English League Two

FT Thursday, January 5, 2017
Portsmouth WDWDW 1
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Doncaster Rovers LWWDW 3
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POR101
DON123
The Eco-Power Stadium · 5,568 att.

Match Report

John Marquis double helps leaders Doncaster down promotion rivals Portsmouth

John Marquis double helps leaders Doncaster down promotion rivals Portsmouth

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

DON · 4-4-1-1

  1. 13Marko MarosiG
  2. 5Mathieu BaudryCD-L
  3. 6Andy ButlerCD-R
  4. 2Craig AlcockLB
  5. 24Niall MasonRB
  6. 25Conor GrantCM-L
  7. 16Jordan HoughtonCM-R
  8. 17Matt BlairLM
  9. 10Tommy RoweRM
  10. 9John MarquisF
  11. 26James CoppingerRCF

Substitutes

  1. 18Paul KeeganSUB
  2. 23Alfie BeestinSUB
  3. 15Joe WrightSUB
  4. 11Andy WilliamsSUB
  5. 14Harry MiddletonSUB
  6. 1Ross EtheridgeSUB
  7. 39Alfie MaySUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David FordeG
  2. 6Christian BurgessCD-L
  3. 5Matthew ClarkeCD-R
  4. 26Gareth EvansLB
  5. 3Enda StevensRB
  6. 22Kal NaismithAM
  7. 4Danny RoseLM
  8. 8Michael DoyleRM
  9. 9Michael SmithF
  10. 7Carl BakerAM-L
  11. 23Kyle BennettAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Amine LinganziSUB
  2. 11Gary RobertsSUB
  3. 16Jack WhatmoughSUB
  4. 10Milan LalkovicSUB
  5. 19Conor ChaplinSUB
  6. 20Noel HuntSUB
  7. 13Liam O'BrienSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1, Portsmouth 0. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 34' Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 41' Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1, Portsmouth 1. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Bennett.
  5. 45'+1' Michael Doyle (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Craig Alcock (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 55' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Andy Williams replaces Matty Blair.
  8. 58' Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2, Portsmouth 1. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Coppinger.
  9. 62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Milan Lalkovic replaces Carl Baker.
  10. 67' Substitution, Portsmouth. Gary Roberts replaces Kyle Bennett.
  11. 67' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Harry Middleton replaces James Coppinger.
  12. 71' Goal! Doncaster Rovers 3, Portsmouth 1. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  13. 75' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Kal Naismith.
  14. 86' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Ross Etheridge replaces Marko Marosi because of an injury.

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