ENGLAND CUP 2021 2025-2026 | 1st Round
| 12 Aug 2025-7:30 pm
Middlesbrough
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0 : 4
Full Time
Doncaster
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Ben Easton Close
11'
D. Ajayi
23'
Robbie Gotts
84'
T. Nixon
90'
| Referee: M. Corlett | Half Time: 0-2
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
11'
Goals
11'
Goal
Ben Easton Close (Assistant: B. Sharp)
23'
Goal
D. Ajayi
84'
Goal
Robbie Gotts (Assistant: Luke James Molyneux)
90'
Goal
T. Nixon
player photo
5.3
23
T. Glover
player photo
6.2
30
Neto Borges
player photo
6.7
5
A. Jones
player photo
7
12
L. Ayling
player photo
6
40
G. McCormick
player photo
7.3
28
L. McCabe
player photo
6.7
42
A. Kanté
player photo
6.7
2
C. Brittain
player photo
7.3
10
D. Burgzorg
player photo
7.2
11
Morgan Reece Whittaker
player photo
6.2
9
T. Conway
player photo
7.9
1
I. Lawlor
player photo
7.2
23
Jack Christopher Senior
7.5
6
J. McGrath
player photo
7.9
27
S. Grehan
8.5
16
T. Nixon
player photo
8.2
33
Ben Easton Close
player photo
7.3
22
Robbie Gotts
6.9
11
Jordan Gibson
player photo
6.3
10
Joseph Christopher Sbarra
7.7
19
D. Ajayi
player photo
6.9
14
B. Sharp
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Line Ups
Middlesbrough
23
g
T. Glover
5.3
12
d
L. Ayling
78'
7
5
d
A. Jones
6.7
30
d
Neto Borges
6.2
2
d
C. Brittain
6.7
42
m
A. Kanté
27'61'
6.7
28
m
L. McCabe
78'
7.3
40
d
G. McCormick
60'
6
11
f
Morgan Reece Whittaker
7.2
10
f
D. Burgzorg
7.3
9
f
T. Conway
61'
6.2
Substitutes
17
m
Micah Hamilton
78'
6.6
21
f
M. Forss
78'
6.2
7
m
Hayden Rhys Hackney
61'
6.9
18
m
A. Morris
61'
7.7
6
m
D. Fry
60'
6.9
14
f
A. Gilbert
4
m
Daniel Tan Barlaser
31
g
S. Brynn
39
f
S. Finch
Coach
R. Edwards
Doncaster
1
g
I. Lawlor
7.9
16
T. Nixon
90'
8.5
27
d
S. Grehan
60'
7.9
6
J. McGrath
47'78'
7.5
23
d
Jack Christopher Senior
7.2
22
d
Robbie Gotts
84'
7.3
33
m
Ben Easton Close
11'83'
8.2
19
D. Ajayi
23'65'
7.7
10
m
Joseph Christopher Sbarra
65'
6.3
11
Jordan Gibson
65'
6.9
14
f
B. Sharp
70'
6.9
Substitutes
12
d
C. O'Riordan
78'
6.9
20
f
Joe Samuel Ironside
70'
6.3
7
m
Luke James Molyneux
65'
7.7
4
O. Bailey
65'
6.9
17
f
G. Middleton
65'
6.7
3
d
James Maxwell
29
g
T. Lo-Tutala
24
m
Zain Sam Westbrooke
18
Charlie Crew
Coach
Grant Samuel McCann
Substitutes
Out
G. McCormick
In
D. Fry
60'
Middlesbrough
Out
T. Conway
In
Hayden Rhys Hackney
61'
Middlesbrough
Out
A. Kanté
In
A. Morris
61'
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
65'
Out
D. Ajayi
In
Luke James Molyneux
Doncaster
65'
Out
Joseph Christopher Sbarra
In
O. Bailey
Doncaster
65'
Out
Jordan Gibson
In
G. Middleton
Doncaster
70'
Out
B. Sharp
In
Joe Samuel Ironside
Out
L. McCabe
In
Micah Hamilton
78'
Middlesbrough
Out
L. Ayling
In
M. Forss
78'
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
78'
Out
J. McGrath
In
C. O'Riordan
Referees
Referee: M. Corlett
Cards
Yellow Card
A. Kanté
27'
47'
Yellow Card
J. McGrath
60'
Yellow Card
S. Grehan
83'
Yellow Card
Ben Easton Close
Match Statistics
Middlesbrough
Doncaster
Off Target 7 Blocked 6
On Target 5
On Target 5
Off Target 13 Blocked 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
7 Corners 2
13 Fouls 16
4 Offsides 0
63 Ball Possession 37
18 Shots 18
5 Shots on Goal 5
0 Goals 4
7 Shots off Goal 5
6 Blocked Shots 8
6 Shots insidebox 14
12 Shots outsidebox 4
1 Goalkeeper Saves 5
617 Total passes 359
524 Passes accurate 278
Players Statistics
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Doncaster
Goalkeepers
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