Middlesbrough vs Doncaster

League Cup · 2025/26 · 1st Round
12 August 2025 at 18:30 UTC · Riverside Stadium →Dockside Road, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

0:4

Full time

Doncaster

• B. Close 11′
• D. Ajayi 22′
• R. Gotts 84′
• T. Nixon 90′

Half-time0–2

Regulation0–4

Referee: Matthew Corlett, England

Doncaster beat Middlesbrough 4–0 in the League Cup on 12 August 2025.

Match events

EVENTS

11′

B. CloseGoal · Assist: B. Sharp

22′

D. AjayiGoal

27′

Abdoulaye KantéYellow cardFoul

47′

Jay McGrathYellow cardFoul

60′

Sean GrehanYellow cardFoul

60′

On: D. FryOff: G. McCormickSubstitution

61′

On: H. HackneyOff: T. ConwaySubstitution

61′

On: A. MorrisOff: A. KanteSubstitution

65′

On: O. BaileyOff: J. SbarraSubstitution

65′

On: L. MolyneuxOff: D. AjayiSubstitution

65′

On: G. MiddletonOff: J. GibsonSubstitution

70′

On: J. IronsideOff: B. SharpSubstitution

77′

On: M. HamiltonOff: L. McCabeSubstitution

78′

On: M. ForssOff: L. AylingSubstitution

79′

On: C. O'RiordanOff: J. McGrathSubstitution

83′

Ben CloseYellow cardFoul

84′

R. GottsGoal · Assist: L. Molyneux

90′

T. NixonGoal

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

62%Ball Possession38%

6Blocked Shots8

7Corner Kicks2

13Fouls16

1Goalkeeper Saves5

4Offsides0

85%Passes %76%

522Passes accurate285

—Red Cards—

6Shots insidebox13

7Shots off Goal5

5Shots on Goal5

12Shots outsidebox5

18Total Shots18

614Total passes373

1Yellow Cards3

1.49expected_goals1.57

—goals_prevented—

Lineups

Formations

Middlesbrough

3-4-2-1

23

T. Glover

30

Neto Borges

5

A. Jones

12

L. Ayling

40

G. McCormick

28

L. McCabe

42

A. Kanté

2

C. Brittain

10

D. Burgzorg

11

M. Whittaker

9

T. Conway

Coach: Robert Owen Edwards →

Substitutes

4 · D. BarlaserAppearance details unavailableM

6 · D. FryOn 60′ · 31 minD

7 · H. HackneyOn 61′ · 30 minM

14 · A. GilbertAppearance details unavailableF

17 · Micah HamiltonOn 77′ · 13 minF

18 · A. MorrisOn 61′ · 30 minM

21 · M. ForssOn 78′ · 13 minF

31 · S. BrynnAppearance details unavailableG

39 · S. FinchAppearance details unavailableF

Doncaster

4-2-3-1

1

I. Lawlor

23

J. Senior

6

J. McGrath

27

S. Grehan

16

T. Nixon

33

B. Close

22

R. Gotts

11

J. Gibson

10

J. Sbarra

19

D. Ajayi

14

B. Sharp

Coach: Grant Samuel McCann →

Substitutes

3 · J. MaxwellAppearance details unavailableD

4 · O. BaileyOn 65′ · 26 minM

7 · L. MolyneuxOn 65′ · 26 minM

12 · C. O'RiordanOn 79′ · 13 minD

17 · G. MiddletonOn 65′ · 26 minM

18 · C. CrewAppearance details unavailableM

20 · J. IronsideOn 70′ · 21 minF

24 · Z. WestbrookeAppearance details unavailableM

29 · T. Lo-TutalaAppearance details unavailableG