Rotherham United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers · League One
Rotherham United lost to Doncaster Rovers 1-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers met in the League One at New York Stadium in Rotherham on Saturday, 21 February 2026.
Goalscorers
Rotherham United: S. Nombe 3'. Doncaster Rovers: B. Hanlan 56'; L. Molyneux 68'.
How the match went
Rotherham United saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Rotherham United had 8 shots with 1 on target, Doncaster Rovers 10 with 3 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 2 to Rotherham United and 3 to Doncaster Rovers. Rotherham United conceded 14 fouls, Doncaster Rovers 11. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Rotherham United, 3 for Doncaster Rovers).
Line-ups
Rotherham United started in a 4-2-3-1: Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Jamal Baptiste, Reece James, Josh Benson, Kian Spence, Shaun McWilliams, Duncan Watmore, Harry Gray, Sam Nombe.
Doncaster Rovers started in a 4-1-4-1: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Jamie Sterry, Neill Byrne, Jay McGrath, Jack Senior, Robbie Gotts, Luke Molyneux, Owen Bailey, Elliott Lee, Hakeeb Adelakun, Billy Sharp.
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Minute by minute
- 3'Goal! Rotherham United 1-0 Doncaster Rovers. S. Nombe (Rotherham United) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Doncaster Rovers.
- 56'Goal! Rotherham United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by G. Middleton.
- 68'Goal! Rotherham United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers. L. Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers.
Full commentary (40 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Rotherham United vs Doncaster Rovers.
- 1'Yellow card for J. McGrath (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 3'Goal! Rotherham United 1-0 Doncaster Rovers. S. Nombe (Rotherham United) converts the penalty.
- 10'Yellow card for S. McWilliams (Rotherham United) for foul.
- 17'Yellow card for N. Byrne (Doncaster Rovers) for argument.
- 18'Attempt blocked. J. Senior (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 22'Attempt blocked. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 36'Attempt blocked. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 38'Attempt missed. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 45'Yellow card for K. Spence (Rotherham United) for foul.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Doncaster Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Martha comes on for S. McWilliams.
- 46'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: G. Middleton comes on for H. Adelakun.
- 46'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: H. Clifton comes on for E. Lee.
- 46'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: B. Hanlan comes on for B. Sharp.
- 52'Attempt blocked. L. Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 54'Attempt missed. R. James (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 56'Goal! Rotherham United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by G. Middleton.
- 57'Attempt missed. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 65'Attempt missed. H. Clifton (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.33.
- 68'Goal! Rotherham United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers. L. Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) scores.
- 73'Yellow card for J. Sterry (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 73'Attempt missed. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Substitution, Rotherham United: D. Yearwood comes on for J. Benson.
- 75'Substitution, Rotherham United: G. Biancheri comes on for D. Watmore.
- 78'Attempt missed. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 79'Substitution, Rotherham United: B. Cover comes on for J. Rafferty.
- 79'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: G. Broadbent comes on for R. Gotts.
- 79'Attempt missed. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 87'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: J. Gibson comes on for L. Molyneux.
- 88'Attempt blocked. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 89'Attempt blocked. H. Clifton (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 89'Attempt saved. N. Byrne (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 89'Attempt missed. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.22.
- 90'8 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Rotherham United: L. D. C. Sousa comes on for R. James.
- 90+6'Yellow card for H. Gray (Rotherham United) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers.