Walsall vs Doncaster Rovers

2 March 2024 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee S Purkiss

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josh Gordon 18’
  • Jack Earing 67’
  • Mo Faal 80’
  • Kyle Hurst 62’

Match summary

Walsall saw off Doncaster Rovers 3-1. Walsall led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Gordon put Walsall ahead with a header in the 18th minute. In the second half, Kyle Hurst equalised in the 62nd minute, Jack Earing put Walsall back in front from a corner in the 67th minute, and Mo Faal made it 3-1 with a header in the 80th minute.

Shots finished 10-6 to Walsall, with 4 on target for Walsall and 5 for Doncaster Rovers.

Match stats

Walsall Doncaster Rovers
10 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Walsall Doncaster Rovers
Kick-off
Josh Gordon1-0 (Walsall)
18’
Half-time1-0
62’
Kyle Hurst1-1 (Doncaster Rovers)
Jack Earing2-1 (Walsall)
67’
Mo Faal3-1 (Walsall)
80’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Doncaster Rovers
  • Jamie Sterry
  • Tom Anderson
  • James Maxwell
  • Billy Waters
  • Joseph Olowu

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Doncaster Rovers attacking Walsall attacking 
18’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, goal 36’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 37’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 38’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 41’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 41’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 43’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), open play, off target 56’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 58’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 62’ Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 66’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, blocked 67’ Jack Earing (Walsall), from a corner, goal 67’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 80’ Mo Faal (Walsall), from a corner, goal 87’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 90+1’ Taylor Allen (Walsall), set piece, blocked 18’ Josh Gordon (Walsall), open play, goal 36’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 37’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 38’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 41’ Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 41’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 43’ Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall), open play, off target 56’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), open play, saved 58’ Jamille Matt (Walsall), open play, off target 62’ Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 66’ Tom Knowles (Walsall), open play, blocked 67’ Jack Earing (Walsall), from a corner, goal 67’ Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall), from a corner, blocked 80’ Mo Faal (Walsall), from a corner, goal 87’ Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 90+1’ Taylor Allen (Walsall), set piece, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Isaac Hutchinson Taken off
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Earing Taken off
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamille Matt Taken off
88′ – – 2 – – – –
Josh Gordon Taken off
54′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Mo Faal Came on as a substitute
36′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Douglas James-Taylor Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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

Walsall win 48% Avg odds 1.97
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.54
Doncaster Rovers win 26% Avg odds 3.62

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.