English League One

Northampton Town
LWWDW
0-2
Finished
Doncaster Rovers
LDWWL
Saturday, December 5 at 03:00 PMSixfields Stadium
Summary
First half
- Red card for Shaun McWilliams18'
- 25'Yellow card for Brad Halliday
- Yellow card for Fraser Horsfall27'
- 36'⚽Goal by Tyreece John-Jules
- 45'⇅Matthew Smith on, Brad Halliday off
- 45'⇅Fejiri Okenabirhie on, Cameron John off
Second half
- 57'⚽Goal by Joe Wright
- ⇅Danny Rose on, Ricky Holmes off63'
- ⇅Benny Ashley-Seal on, Mark Marshall off63'
- ⇅Nicky Adams on, Cian Bolger off (injury)71'
- ⇅Caleb Chukwuemeka on, Harry Smith off76'
- 78'⇅James Coppinger on, Tyreece John-Jules off
- 83'⇅Lirak Hasani on, Taylor Richards off
- 83'⇅Ed Williams on, Josh Sims off
Commentary
Match ends, Northampton Town 0, Doncaster Rovers 2.Show full commentary
- Match ends, Northampton Town 0, Doncaster Rovers 2.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Doncaster Rovers 2.
- 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Christopher Missilou (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4'Foul by Fejiri Okenabirhie (Doncaster Rovers).
- 90'+4'Caleb Chukwuemeka (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Ed Williams (Doncaster Rovers).
- 90'+2'Christopher Missilou (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers).
- 90'+2'Caleb Chukwuemeka (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Michael Harriman (Northampton Town).
- 90'+1'Fejiri Okenabirhie (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89'Offside, Northampton Town. Jack Sowerby tries a through ball, but Benny Ashley-Seal is caught offside.
- 89'Attempt saved. Fejiri Okenabirhie (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Smith.
- 87'Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Sam Hoskins.
- 84'Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicky Adams with a cross.
- 83'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Ed Williams replaces Josh Sims.
- 83'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Lirak Hasani replaces Taylor Richards.
- 81'Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Joe Wright.
- 81'Penalty saved! Benjamin Whiteman (Doncaster Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 80'Penalty conceded by Michael Harriman (Northampton Town) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 80'Attempt saved. James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 78'James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Foul by Danny Rose (Northampton Town).
- 78'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. James Coppinger replaces Tyreece John-Jules.
- 77'Attempt blocked. Benny Ashley-Seal (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Sowerby.
- 77'Foul by Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers).
- 77'Danny Rose (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76'Substitution, Northampton Town. Caleb Chukwuemeka replaces Harry Smith.
- 76'Foul by Tyreece John-Jules (Doncaster Rovers).
- 76'Christopher Missilou (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Foul by Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers).
- 74'Danny Rose (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73'Attempt missed. Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 73'Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Josh Sims.
- 72'Attempt saved. Fejiri Okenabirhie (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 71'Substitution, Northampton Town. Nicky Adams replaces Cian Bolger because of an injury.
- 68'Foul by Taylor Richards (Doncaster Rovers).
- 68'Christopher Missilou (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 65'Foul by Matthew Smith (Doncaster Rovers).
- 65'Benny Ashley-Seal (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65'Attempt blocked. Taylor Richards (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sims.
- 65'Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Steve Arnold.
- 65'Attempt saved. Tyreece John-Jules (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Sims with a cross.
- 63'Substitution, Northampton Town. Benny Ashley-Seal replaces Mark Marshall.
- 63'Substitution, Northampton Town. Danny Rose replaces Ricky Holmes.
- 63'Harry Smith (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63'Foul by Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers).
- 61'Taylor Richards (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61'Foul by Mark Marshall (Northampton Town).
- 60'Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60'Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Doncaster Rovers).
- 58'Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Andy Butler.
- 57'Goal! Northampton Town 0, Doncaster Rovers 2. Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner.
- 56'Foul by Harry Smith (Northampton Town).
- 56'Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Tyreece John-Jules (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51'Foul by Michael Harriman (Northampton Town).
- 48'Mark Marshall (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48'Foul by Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers).
- 46'Attempt missed. Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cian Bolger.
- 46'Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46'Foul by Taylor Richards (Doncaster Rovers).
- 45'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Matthew Smith replaces Brad Halliday.
- 45'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Fejiri Okenabirhie replaces Cameron John.
- 45'Second Half begins Northampton Town 0, Doncaster Rovers 1.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Doncaster Rovers 1.
- 45'+2'Hand ball by Mark Marshall (Northampton Town).
- 45'+1'Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Tyreece John-Jules tries a through ball, but Brad Halliday is caught offside.
- 45'+1'Attempt blocked. Tyreece John-Jules (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sims.
- 45'Attempt saved. Reece James (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron John.
- 40'Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Joe Wright.
- 37'Foul by Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town).
- 37'Cameron John (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36'Goal! Northampton Town 0, Doncaster Rovers 1. Tyreece John-Jules (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Wright.
- 36'Foul by Cian Bolger (Northampton Town).
- 36'Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34'Harry Smith (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34'Foul by Joe Wright (Doncaster Rovers).
- 33'Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33'Foul by Cameron John (Doncaster Rovers).
- 32'Hand ball by Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers).
- 29'Foul by Reece James (Doncaster Rovers).
- 29'Christopher Missilou (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28'Mark Marshall (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28'Foul by Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers).
- 27'Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27'Reece James (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town).
- 26'Foul by Tyreece John-Jules (Doncaster Rovers).
- 26'Christopher Missilou (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25'Brad Halliday (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24'Steve Arnold (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul by Brad Halliday (Doncaster Rovers).
- 23'Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Foul by Taylor Richards (Doncaster Rovers).
- 21'Michael Harriman (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Foul by Josh Sims (Doncaster Rovers).
- 18'Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) is shown the red card.
- 17'Foul by Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town).
- 17'Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Foul by Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town).
- 16'Cameron John (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Michael Harriman (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Foul by Cameron John (Doncaster Rovers).
- 15'Attempt saved. Harry Smith (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14'Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Wright.
- 13'Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Cian Bolger.
- 12'Attempt missed. Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Harriman.
- 10'Tyreece John-Jules (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10'Foul by Cian Bolger (Northampton Town).
- 7'Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7'Foul by Taylor Richards (Doncaster Rovers).
- 1'Attempt blocked. Harry Smith (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Missilou.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
NorthamptonDoncaster
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Top performers
Northampton
- Jack SowerbyShots2
- Steven ArnoldSaves7
Doncaster
- Tyreece John-JulesShots3
- Joe LumleySaves1
Line-ups
Northampton3-5-24-2-3-1Doncaster
20Sims
45Marshall
2Harriman
Northampton
- 1Steven ArnoldG
- 5Cian BolgerCD
- 6Fraser HorsfallCD-L
- 2Michael HarrimanCD-R
- 45Mark MarshallCM-L
- 17Shaun McWilliamsCM-R
- 4Jack SowerbyAM
- 7Sam HoskinsLM
- 21Ricky HolmesRM
- 9Harry SmithCF-L
- 27Christopher MissilouCF-R
Doncaster
- 15Joe LumleyG
- 4Tom AndersonCD-L
- 21Andy ButlerCD-R
- 24Cameron JohnLB
- 5Joe WrightRB
- 17Taylor RichardsAM
- 3Reece JamesLM
- 8Benjamin WhitemanRM
- 19Tyreece John-JulesF
- 20Josh SimsAM-L
- 2Brad HallidayAM-R
Head to head
- Dec 26, 17Doncaster Rovers3-0Northampton Town
- Sep 09, 17Northampton Town1-0Doncaster Rovers
- Dec 26, 07Doncaster Rovers2-0Northampton Town
- Sep 07, 07Northampton Town2-0Doncaster Rovers
- May 05, 07Doncaster Rovers2-2Northampton Town
