Peterborough United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers · League One
Peterborough United lost to Doncaster Rovers 1-3 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Peterborough United and Doncaster Rovers met in the League One at Weston Homes Stadium in Peterborough on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Peterborough United: H. Leonard 76'. Doncaster Rovers: B. Sharp 54', 73', 79'.
How the match went
Peterborough United saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Peterborough United had 16 shots with 6 on target, Doncaster Rovers 22 with 13 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 6 to Peterborough United and 3 to Doncaster Rovers. Peterborough United conceded 10 fouls, Doncaster Rovers 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Peterborough United, 3 for Doncaster Rovers).
Line-ups
Peterborough United started in a 4-2-3-1: Alex Bass, James Dornelly, Tom Lees, Lucca Mendonça, Harley Mills, Brandon Khela, Benjamin Woods, Bolu Shofowoke, Matthew Garbett, Kyrell Lisbie, Harry Leonard.
Doncaster Rovers started in a 4-3-3: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Jamie Sterry, Sean Grehan, Jay McGrath, Jack Senior, Owen Bailey, Darren Robinson, George Broadbent, Brandon Hanlan, Billy Sharp, Hakeeb Adelakun.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Peterborough United 0-0 Doncaster Rovers.
- 54'Goal! Peterborough United 0-1 Doncaster Rovers. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by G. Broadbent.
- 73'Goal! Peterborough United 0-2 Doncaster Rovers. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by H. Clifton.
- 76'Goal! Peterborough United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by J. Dornelly.
- 79'Goal! Peterborough United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by E. Lee.
- 90'Full-time. Peterborough United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers.
Full commentary (57 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Peterborough United vs Doncaster Rovers.
- 7'Attempt missed. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 12'Attempt blocked. H. Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 17'Attempt saved. G. Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 22'Substitution, Peterborough United: D. Kamara comes on for B. Shofowoke.
- 22'Attempt saved. S. Grehan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 24'Attempt saved. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 27'Attempt missed. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 27'Attempt saved. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 29'Attempt missed. H. Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 36'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 37'Attempt blocked. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers), header. xG 0.02.
- 38'Yellow card for H. Mills (Peterborough United) for foul.
- 41'Attempt saved. B. Woods (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 41'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 41'Attempt blocked. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 42'Attempt blocked. B. Khela (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'Attempt saved. G. Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.41.
- 45'Attempt blocked. M. Garbett (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 45+3'Attempt saved. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 45'Half-time. Peterborough United 0-0 Doncaster Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 50'Attempt missed. G. Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 52'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 54'Goal! Peterborough United 0-1 Doncaster Rovers. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by G. Broadbent.
- 54'Attempt saved. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Yellow card for D. Robinson (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 57'Attempt blocked. B. Khela (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 58'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 59'Attempt missed. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 59'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.46.
- 59'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 60'Attempt saved. H. Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 61'Attempt saved. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.29.
- 64'Attempt saved. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.37.
- 66'Substitution, Peterborough United: J. Mendy comes on for H. Mills.
- 66'Substitution, Peterborough United: P. Sykut comes on for B. Khela.
- 67'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: H. Clifton comes on for D. Robinson.
- 68'Yellow card for S. Grehan (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 71'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: E. Lee comes on for H. Adelakun.
- 73'Goal! Peterborough United 0-2 Doncaster Rovers. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by H. Clifton.
- 75'Attempt missed. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 76'Goal! Peterborough United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by J. Dornelly.
- 78'Substitution, Peterborough United: P. Aderoju comes on for J. Dornelly.
- 79'Goal! Peterborough United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by E. Lee.
- 82'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: K. Williams comes on for B. Hanlan.
- 82'Attempt missed. B. Hanlan (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 83'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: J. Oram comes on for T. Lo-Tutala.
- 83'Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: B. McCann comes on for S. Grehan.
- 87'Yellow card for E. Lee (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.
- 88'Attempt saved. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. B. Woods (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. M. Garbett (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Peterborough United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers.