The first 10 minutes of Town’s clash with Doncaster Rovers got underway with Salop having positive spells in the Donny half. Cook’s aerial threat was causing Doncaster problems and when he won another header, only a last-ditch block from Madger Gomes prevented Vaughan from scoring. Tranmere Rovers vs Doncaster Rovers. We seem to give a goal away in that spell and then we’re chasing the game. Doncaster reignited their League One play-off bid and continued … Early goals from James Coppinger allowed Doncaster to race to a two-goal lead - before a strike from Mallik Wilks put the home side three goals ahead before the half-time interval.
Half chances followed for the hosts - as Tom Anderson rose to meet a Coppinger cross, but the header climbed rapidly over the target. Sky Bet League One.
ET Extra Time HT Half Time. “We started the second half getting a wee bit stretched and out-run at times. The visitors had barely got out of their own half but on the half hour mark they almost took the lead when Ridehalgh cleared a shot from Ramsey off the line before Scott Davies heroically diverted the rebound effort over the bar from point blank range. They began to threaten with Reece James firing an angled drive into the side-netting.Left-back James had a much better chance midway through the half when he was found by James Coppinger’s inviting cross, but his weak effort was save by legs of keeper Grant Smith.Smith was called into action again six minutes before the break when he needed to tip a long-range drive from Brad Halliday over the bar.The Imps responded with Andrade, who had moved over to the left, jinking past two defenders and firing a shot just wide of the far post.City were celebrating two minutes before the break when Akinde shrugged off the attention of two defenders in the box and fired confidently past Dieng.Both sides made a change at the break, with Harry Toffolo replacing Michael Bostwick in the heart of defence while Jon Taylor came on for veteran Coppinger for Rovers.Perhaps missing Bostwick’s aerial prowess, the Imps conceded nine minutes into the second half when a corner was flicked into the path of John, who tapped home from virtually on the goal-line.The Imps had a golden opportunity to retake the lead when Akinde was adjudged to have been brought down by John just inside the box. Wilson was presented with a freekick opportunity on the edge of the penalty area but his attempt to stick it under the wall only resulted in an easy roll back to goalkeeper Seny Deing. Doncaster's 39-year-old veteran James Coppinger signs for one final season in 2020-21 â but says it will be his last. The effort came from an improvised volley from Rodman at the far-post that did look let set for the target, but an alert stop from Dieng stopped the shot creeping in and bundled the effort wide.Rodman forced Dieng into work again moments later, as the right-back darted forward and was able to break into the Doncaster box before driving a low cross that had to be dealt with by Dieng. Luke McCullough and Liam Ridehalgh both started, with Jake Caprice, Connor Jennings and Harvey Gilmour all dropping to the bench.
BBC Sport looks at a few things you may have missed in the EFL and non-league, including a goal scored after just 11 seconds. It was a close-range attempt from Sheaf that looked likely to find the target, but the Rovers 'keeper got down well to push the effort away from danger.Doncaster continued to apply the pressure after the break, with two chances from Sadlier and Ennis both blocked by some brave defending, as the hosts looked to build on their lead. “I thought the effort levels and generally the way that we knocked the ball around, especially in the first half was fine. “We speak about that all of the time. Match Report: Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Bristol Rovers 19 October 2019 1061 views Rovers unbeaten run came to end at the Keepmoat - as goals in either half for the hosts subjected the Gas to their first defeat since August. “That’s when the wrestle comes on and you’ve got to be good in that spell.