Accrington FC vs Doncaster

League Cup - 2nd Round 26 Aug 2025, 18:45
Accrington FC
Accrington FC
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Doncaster
Doncaster
🏟 Wham Stadium (Accrington, Lancashire) 👤 Zac Kennard-Kettle

Match report

Doncaster beat Accrington FC 2-0 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 26 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Doncaster dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 14 shots to Accrington FC's 6.

J. Woods was sent off in the 71th minute.

The match was played at Wham Stadium (Accrington, Lancashire), with Zac Kennard-Kettle in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 6 - 14 On target 3 - 5 Corners 1 - 12 Fouls 6 - 6 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Ben Close
Doncaster · 1 goal
9 Owen Bailey 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Michael Kelly 3 saves
8 Sean Grehan captained the side
7 Devon Matthews captained the side
First half vs second half
Doncaster came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–4 5–10
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–4
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 0–3 1–9
Attacks 65–49 39–72
Match statistics
1 Corners 12
3 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 121
39 Dangerous Attacks 61
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
3 On Target 5
3 Off Target 9
6 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 5
0 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 2
2 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 7
6 Fouls 6
1 Corners 12
3 Offsides 1
35% Ball Possession 65%
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 3
284 Passes Total 511
184 Passes Accurate 407
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Accrington FC · 3-4-1-2
1 M. Kelly
17 D. Matthews 14 B. Ward 3 F. Sass
39 J. Woods 16 J. Bauress 10 A. Henderson 15 L. Pye
19 A. Popoola
9 K. Mooney 18 C. Caton
Doncaster · 4-2-3-1
1 I. Lawlor
16 T. Nixon 27 S. Grehan 5 M. Pearson 3 J. Maxwell
18 C. Crew 33 B. Close
19 O. Ajayi 10 J. Sbarra 11 J. Gibson
9 B. Hanlan
Accrington FC
Coach
John Doolan
Substitutes
  • 11 Isaac Sinclair
  • 8 Paddy Madden
  • 31 Finlay Tunstall
  • 28 Seamus Conneely
  • 21 James Rogerson
Doncaster
Coach
Grant Samuel McCann
Substitutes
  • 4 Owen Bailey
  • 20 Joe Ironside
  • 7 Luke Molyneux
  • 17 Glenn Middleton
  • 15 Harry Clifton
  • 29 Thimothee Lo-Tutala
  • 23 Jack Senior
  • 6 Jay McGrath
  • 24 Zain Westbrooke
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ I. Sinclair ↓ A. Popoola Accrington FC
  • 67' ↑ J. Ironside ↓ B. Hanlan Doncaster
  • 67' ↑ O. Bailey ↓ J. Sbarra Doncaster
  • 68' ↑ L. Molyneux ↓ D. Ajayi Doncaster
  • 68' ↑ G. Middleton ↓ J. Gibson Doncaster
  • 77' ↑ H. Clifton ↓ L. Molyneux Doncaster
  • 78' ↑ P. Madden ↓ L. Pye Accrington FC
  • 85' ↑ F. Tunstall ↓ A. Henderson Accrington FC
Cards
  • 71' J. Woods Accrington FC
  • 65' J. Woods Accrington FC
  • 71' J. Woods Accrington FC
Head-to-head
Accrington FC 3 2 draws 5 Doncaster
2025-08-26 Accrington FC vs Doncaster 0 - 2
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2024-08-10 Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley 4 - 1
2023-12-09 Accrington Stanley vs Doncaster Rovers 0 - 0
2023-11-14 Accrington Stanley vs Doncaster Rovers 1 - 2
2022-02-22 Doncaster Rovers vs Accrington Stanley 2 - 0
Recent form
Accrington FC D L W L L
Doncaster D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Accrington FC vs Doncaster?
Accrington FC lost 0-2 against Doncaster on 26 August 2025.
Who won Accrington FC vs Doncaster?
Doncaster won the match 2-0.
Where was Accrington FC vs Doncaster played?
The match was played at Wham Stadium (Accrington, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Accrington FC vs Doncaster?
Doncaster had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.