English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Doncaster Rovers WWWWW 4
–
Middlesbrough WLDLW 0
1st2ndT
DON224
MID000
Riverside Stadium · 11,979 att.

Head to Head

MID leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

MID · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Thomas GloverG
  2. 5Alfie JonesCD
  3. 30Neto BorgesCD-L
  4. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  5. 28Law MccabeCM-L
  6. 42Abdoulaye KantéCM-R
  7. 40George MccormickLM
  8. 2Callum BrittainRM
  9. 9Tommy ConwayF
  10. 10Delano BurgzorgCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R

DON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ian LawlorG
  2. 6Jay McgrathCD-L
  3. 27Sean GrehanCD-R
  4. 23Jack SeniorLB
  5. 16Thomas NixonRB
  6. 10Joe SbarraAM
  7. 33Ben CloseLM
  8. 22Robbie GottsRM
  9. 14Billy SharpF
  10. 11Jordan GibsonAM-L
  11. 19Damola AjayiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 1. Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
  2. 23' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 2. Damola Ajayi (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 27' Abdoulaye Kanté (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Jay McGrath (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Seán Grehan (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces George McCormick.
  7. 61' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Aidan Morris replaces Abdoulaye Kanté.
  8. 61' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Hackney replaces Tommy Conway.
  9. 65' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Glenn Middleton replaces Jordan Gibson.
  10. 65' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Luke Molyneux replaces Damola Ajayi.
  11. 65' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Owen Bailey replaces Joe Sbarra.
  12. 70' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Joe Ironside replaces Billy Sharp.
  13. 78' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Micah Hamilton replaces Law McCabe because of an injury.
  14. 78' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Luke Ayling.
  15. 78' Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Connor O'Riordan replaces Jay McGrath.
  16. 83' Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 84' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 3. Robbie Gotts (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Molyneux following a fast break.
  18. 90'+6' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 4. Tom Nixon (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.

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