PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United overcome Doncaster Rovers to win 2-1. It was Peterborough United to strike first with an early goal of Harrison Burrows at the 3′. Then Ephron Mason-Clarke scored again for Peterborough United in the 53′ minute. Eventually, Mo Faal reduced the distance for Doncaster Rovers (75′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Weston Homes Stadium stadium in Peterborough on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. In front of 5,495 spectators. The referee was Ben Speedie who had the assistance of Stuart Kane and Anthony Da Costa. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.92 degrees Celsius or 66.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 11 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 63 Attack 80
- 28 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 3 Total 3
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Peterborough United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Peterborough United had a more offensive attitude with 28 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Peterborough United won the match.
Peterborough United shot 14 times, 11 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Peterborough United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (James Maxwell, Joseph Olowu and Tom Anderson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Peterborough United has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
90'
53'
Peterborough United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Darren Ferguson decided to play with the following team: Nicholas Bilokapic, Peter Kioso, Josh Knight, Ronnie Edwards, Harrison Burrows, Hector Kyprianou, Archie Collins, Kwame Poku, Joel Randall, Ephron Mason-Clarke and Ricky Jade-Jones.
The home team had on the bench: Jadel Katongo, Romoney Crichlow, Ryan De Havilland, Zak Sturge, David Ajiboye, Emmanuel Fernandez, Fynn Talley, Jacob Wakeling and Jonson Clarke-Harris.
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 4 changes: Joel Randall for David Ajiboye (78′), Archie Collins for Jadel Katongo (87′), Kwame Poku for Jonson Clarke-Harris (87′) and Ephron Mason-Clarke for Ryan De Havilland (90′).
Doncaster Rovers – Formation
Doncaster Rovers
33'
Doncaster Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Grant McCann played with: Louis Jones, Joseph Olowu, Tom Anderson, Owen Bailey, Thomas Nixon, George Broadbent, Luke Molyneux, Ben Close, James Maxwell, Mo Faal and Joe Ironside.
They had on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Tommy Rowe, Harrison Biggins, Kyle Hurst, Tyler Roberts, Jack Degruchy, Tavonga Kuleya, Jack Goodman and Sam Straughan Brown.
Substitutions
Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: Thomas Nixon for Tommy Rowe (60′), James Maxwell for Kyle Hurst (70′) and Mo Faal for Tyler Roberts (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the FA Cup.
- Maidstone United – Barrow – 2-1
- Wycombe Wanderers – Morecambe – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Fleetwood Town – 4-0
- Bolton Wanderers – Harrogate Town – 5-1
- Peterborough United – Doncaster Rovers – 2-1
- Gillingham – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
- Stevenage – Port Vale – 1-1
- Newport County – Barnet – 1-1
- Oxford United – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Sutton United – Horsham – 3-0
