League Cup · 1st Round
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 · 02:30 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Referee: Matthew Corlett, England
Middlesbrough0 : 4
Full-time
DoncasterHalf-time: 0-2
Match Events
- 11'B. Close (assist: B. Sharp)Normal Goal
- 22'D. AjayiNormal Goal
- 27'Abdoulaye KantéYellow Card
- 47'Jay McGrathYellow Card
- 60'Sean GrehanYellow Card
- 60'G. McCormick (assist: D. Fry)Substitution 1
- 61'T. Conway (assist: H. Hackney)Substitution 2
- 61'A. Kante (assist: A. Morris)Substitution 3
- 65'J. Sbarra (assist: O. Bailey)Substitution 1
- 65'D. Ajayi (assist: L. Molyneux)Substitution 2
- 65'J. Gibson (assist: G. Middleton)Substitution 3
- 70'B. Sharp (assist: J. Ironside)Substitution 4
- 77'L. McCabe (assist: M. Hamilton)Substitution 4
- 78'L. Ayling (assist: M. Forss)Substitution 5
- 79'J. McGrath (assist: C. O'Riordan)Substitution 5
- 83'Ben CloseYellow Card
- 84'R. Gotts (assist: L. Molyneux)Normal Goal
- 90'T. NixonNormal Goal
Statistics
5Shots on Goal5
7Shots off Goal5
18Total Shots18
6Blocked Shots8
6Shots insidebox13
12Shots outsidebox5
13Fouls16
7Corner Kicks2
4Offsides0
62%Ball Possession38%
1Yellow Cards3
-Red Cards-
1Goalkeeper Saves5
614Total passes373
522Passes accurate285
85%Passes %76%
1.49expected_goals1.57
-goals_prevented-
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 23T. Glover(G)
- 12L. Ayling(D)
- 5A. Jones(D)
- 30Neto Borges(D)
- 2C. Brittain(M)
- 42A. Kante(M)
- 28L. McCabe(M)
- 40G. McCormick(M)
- 11M. Whittaker(F)
- 10D. Burgzorg(F)
- 9T. Conway(F)
Substitutes
- 31S. Brynn(G)
- 4D. Barlaser(M)
- 6D. Fry(D)
- 7H. Hackney(M)
- 14A. Gilbert(F)
- 17M. Hamilton(F)
- 18A. Morris(M)
- 21M. Forss(F)
- 39S. Finch(F)
Doncaster4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1I. Lawlor(G)
- 16T. Nixon(D)
- 27S. Grehan(D)
- 6J. McGrath(D)
- 23J. Senior(D)
- 22R. Gotts(M)
- 33B. Close(M)
- 19D. Ajayi
- 10J. Sbarra(M)
- 11J. Gibson(M)
- 14B. Sharp(F)
Substitutes
- 29T. Lo-Tutala(G)
- 3J. Maxwell(D)
- 4O. Bailey(M)
- 7L. Molyneux(M)
- 12C. O'Riordan(D)
- 17G. Middleton(M)
- 18C. Crew(M)
- 20J. Ironside(F)
- 24Z. Westbrooke(M)
Head-to-Head
- Doncaster 1 - 3 MiddlesbroughWednesday, 26 August 2026
- Middlesbrough 0 - 4 DoncasterWednesday, 13 August 2025
- Doncaster 3 - 5 MiddlesbroughSaturday, 27 July 2024
- Doncaster 0 - 0 MiddlesbroughSaturday, 1 February 2014
- Middlesbrough 4 - 0 DoncasterSaturday, 26 October 2013
Middlesbrough — recent form
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Doncaster — recent form
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