Crewe Alexandra vs Doncaster Rovers

25 November 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee M Coy

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Luke Offord 29’
  • Connor O'Riordan 44’, 90+2’
  • Mo Faal 16’
  • Joe Ironside 57’

Match summary

Crewe Alexandra came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Doncaster Rovers, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Crewe Alexandra led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mo Faal put Doncaster Rovers ahead in the 16th minute, Luke Offord equalised in the 29th minute, and Connor O'Riordan put Crewe Alexandra in front in the 44th minute. In the second half, Joe Ironside equalised with a header in the 57th minute and O'Riordan won it in stoppage time.

Shots finished 22-19 to Doncaster Rovers, with 9 on target for Crewe Alexandra and 6 for Doncaster Rovers.

Match stats

Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers
19 Shots 22
9 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers
Kick-off
16’
Mo Faal0-1 (Doncaster Rovers)
Luke Offord1-1 (Crewe Alexandra)
29’
Connor O'Riordan2-1 (Crewe Alexandra)
44’
Half-time2-1
57’
Joe Ironside2-2 (Doncaster Rovers)
Connor O'Riordan3-2 (Crewe Alexandra)
90+2’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Crewe Alexandra
  • Conor Thomas
Doncaster Rovers
  • Tom Anderson
  • James Maxwell

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Doncaster Rovers attacking Crewe Alexandra attacking 
3’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 5’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 6’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 8’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 10’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 16’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 17’ Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 21’ Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, saved 21’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 23’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 27’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 29’ Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 31’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 33’ Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 35’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 37’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, hit the woodwork 42’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 44’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, goal 50’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 47’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, blocked 50’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 53’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 54’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 55’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 56’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 57’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 59’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 67’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 69’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 76’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 76’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved 77’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 78’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 78’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 80’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 84’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 86’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 89’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 90+2’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 3’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 5’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 6’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 8’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 10’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 16’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 17’ Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 21’ Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, saved 21’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 23’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 27’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 29’ Luke Offord (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 31’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 33’ Shilow Tracey (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 35’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 37’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, hit the woodwork 42’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 44’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), set piece, goal 50’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 47’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, blocked 50’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 53’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 54’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 55’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 56’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 57’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 59’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 67’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 69’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 76’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 76’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, saved 77’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 78’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 78’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 80’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, off target 84’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 86’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 89’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 90+2’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players12 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
90′ 2 – 4 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Ryan Cooney
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Aaron Rowe Taken off
62′ – – 2 – – – –
Elliott Nevitt Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Crewe Alexandra win 42% Avg odds 2.22
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Doncaster Rovers win 31% Avg odds 3.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.