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Accrington Stanley 0-2 Doncaster Rovers · Carabao Cup

Accrington Stanley lost to Doncaster Rovers 0-2 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Accrington Stanley and Doncaster Rovers met in the Carabao Cup at The Crown Ground in Accrington on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Accrington Stanley did not score. Doncaster Rovers: O. Bailey 75'; B. Close 82'.

How the match went

Doncaster Rovers saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Accrington Stanley had 6 shots with 3 on target, Doncaster Rovers 14 with 5 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 1 to Accrington Stanley and 12 to Doncaster Rovers. Accrington Stanley conceded 6 fouls, Doncaster Rovers 6. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Accrington Stanley, 0 for Doncaster Rovers).

Line-ups

Accrington Stanley started in a 3-4-1-2: Michael Kelly, Devon Matthews, Benn Ward, Freddie Sass, Josh Woods, Joe Bauress, Alex Henderson, Logan Pye, Charlie Caton, Kelsey Mooney, Anjola Popoola.

Doncaster Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Ian Lawlor, Tom Nixon, Sean Grehan, Matty Pearson, James Maxwell, Charlie Crew, Ben Close, Oyindamola Ajayi, Joe Sbarra, Jordan Gibson, Brandon Hanlan.

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Minute by minute

  1. 71'Second yellow card for J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), who is sent off.
  2. 75'Goal! Accrington Stanley 0-1 Doncaster Rovers. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by G. Middleton.
  3. 82'Goal! Accrington Stanley 0-2 Doncaster Rovers. B. Close (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by O. Bailey.
Full commentary (32 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Accrington Stanley vs Doncaster Rovers.
  2. 9'Attempt saved. A player (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 13'Attempt saved. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 22'Attempt missed. J. Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  5. 24'Attempt missed. J. Gibson (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 30'Attempt saved. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.50.
  7. 39'Attempt missed. O. Ajayi (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  8. 46'The second half is under way.
  9. 46'Attempt blocked. S. Grehan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 51'Attempt saved. J. Gibson (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  11. 52'Attempt missed. B. Close (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
  12. 54'Attempt blocked. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  13. 61'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: I. Sinclair comes on for A. Popoola.
  14. 63'Attempt missed. C. Crew (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  15. 64'Attempt missed. K. Mooney (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  16. 64'Attempt blocked. J. Bauress (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  17. 65'Yellow card for J. Woods (Accrington Stanley).
  18. 66'Attempt missed. M. Pearson (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.21.
  19. 67'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: J. Ironside comes on for B. Hanlan.
  20. 67'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: O. Bailey comes on for J. Sbarra.
  21. 68'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: L. Molyneux comes on for O. Ajayi.
  22. 68'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: G. Middleton comes on for J. Gibson.
  23. 70'Attempt saved. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  24. 71'Second yellow card for J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), who is sent off.
  25. 74'Attempt missed. C. Crew (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  26. 75'Goal! Accrington Stanley 0-1 Doncaster Rovers. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by G. Middleton.
  27. 77'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: H. Clifton comes on for L. Molyneux.
  28. 78'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: P. Madden comes on for L. Pye.
  29. 81'Attempt saved. P. Madden (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 82'Goal! Accrington Stanley 0-2 Doncaster Rovers. B. Close (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by O. Bailey.
  31. 85'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: F. Tunstall comes on for A. Henderson.
  32. 90+5'Attempt blocked. G. Middleton (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
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