Doncaster Rovers vs Crawley Town, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

27': Mo Faal
62': Joe Ironside (P)

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2 - 0

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Doncaster Rovers are hosting Crawley Town at The Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Jay Williams (Crawley Town).
1': Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt missed. Klaidi Lolos (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
5': Attempt blocked. Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
5': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Travis Johnson.
6': Offside, Crawley Town. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Nicholas Tsaroulla is caught offside.
7': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
7': Travis Johnson (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Laurence Maguire (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
9': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Louis Jones.
11': Foul by Will Wright (Crawley Town).
11': Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Attempt saved. Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Nixon with a headed pass.
16': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
16': Travis Johnson (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Jay Williams (Crawley Town).
18': Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Tsaroulla.
22': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Owen Bailey.
22': Attempt missed. Ronan Darcy (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Forster with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt missed. Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
23': Foul by Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers).
23': Harry Forster (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt saved. Laurence Maguire (Crawley Town) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
24': Foul by Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers).
24': Jay Williams (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt saved. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ironside.
27': Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0. Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ironside.
30': Foul by Travis Johnson (Crawley Town).
30': Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt saved. Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Molyneux.
31': Attempt blocked. Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
31': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Will Wright.
31': Attempt missed. Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke with a cross following a corner.
32': Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
34': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Owen Bailey.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Kelly (Crawley Town).
35': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Attempt saved. Ronan Darcy (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Klaidi Lolos (Crawley Town).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Foul by Travis Johnson (Crawley Town).
45'+1': Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Travis Johnson (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Foul by Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town).
45'+4': Tom Nixon (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Doncaster Rovers 1, Crawley Town 0.
45': Substitution, Crawley Town. Aaron Henry replaces Liam Kelly because of an injury.
47': Foul by Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers).
47': Will Wright (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt missed. Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tom Nixon with a cross.
51': Foul by Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers).
51': Ronan Darcy (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Klaidi Lolos (Crawley Town).
52': Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Corey Addai.
55': Attempt saved. Tom Nixon (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mo Faal.
57': Aaron Henry (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
58': Attempt missed. Nicholas Tsaroulla (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Klaidi Lolos.
58': Attempt missed. Travis Johnson (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicholas Tsaroulla.
59': Attempt missed. Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ironside.
60': Offside, Crawley Town. Adam Campbell tries a through ball, but Nicholas Tsaroulla is caught offside.
60': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Harry Forster.
61': Penalty Doncaster Rovers. Mo Faal draws a foul in the penalty area.
61': Penalty conceded by Will Wright (Crawley Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
61': Will Wright (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2, Crawley Town 0. Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
63': Substitution, Crawley Town. Jack Roles replaces Nicholas Tsaroulla.
64': Attempt saved. Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
64': Foul by Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers).
64': Harry Forster (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt blocked. Will Wright (Crawley Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
66': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Tom Nixon.
68': Aaron Henry (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
71': Attempt blocked. Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Close.
71': Attempt blocked. Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Close.
71': Foul by Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers).
71': Ronan Darcy (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Foul by Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers).
73': Will Wright (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Crawley Town. Kellan Gordon replaces Ronan Darcy.
73': Substitution, Crawley Town. Rafiq Khaleel replaces Harry Forster.
75': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Foul by Rafiq Khaleel (Crawley Town).
77': Tom Nixon (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Tom Nixon.
80': Attempt saved. Adam Campbell (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kellan Gordon.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers).
81': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Bobby Faulkner replaces Joseph Olowu because of an injury.
81': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Louie Marsh replaces Mo Faal.
81': Substitution, Crawley Town. Kamarai Simon-Swyer replaces Adam Campbell.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Foul by Travis Johnson (Crawley Town).
82': Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Attempt missed. Bobby Faulkner (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Molyneux with a cross following a set piece situation.
83': Foul by Travis Johnson (Crawley Town).
83': Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Rafiq Khaleel (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Klaidi Lolos.
86': Attempt missed. Kellan Gordon (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Roles.
87': Foul by Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers).
87': Jay Williams (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Laurence Maguire.
89': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. George Broadbent replaces Ben Close.
90': Attempt blocked. Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Rowe.
90': Foul by Jay Williams (Crawley Town).
90': Louie Marsh (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+1': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Tyler Roberts replaces Tom Nixon.
90'+2': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Doncaster Rovers).
90'+2': Kamarai Simon-Swyer (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Will Wright (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Henry with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Aaron Henry (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers).
90'+4': Foul by Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers).
90'+4': Jay Williams (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zain Westbrooke.
90'+6': Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Tommy Rowe tries a through ball, but Joe Ironside is caught offside.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Crawley Town 0.
0': Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Crawley Town 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: The Eco-Power Stadium
Location: Doncaster, England
Attendance: 5,501

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Doncaster Rovers	46	+23	84
2	Port Vale	46	+19	80
3	Bradford City	46	+19	78
4	Walsall	46	+21	77

Full Table

Line-Ups

Doncaster Rovers (5-3-2)

No.	Name
12	Louis Jones (GK)
4	Tom Anderson
17	Owen Bailey
5	Joseph Olowu
7	Luke Molyneux
16	Thomas Nixon
24	Zain Westbrooke
10	Tommy Rowe
33	Ben Close
36	Mo Faal
20	Joe Ironside

Doncaster Rovers Substitutes:

Ian Lawlor, Bobby Faulkner, Ayodeji Sotona, Louie Marsh, Jack Goodman, Tyler Roberts, George Broadbent.

Crawley Town (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Corey Addai (GK)
26	Jay Williams
30	William Wright
23	Travis Johnson
28	Adam Campbell
4	Liam Kelly
6	Laurence Maguire
10	Ronan Darcy
8	Klaidi Lolos
25	Nicholas Tsaroulla
14	Harry Forster

Crawley Town Substitutes:

Aaron Henry, Luca Ashby-Hammond, Jack Roles, Tobi Omole, Kellan Gordon, Rafiq Khaleel, Kamarai Simon-Swyer.

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