League Cup 2025-2026 | 1st Round
| 12 Aug 2025-20:30
Middlesbrough
w l d l w
0 : 4
Full Time
Doncaster
w d l w w
B. Close
11'
Oyindamola Ajayi
22'
R. Gotts
84'
T. Nixon
90'+6'
| Half Time: 0-2
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
2'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
11'
Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Videos
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
11' 0:1 Goal
B. Close
Assistant: B. Sharp
22' 0:2 Goal
Oyindamola Ajayi
Yellow Card 27'
A. Kanté
48' Yellow Card
J. McGrath
60' Yellow Card
S. Grehan
Substitute 60'
In:D. Fry
Out:George McCormick
Substitute 61'
In:A. Morris
Out:A. Kanté
Substitute 61'
In:H. Hackney
Out:T. Conway
65' Substitute
In:L. Molyneux
Out:Oyindamola Ajayi
65' Substitute
In:O. Bailey
Out:J. Sbarra
65' Substitute
In:G. Bell Dollar Middleton
Out:J. Gibson
70' Substitute
In:J. Ironside
Out:B. Sharp
Substitute 77'
In:M. Hamilton
Out:Law McCabe
Substitute 78'
In:M. Forss
Out:L. Ayling
79' Substitute
In:Connor O'Riordan
Out:J. McGrath
83' Yellow Card
B. Close
84' 0:3 Goal
R. Gotts
Assistant: L. Molyneux
90' +6' 0:4 Goal
T. Nixon
6.3
23
T. Glover
6.3
30
N. Borges
6.9
5
A. Jones
7
12
L. Ayling
6
40
George McCormick
7.3
28
Law McCabe
6.7
42
A. Kanté
6.9
2
C. Brittain
7.5
10
D. Burgzorg
6.9
11
M. Whittaker
6.2
9
T. Conway
7.5
1
I. Lawlor
7
23
J. Senior
7.3
6
J. McGrath
7.2
27
S. Grehan
6.9
16
T. Nixon
7.9
33
B. Close
7.5
22
R. Gotts
6.9
11
J. Gibson
6.5
10
J. Sbarra
7.3
19
Oyindamola Ajayi
6.9
14
B. Sharp
field field
Middlesbrough
23
g
T. Glover
6.3
12
d
L. Ayling
78'
7
5
d
A. Jones
6.9
30
d
N. Borges
6.3
2
m
C. Brittain
6.9
42
m
A. Kanté
27'61'
6.7
28
m
Law McCabe
77'
7.3
40
m
George McCormick
60'
6
11
f
M. Whittaker
6.9
10
f
D. Burgzorg
7.5
9
f
T. Conway
61'
6.2
Substitutes
6
d
D. Fry
60'
6.7
7
m
H. Hackney
61'
6.3
18
m
A. Morris
61'
7.5
31
g
S. Brynn
17
f
M. Hamilton
77'
6.3
4
m
D. Barlaser
21
f
M. Forss
78'
6.7
14
f
A. Gilbert
39
f
S. Finch
Coach
R. Edwards
Doncaster
1
g
I. Lawlor
7.5
16
d
T. Nixon
90'
6.9
27
d
S. Grehan
60'
7.2
6
d
J. McGrath
48'79'
7.3
23
d
J. Senior
7
22
m
R. Gotts
84'
7.5
33
m
B. Close
11'83'
7.9
19
m
Oyindamola Ajayi
22'65'
7.3
10
m
J. Sbarra
65'
6.5
11
m
J. Gibson
65'
6.9
14
f
B. Sharp
70'
6.9
Substitutes
7
m
L. Molyneux
65'
7.7
17
m
G. Bell Dollar Middleton
65'
6.5
4
m
O. Bailey
65'
6.6
20
f
J. Ironside
70'
6.6
29
g
T. Lo-Tutala
12
d
Connor O'Riordan
79'
6.3
3
d
J. Maxwell
24
m
Z. Westbrooke
18
m
Charlie Crew
Coach
G. McCann
Substitutes
Out
George McCormick
In
D. Fry
60'
Middlesbrough
Out
A. Kanté
In
A. Morris
61'
Middlesbrough
Out
T. Conway
In
H. Hackney
61'
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
65'
Out
Oyindamola Ajayi
In
L. Molyneux
Doncaster
65'
Out
J. Sbarra
In
O. Bailey
Doncaster
65'
Out
J. Gibson
In
G. Bell Dollar Middleton
Doncaster
70'
Out
B. Sharp
In
J. Ironside
Out
Law McCabe
In
M. Hamilton
77'
Middlesbrough
Out
L. Ayling
In
M. Forss
78'
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
79'
Out
J. McGrath
In
Connor O'Riordan
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
Off Target 6 Blocked 5
On Target 5
On Target 5
Off Target 13 Blocked 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
7 Corners 2
13 Fouls 15
4 Offsides 0
62 Ball Possession 38
16 Shots 18
5 Shots on Goal 5
0 Goals 4
6 Shots off Goal 5
5 Blocked Shots 8
5 Shots insidebox 14
11 Shots outsidebox 4
1 Goalkeeper Saves 5
588 Total passes 349
498 Passes accurate 271
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Doncaster
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
11'
Goal
B. Close (Assistant: B. Sharp)
22'
Goal
Oyindamola Ajayi
84'
Goal
R. Gotts (Assistant: L. Molyneux)
90'
+6
Goal
T. Nixon
Cards
Yellow Card
A. Kanté
27'
48'
Yellow Card
J. McGrath
60'
Yellow Card
S. Grehan
83'
Yellow Card
B. Close
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