Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Reading · League One
Doncaster Rovers beat Reading 1-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Doncaster Rovers and Reading met in the League One at Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster on Saturday, 11 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Doncaster Rovers: O. Bailey 58'. Reading did not score.
How the match went
Reading saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Doncaster Rovers had 9 shots with 6 on target, Reading 8 with 1 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 2 to Doncaster Rovers and 4 to Reading. Doncaster Rovers conceded 9 fouls, Reading 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Doncaster Rovers, 2 for Reading).
Line-ups
Doncaster Rovers started in a 4-1-4-1: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Jamie Sterry, Sean Grehan, Matty Pearson, Jack Senior, Robbie Gotts, Luke Molyneux, Owen Bailey, Elliott Lee, Harry Clifton, Hakeeb Adelakun.
Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Ryan Nyambe, Paudie O’Connor, Derrick Williams, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Liam Fraser, Daniel Kyerewaa, Charlie Savage, Kadan Young, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Reading.
- 58'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Reading. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by E. Lee.
- 90'Full-time. Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Reading.
Full commentary (35 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Doncaster Rovers vs Reading.
- 5'Attempt missed. K. Young (Reading), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.20.
- 17'Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 22'Attempt saved. J. Senior (Doncaster Rovers), header. xG 0.04.
- 33'Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 37'Yellow card for C. Savage (Reading) for handball.
- 44'Attempt blocked. L. Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Reading.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Reading: W. Keane comes on for K. Young.
- 46'Substitution, Reading: M. Ritchie comes on for C. Savage.
- 47'Attempt missed. L. Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.42.
- 47'Attempt missed. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 50'Attempt saved. H. Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 58'Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Reading. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by E. Lee.
- 58'Attempt saved. E. Lee (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.16.
- 65'Substitution, Reading: H. Roberts comes on for R. Nyambe.
- 65'Substitution, Reading: A. Rinomhota comes on for L. Fraser.
- 67'Yellow card for D. Kyerewaa (Reading) for foul.
- 79'Attempt saved. M. Ritchie (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 81'Attempt blocked. J. Dorsett (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.16.
- 82'Substitution, Reading: P. Lane comes on for J. Dorsett.
- 82'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: J. Gibson comes on for H. Adelakun.
- 82'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: B. Hanlan comes on for E. Lee.
- 85'Attempt saved. L. Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.23.
- 86'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 87'Attempt missed. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 88'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: G. Broadbent comes on for L. Molyneux.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 90+3'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: J. McGrath comes on for H. Clifton.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. W. Keane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 90+6'Yellow card for B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers) for time wasting.
- 90'Full-time. Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Reading.