Rovers scored through Kyle Hurst (62').
Discipline: Walsall received no yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 5 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 7th on 51 points from 34 and Doncaster Rovers 20th on 39 points from 33. Walsall went on to finish that season 11th with 65 points, and Doncaster Rovers 6th with 74.
Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Earing of Walsall (7.8), level with Liam Gordon (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 0 for Doncaster Rovers.
Key events
- 18'Goal · Josh Gordon
- 62'Goal · Kyle Hurst
- 63'Yellow card · James Maxwell
- 67'Goal · Jack Earing
- 71'Yellow card · Tom Anderson
- 80'Goal · Mo Faal
- 85'Yellow card · Joseph Olowu
- 89'Yellow card · Billy Waters
- 90+2'Yellow card · Jamie Sterry
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Jackson Smith, Emmanuel Adegboyega, David Okagbue, Taylor Allen, Tom Knowles, Isaac Hutchinson, Brandon Comley, Jack Earing, Liam Gordon, Jamille Matt, Josh Gordon
Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Jamie Sterry, Tom Anderson, Richard Wood, James Maxwell, Owen Bailey, Matthew Craig, Kyle Hurst, Harrison Biggins, Hakeeb Adelakun, Joe Ironside