Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Plymouth Argyle · League One
Doncaster Rovers lost to Plymouth Argyle 2-3 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Doncaster Rovers and Plymouth Argyle met in the League One at Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Doncaster Rovers: A. May 51'; S. Grehan 90'. Plymouth Argyle: W. Evans 28'; A. Pepple 74'; C. Watts 83'.
How the match went
Doncaster Rovers saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Doncaster Rovers had 17 shots with 3 on target, Plymouth Argyle 17 with 9 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Doncaster Rovers and 3 to Plymouth Argyle. Doncaster Rovers conceded 13 fouls, Plymouth Argyle 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Doncaster Rovers, 0 for Plymouth Argyle).
Line-ups
Doncaster Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Tommy Simkin, Sean Grehan, Neill Byrne, Jay McGrath, Jack Senior, Owen Bailey, Robbie Gotts, Tommi O'Reilly, Isaac Hutchinson, Brandon Hanlan, Alfie May.
Plymouth Argyle started in a 4-4-2: Murphy Cooper, Wes Harding, Alex Mitchell, Julio Pleguezuelo, Matthew Sorinola, Ronan Curtis, Tyreeq Bakinson, Harvey White, Oliver Irow, Will Evans, Aribim Pepple.
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Minute by minute
- 28'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Plymouth Argyle. W. Evans (Plymouth Argyle) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Plymouth Argyle.
- 51'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle. A. May (Doncaster Rovers) converts the penalty.
- 74'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Plymouth Argyle. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by C. Watts.
- 83'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Plymouth Argyle. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle) scores.
- 90+5'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Plymouth Argyle. S. Grehan (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by B. McCann.
- 90'Full-time. Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Plymouth Argyle.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Doncaster Rovers vs Plymouth Argyle.
- 5'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 5'Attempt blocked. O. Irow (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 8'Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
- 8'Attempt saved. T. O'Reilly (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 9'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 11'Attempt missed. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
- 15'Attempt saved. T. Bakinson (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 15'Attempt missed. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), header. xG 0.18.
- 17'Attempt missed. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), header. xG 0.30.
- 19'Attempt missed. R. Curtis (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 24'Corner, Plymouth Argyle.
- 25'Attempt blocked. R. Gotts (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 25'Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
- 28'Offside, Doncaster Rovers.
- 28'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Plymouth Argyle. W. Evans (Plymouth Argyle) scores.
- 28'Attempt saved. O. Irow (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 29'Attempt missed. A. May (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 34'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 35'Attempt blocked. A. May (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 35'Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
- 39'Offside, Plymouth Argyle.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt saved. A. Mitchell (Plymouth Argyle), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 45'Half-time. Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Plymouth Argyle.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
- 48'Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
- 51'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle. A. May (Doncaster Rovers) converts the penalty.
- 55'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 58'Attempt blocked. I. Hutchinson (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 61'Attempt blocked. A. May (Doncaster Rovers), header. xG 0.07.
- 61'Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
- 62'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: B. McCann comes on for T. O'Reilly.
- 63'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: C. Watts comes on for O. Irow.
- 63'Attempt missed. J. Senior (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 63'Attempt blocked. B. McCann (Doncaster Rovers), header. xG 0.15.
- 65'Attempt blocked. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 68'Attempt missed. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), header. xG 0.17.
- 69'Attempt blocked. A. May (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 69'Attempt missed. B. McCann (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 70'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: G. Broadbent comes on for O. Bailey.
- 71'Yellow card for N. Byrne (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 72'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: B. Ibrahim comes on for T. Bakinson.
- 72'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: O. Oseni comes on for R. Curtis.
- 73'Attempt missed. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 74'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Plymouth Argyle. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by C. Watts.
- 76'Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
- 76'Attempt missed. R. Gotts (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 79'Yellow card for I. Hutchinson (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 79'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: L. Ayinde comes on for J. McGrath.
- 79'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: H. Clifton comes on for R. Gotts.
- 80'Attempt saved. H. White (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 82'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: M. Ross comes on for W. Evans.
- 82'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: A. Hartridge comes on for M. Sorinola.
- 83'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Plymouth Argyle. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle) scores.
- 86'Yellow card for J. Senior (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 90'Attempt missed. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 90'Attempt saved. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 90'Attempt saved. H. White (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. O. Oseni (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 90+5'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Plymouth Argyle. S. Grehan (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by B. McCann.
- 90'Full-time. Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Plymouth Argyle.