Walsall 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League Two · Thursday 26 December 2024

Result

Walsall 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

League Two · Thursday 26 December 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Walsall · Doncaster Rovers · League Two predictions

Walsall 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Walsall won against Doncaster Rovers 2-0 in the League Two on Thursday 26 December 2024. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Nathan Lowe opened the scoring in the 47th minute. Walsall's goals came from Nathan Lowe (47') and Harry Williams (79'). Doncaster Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 1st on 43 points from 20 and Doncaster Rovers 3rd on 36 points from 21. Walsall went on to finish that season 2nd with 83 points, and Doncaster Rovers 1st with 84.

Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Harry Williams of Walsall (7.8), level with David Okagbue (7.8).

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Brandon FlemingDoncaster Rovers
  • 47'Goal · Nathan LoweWalsall · 1-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Connor BarrettWalsall
  • 79'Goal · Harry WilliamsWalsall · 2-0
  • 88'Yellow card · Liam GordonWalsall

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Walsall line-up (3-5-2)

Tommy James Simkin, David Okagbue, Harry Williams, Taylor Allen, Connor Barrett, Jamie Jellis, Ryan Stirk, Charlie Lakin, Liam Gordon, Jamille Matt, Nathan Lowe

Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-3-1-2)

Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Josh Emmanuel, Joseph Olowu, Jay McGrath, Brandon Fleming, Owen Bailey, George Broadbent, Patrick Kelly, Luke Molyneux, Joe Ironside, Patrick McCarthy