SUTTON. Sutton United conquers Doncaster Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Rowe (49′) and a goal from D. Ajiboye (88′). Doncaster Rovers was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the The Borough Sports Ground stadium in Sutton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale who had the assistance of Simon Shaw and Andy Hendley. The 4th official was Scott Williams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 6 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 88 Attack 106
- 48 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Doncaster Rovers had a strong ball possession 65% while Sutton United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sutton United won the match.
Sutton United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers shot 12 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sutton United received 1 yellow card (Matthew Dennis). Regarding the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (B. Nelson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sutton United will have 47 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 46 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will host Northampton Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Sutton United (2 draws).
Doncaster Rovers will play away agasint Stevenage on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United
49'
90'
81'
Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Jack Rose, Sam Hart, Ben Goodliffe, Joseph Kizzi, Coby Rowe, Harry Beautyman, Will Randall, David Ibukun Ajiboye, Alistair Smith, Lee Angol and Donovan Junior Wilson.
The home team had on the bench: Luke Gambin, Enzio Boldewijn, Matthew Dennis, Kylian Kouassi, Bradley House, Craig Dundas and Adam Lovat.
Substitutions
Sutton United made 3 changes: Donovan Wilson for Kylian Kouassi (69′), Lee Angol for Matthew Dennis (77′) and Will Randall for Enzio Boldewijn (90′).
Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Danny Schofield played with: Jonathan Mitchell, James Brown, Joseph Olowu, James Maxwell, Ben Nelson, Tommy Rowe, Ben Close, Luke Molyneux, Charlie Lakin, Kyle Hurst and George Miller.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Charlie Seaman, Aidan Barlow, Adam Long, Harrison Biggins, Caolan Lavery, Todd Miller and Jake Oram.
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: Luke Molyneux for Caolan Lavery (60′), Ben Close for Harrison Biggins (71′) and James Brown for Charlie Seaman (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Grimsby Town – 1-2
- Bradford City – Barrow – 0-1
- Sutton United – Doncaster Rovers – 2-0
- Walsall – Newport County – 1-1
- Salford City – Swindon Town – 1-2
- Rochdale – Gillingham – 0-2
- Leyton Orient – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Harrogate Town – Crewe Alexandra – 2-2
- Carlisle United – Colchester United – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Stockport County – Stevenage – 2-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Hartlepool United – 2-2
