Doncaster 1–3 Middlesbrough
Doncaster
1–3HT 0–1
Middlesbrough
Doncaster played Middlesbrough in the League Cup on 25 August 2026 at Eco-Power Stadium. The match finished 1–3.
Goals and cards
- 26'Robbie Gotts — Yellow card
- 34'K. Joseph (assist by J. Sarmiento)
- 45+1'Myles Peart-Harris — Yellow card
- 46'Neto Borges — Yellow card
- 77'George Broadbent — Yellow card
- 78'W. Lankshear
- 87'J. Sarmiento (assist by A. Phillips)
- 90'I. Hutchinson (assist by J. Senior)
Line-ups
Doncaster 3-4-2-1
- J. Clarke
- J. Sterry
- S. Grehan
- J. McGrath
- B. McCann
- R. Gotts
- D. Robinson
- J. Senior
- I. Hutchinson
- H. Adelakun
- A. May
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Simkin
- N. Byrne
- O. Bailey
- L. Pawlak
- J. Thomas
- G. Broadbent
- A. Swales
- B. Hanlan
- L. Ayinde
- COACHES: Grant McCann
Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1
- S. Brynn
- M. Arfsten
- L. Ayling
- A. Jones
- Neto Borges
- M. Peart-Harris
- S. Berhalter
- M. Whittaker
- J. Sarmiento
- K. Joseph
- L. Castledine
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Vitek
- C. Brittain
- A. Phillips
- F. Cartwright
- A. Kante
- R. McGree
- A. Morris
- D. Strelec
- W. Lankshear
- COACHES: Kim Hellberg
Match statistics
| Doncaster | Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 8 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 11 |
| 12 | Total shots | 24 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 16 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Corners | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 34% | Possession | 66% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 298 | Total passes | 589 |
| 235 | Accurate passes | 525 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 89% |