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Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Middlesbrough. Full time. Middlesbrough go through. Carabao Cup second round, Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:30 BST. Venue: Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, England.

Middlesbrough go through

Kick-off (UK time)
Round
Second round
Ground
Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, England
Final whistle

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
PeriodDoncaster RoversMiddlesbrough
First half01
Second half12

UK TV coverage for this match

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Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance6883
RefereeEdward Duckworth

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 24 events
  1. 0'

    Kick-off

  2. 26'

    Yellow Card

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    Robbie Gotts

  3. 34'

    Goal

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Kyle Joseph ScorerJeremy Sarmiento Assist

  4. 41'

    End Delay

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers
  5. 41'

    End Delay

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough
  6. 45'+1'

    Yellow Card

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Myles Peart-Harris

  7. 45'+4'

    End Delay

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers
  8. 45'+4'

    End Delay

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough
  9. 45'

    Substitution

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    Owen Bailey OnJamie Sterry Off

  10. 46'

    Yellow Card

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Neto Borges

  11. 57'

    Substitution

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Callum Brittain OnMax Arfsten Off

  12. 57'

    Substitution

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Aidan Morris OnSebastian Berhalter Off

  13. 60'

    Substitution

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    Leon Ayinde OnHakeeb Adelakun Off

  14. 68'

    Substitution

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    George Broadbent OnRobbie Gotts Off

  15. 68'

    Substitution

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    Brandon Hanlan OnAlfie May Off

  16. 68'

    Substitution

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    Jordan Thomas OnBayley Mccann

  17. 72'

    Substitution

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Ashley Phillips OnAlfie Jones Off

  18. 72'

    Substitution

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Will Lankshear OnKyle Joseph Off

  19. 77'

    Yellow Card

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    George Broadbent

  20. 78'

    Goal

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Will Lankshear Scorer

  21. 84'

    Substitution

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    David Strelec OnMorgan Whittaker Off

  22. 87'

    Goal

    Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

    Jeremy Sarmiento ScorerAshley Phillips Assist

  23. 90'+2'

    Goal

    Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

    Isaac Hutchinson ScorerJack Senior Assist

  24. 90'+5'

    Full time

Match statistics

Last checked
Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster RoversMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough crest
34.0%Possession66.0%
12Shots24
5Shots on target8
1Corners7
13Fouls16
1Offsides1
5Saves4
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
298Passes589
235Accurate passes525
78.9%Pass accuracy89.1%
10Crosses22
1Accurate crosses6
57Long balls26
21Accurate long balls17
4Blocked shots5
15Tackles16
7Interceptions8
22Clearances20
41.7%Shots on target (%)33.3%
0Penalties scored0
0Penalties taken0
10.0%Cross accuracy27.3%
36.8%Long-ball accuracy65.4%
9Successful tackles9
60.0%Tackle success56.3%
22Effective clearances20

Line-ups & formations

Last checked

Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 42

    Joshua Clarke

    Goalkeeper

  • 27

    Sean Grehan

    Centre Defender

  • 6

    Jay Mcgrath

    Centre Left Defender

  • 2

    Jamie Sterry

    Centre Right Defender · Substituted

  • 20

    Darren Robinson

    Centre Left Midfielder

  • 22

    Robbie Gotts

    Centre Right Midfielder · Substituted

  • 23

    Jack Senior

    Left Midfielder

  • 25

    Bayley Mccann

    Right Midfielder · Substituted

  • 10

    Alfie May

    Forward · Substituted

  • 47

    Hakeeb Adelakun

    Centre Left Forward · Substituted

  • 21

    Isaac Hutchinson

    Centre Right Forward

Substitutes

  • 19

    Jordan Thomas

    Substitute · Came on

  • 11

    Leon Ayinde

    Substitute · Came on

  • 1

    Tommy Simkin

    Substitute

  • 8

    George Broadbent

    Substitute · Came on

  • 12

    Neill Byrne

    Substitute

  • 39

    Lincoln Pawlak

    Substitute

  • 4

    Owen Bailey

    Substitute · Came on

  • 9

    Brandon Hanlan

    Substitute · Came on

  • 48

    Ashton Swales

    Substitute

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 31

    Solomon Brynn

    Goalkeeper

  • 5

    Alfie Jones

    Centre Left Defender · Substituted

  • 12

    Luke Ayling

    Centre Right Defender

  • 30

    Neto Borges

    Left Back

  • 17

    Max Arfsten

    Right Back · Substituted

  • 16

    Jeremy Sarmiento

    Attacking Midfielder

  • 6

    Sebastian Berhalter

    Left Midfielder · Substituted

  • 14

    Myles Peart-Harris

    Right Midfielder

  • 19

    Leo Castledine

    Forward

  • 22

    Kyle Joseph

    Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted

  • 11

    Morgan Whittaker

    Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

  • 2

    Callum Brittain

    Substitute · Came on

  • 4

    Ashley Phillips

    Substitute · Came on

  • 1

    Radek Vítek

    Substitute

  • 7

    Will Lankshear

    Substitute · Came on

  • 13

    David Strelec

    Substitute · Came on

  • 46

    Finley Cartwright

    Substitute

  • 42

    Abdoulaye Kanté

    Substitute

  • 10

    Aidan Morris

    Substitute · Came on

  • 8

    Riley McGree

    Substitute

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
PlayerGoalsAssistsShotsOn targetYCRCSaves
Doncaster Rovers crestJoshua ClarkeGoalkeeper
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Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Goals conceded
3
Shots faced
0
0000005
Doncaster Rovers crestSean GrehanCentre Defender
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
3
Shots faced
0
001000—
Doncaster Rovers crestJay McgrathCentre Left Defender
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
3
Shots faced
0
001000—
Doncaster Rovers crestJamie SterryCentre Right Defender
More statistics
Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestDarren RobinsonCentre Left Midfielder
More statistics
Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
3
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestRobbie GottsCentre Right Midfielder
More statistics
Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
6
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
000010—
Doncaster Rovers crestJack SeniorLeft Midfielder
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
3
Shots faced
0
010000—
Doncaster Rovers crestBayley MccannRight Midfielder
More statistics
Fouls committed
1
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
001000—
Doncaster Rovers crestAlfie MayForward
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
002200—
Doncaster Rovers crestHakeeb AdelakunCentre Left Forward
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
1
Goals conceded
1
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestIsaac HutchinsonCentre Right Forward
More statistics
Fouls committed
3
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
3
Shots faced
0
105200—
Doncaster Rovers crestJordan ThomasSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
2
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestLeon AyindeSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
002100—
Doncaster Rovers crestTommy SimkinSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
0000000
Doncaster Rovers crestGeorge BroadbentSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
2
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
000010—
Doncaster Rovers crestNeill ByrneSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestLincoln PawlakSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestOwen BaileySubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
1
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestBrandon HanlanSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
2
Fouls won
2
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
2
Shots faced
0
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Doncaster Rovers crestAshton SwalesSubstitute
More statistics
Fouls committed
0
Fouls won
0
Own goals
0
Offsides
0
Goals conceded
0
Shots faced
0
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Previous meetings

Last checked Before this fixture · All competitions

12 Aug 2025 · 2025-26 English Carabao Cup

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough0 – 4Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

16 Jul 2016 · Club Friendly

Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers0 – 2Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

25 Jul 2015 · Club Friendly

Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers0 – 0Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

1 Feb 2014 · 2013-14 English League Championship

Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers0 – 0Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

25 Oct 2013 · 2013-14 English League Championship

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough4 – 0Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

Form before this match

Last checked

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Doncaster Rovers crestDoncaster Rovers

D

Barnsley crestBarnsley (H)

22 Aug 2026 · EFL League One

0 – 0
L

Mansfield Town crestMansfield Town (A)

15 Aug 2026 · EFL League One

2 – 1
W

Stockport County crestStockport County (A)

8 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

1 – 1
W

Peterborough United crestPeterborough United (A)

2 May 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 3
D

Stevenage crestStevenage (H)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 1

Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough

L

Blackburn Rovers crestBlackburn Rovers (A)

22 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 1
W

Lincoln City crestLincoln City (H)

15 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 1
W

Wrexham crestWrexham (H)

7 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

1 – 0
L

Hull City crestHull City (A)

23 May 2026 · EFL Championship

1 – 0
L

Southampton crestSouthampton (A)

12 May 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 1

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough: match questions

When and where was Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough?

The listed kick-off is Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:30 BST. The venue is Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough highlights?

Highlights are not available on this page yet. Any videos added here will be linked below.

Are penalties included in the final score?

The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.

Match updates

Scores and match information are checked twice daily. This page does not offer minute-by-minute live scores. Some details may become available after the match.