Wigan Athletic 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 11 September 2021

Result

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

League One · Saturday 11 September 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Wigan Athletic · Doncaster Rovers · League One predictions

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Wigan Athletic defeated Doncaster Rovers 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 11 September 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Tommy Rowe opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Will Keane (24') and Will Keane (52'). Doncaster Rovers scored through Tommy Rowe (22').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 6th on 10 points from 5 and Doncaster Rovers 24th on 1 point from 5. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 1st with 92 points, and Doncaster Rovers 22nd with 38.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-2-4. The highest match rating in our data went to Will Keane of Wigan Athletic (9.0), ahead of Max Power (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 draw and 1 for Doncaster Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Jack WhatmoughWigan Athletic
  • 12'Yellow card · Richard WellensDoncaster Rovers
  • 22'Goal · Tommy RoweDoncaster Rovers · 0-1
  • 24'Goal · Will KeaneWigan Athletic · 1-1
  • 25'Yellow card · Joseph DodooDoncaster Rovers
  • 25'Yellow card · James McCleanWigan Athletic
  • 31'Yellow card · M. SmithDoncaster Rovers
  • 48'Yellow card · Ro-Shaun WilliamsDoncaster Rovers
  • 48'Yellow card · Joseph OlowuDoncaster Rovers
  • 52'Goal · Will KeaneWigan Athletic · 2-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Charlie WykeWigan Athletic
  • 75'Yellow card · Max PowerWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Wigan Athletic 2, draws 1, Doncaster Rovers 1.

Team news

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Wigan Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ben Amos, Max Power, Jack Whatmough, Kell Watts, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Naylor, Jordan Cousins, Callum Lang, Will Keane, James McClean, Charlie Wyke

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

Pontus Dahlberg, Kyle Knoyle, Shaun Williams, Joseph Olowu, Tommy Rowe, Ben Close, Ethan Galbraith, Charlie Seaman, Joseph Dodoo, Matthew Smith, Jordy Hiwula