Doncaster Rovers vs Colchester United

28 November 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee B Toner

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • James Maxwell 33’
  • Mo Faal 73’
  • Joe Ironside 87’ (pen)
  • Joe Taylor 43’

Match summary

Doncaster Rovers beat Colchester United 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, James Maxwell put Doncaster Rovers ahead from a corner in the 33rd minute and Joe Taylor equalised in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Mo Faal put Doncaster Rovers back in front with a header in the 73rd minute and Joe Ironside made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.

Shots finished 15-14 to Doncaster Rovers, with 5 on target for Doncaster Rovers and 7 for Colchester United.

Match stats

Doncaster Rovers Colchester United
15 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Doncaster Rovers Colchester United
Kick-off
James Maxwell1-0 (Doncaster Rovers)
33’
43’
Joe Taylor1-1 (Colchester United)
Half-time1-1
Mo Faal2-1 (Doncaster Rovers)
73’
Joe Ironside
Penalty
3-1 (Doncaster Rovers)
87’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Doncaster Rovers
  • Tommy Rowe
  • Joseph Olowu
Colchester United
  • Tom Smith
  • Cameron McGeehan
  • Tom Hopper
  • Bradley Ihionvien

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Colchester United attacking Doncaster Rovers attacking 
4’ Chay Cooper (Colchester United), open play, off target 9’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 13’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 21’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, off target 32’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 33’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, goal 40’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, saved 43’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, goal 50’ Zach Mitchell (Colchester United), from a corner, saved 50’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), from a corner, saved 50’ Mandela Egbo (Colchester United), from a corner, blocked 47’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, off target 58’ Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 64’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, off target 70’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 72’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 73’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, goal 76’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 76’ Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 80’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, saved 81’ Arthur Read (Colchester United), open play, blocked 84’ Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United), open play, saved 85’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 87’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), penalty, goal 89’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, blocked 90+3’ Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United), open play, saved 90+7’ Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United), open play, blocked 4’ Chay Cooper (Colchester United), open play, off target 9’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 13’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 21’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, off target 32’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 33’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, goal 40’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, saved 43’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, goal 50’ Zach Mitchell (Colchester United), from a corner, saved 50’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), from a corner, saved 50’ Mandela Egbo (Colchester United), from a corner, blocked 47’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), set piece, off target 58’ Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 64’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, off target 70’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 72’ James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 73’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, goal 76’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 76’ Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 80’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, saved 81’ Arthur Read (Colchester United), open play, blocked 84’ Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United), open play, saved 85’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 87’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), penalty, goal 89’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, blocked 90+3’ Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United), open play, saved 90+7’ Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Richard Wood Taken off
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Jack Senior Taken off
42′ – – – – – – –
Tom Nixon Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Ben Close Taken off
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Tommy Rowe Taken off
70′ – – 2 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Mo Faal
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Joseph Olowu Came on as a substitute
48′ – – – – – –
Zain Westbrooke Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 – – – –
Luke Molyneux Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 – – – –
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

Doncaster Rovers win 50% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56
Colchester United win 24% Avg odds 3.97

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.