Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers

League Cup - 1st Round 10 Aug 2021, 18:45
Walsall
Walsall
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
🏟 Banks's Stadium (Walsall, West Midlands) 👤 J. Busby

Match report

Doncaster Rovers edged past Walsall 1-0 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 10 August 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Doncaster Rovers had 10 shots to Walsall's 9.

A. Greaves was sent off in the 88th minute.

The match was played at Banks's Stadium (Walsall, West Midlands), with J. Busby in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 9 - 10 On target 2 - 4 Corners 6 - 9 Fouls 13 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Carl Rushworth
Walsall · 4 saves
8 Pontus Dahlberg 3 saves
7 Tom Leak captained the side
7 Ash Taylor captained the side
7 Rollin Menayese captained the side
First half vs second half
Doncaster Rovers came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 4–8
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–3
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 5–2 1–7
Attacks 59–48 42–51
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
101 Attacks 99
43 Dangerous Attacks 62
1 On Target 4
7 Off Target 6
9 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 7
1 Shots Outside Box 3
13 Fouls 13
6 Corners 9
3 Offsides 1
41% Ball Possession 59%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 3
293 Passes Total 429
190 Passes Accurate 336
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Walsall · 4-2-3-1
12 C. Rushworth
18 T. Leak 5 A. Taylor 24 R. Menayese 22 Z. Mills
10 E. Osadebe 4 J. Labadie
28 T. Shade 15 K. Phillips 7 B. Kiernan
9 C. Wilkinson
Doncaster Rovers · 4-2-3-1
12 P. Dahlberg
2 K. Knoyle 6 R. Williams 4 T. Anderson 24 C. John
15 J. Bostock 8 B. Close
18 Ed Williams 16 A. Barlow 23 D. Gardner
7 O. Bogle
Walsall
Coach
M. Taylor
Substitutes
  • 1 Jack Rose
  • 3 Stephen Ward
  • 6 Emmanuel Monthe
  • 17 Jack Earing
  • 8 Liam Kinsella
  • 16 Alfie Bates
  • 20 Sam Perry
Doncaster Rovers
Coach
R. Wellens
Substitutes
  • 1 Louis Jones
  • 28 Branden Horton
  • 30 Ben Blythe
  • 27 Anthony Greaves
  • 29 Lirak Hasani
  • 21 Tiago Cukur
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ L. Kinsella ↓ J. Labadie Walsall
  • 61' ↑ B. Horton ↓ C. John Doncaster Rovers
  • 70' ↑ J. Earing ↓ T. Shade Walsall
  • 72' ↑ A. Greaves ↓ J. Bostock Doncaster Rovers
  • 75' ↑ T. Çukur ↓ O. Bogle Doncaster Rovers
  • 79' ↑ S. Ward ↓ T. Leak Walsall
Cards
  • 36' B. Close Doncaster Rovers
  • 60' E. Osadebe Walsall
  • 88' A. Greaves Doncaster Rovers
Head-to-head
Walsall 1 1 draws 2 Doncaster Rovers
2025-04-01 Doncaster Rovers vs Walsall 2 - 2
2024-12-26 Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers 2 - 0
2024-04-09 Doncaster Rovers vs Walsall 2 - 1
2021-08-10 Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1
Recent form
Walsall D D L D W
Doncaster Rovers D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers?
Walsall lost 0-1 against Doncaster Rovers on 10 August 2021.
Who won Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers?
Doncaster Rovers won the match 1-0.
Where was Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers played?
The match was played at Banks's Stadium (Walsall, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers?
Doncaster Rovers had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.