Doncaster Rovers tops Grimsby Town 5-1 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

CLEETHORPES. Doncaster Rovers overcomes Grimsby Town 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

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David Brown
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Doncaster Rovers tops Grimsby Town 5-1 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

CLEETHORPES. Doncaster Rovers overcomes Grimsby Town 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,424 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Kirk with the help of Joe Simpson and . The 4th official was Lauren Impey. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.07 degrees Celsius or 53.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Grimsby Town

1 - 5

Team 1

Doncaster Rovers

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 123 Attack 90
  • 46 Dangerous attack 28
  • 80 Ball safe 67
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Grimsby Town was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Doncaster Rovers managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Grimsby Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (Harry Clifton and Liam Smith). On the other side, Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Jamie Sterry, Matthew Craig and Owen Bailey).

Match Timeline

6'
Luke Molyneux(goal)Hakeeb Adelakun
8'
Joe Ironside(goal)Hakeeb Adelakun
Danny Rose(penalty)
19'
28'
Owen Bailey- Yellow
Liam Smith- Yellow
45'
Niall Maher(own-goal)
51'
53'
Matthew Craig- Yellow
Justin Obikwu- sub ->Jamie Andrews
57'
65'
Kyle Hurst- sub ->Luke Molyneux
65'
Billy Waters- sub ->Harrison Biggins
Donovan Wilson- sub ->Abo Eisa
70'
Rekeil Pyke- sub ->Charles Vernam
71'
72'
Matthew Craig(goal)Tom Anderson
Harry Clifton- Yellow
74'
74'
George Broadbent- sub ->Owen Bailey
74'
Tommy Rowe- sub ->Matthew Craig
Gavan Holohan- sub ->Kieran Green
77'
82'
Kyle Hurst(goal)Hakeeb Adelakun
83'
Tom Nixon- sub ->Hakeeb Adelakun
90'
Jamie Sterry- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this encounter, Grimsby Town stays with 29 points to hold in the 22nd place. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers will has 36 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will play away with Morecambe on the 24th of February with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Morecambe (6 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will host AFC Wimbledon on the 24th of February with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of AFC Wimbledon (5 draws).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Harvey Cartwright 1.England
4.8
D
Doug Tharme 24.Wales
6.4
D
Niall Maher 31.England
6.1
D
Denver Hume 33.England
7.3
D
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
5.4
45'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
6.4
74'
M
Jamie Andrews 19.England
6.8
57'
M
Kieran Green 4.England
6.3
77'
F
Abo Eisa 7.Sudan
6.6
70'
F
Charles Vernam 10.England
7.7
71'
F
Danny Rose 32.England
7.8
Goals19'
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 12.England
D
Harvey Rodgers 5.England
M
Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland
6.3
77'
M
Harry Wood 18.England
F
Rekeil Pyke 9.England
6.4
71'
F
Justin Obikwu 20.England
6.6
57'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
6.6
70'

Grimsby Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: Harvey Cartwright (4.8), Liam Smith (5.4), Douglas Tharme (6.4), Niall Maher (6.1), Denver Hume (7.3), Harry Clifton (6.4), Kieran Green (6.3), Jamie Andrews (6.8), Charles Vernam (7.7), Danny Rose (7.8) and Abo Eisa (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Harvey Rodgers, Gavan Holohan (6.3), Rekeil Pyke (6.4), Jake Eastwood, Harry Wood, Justin Obikwu (6.6) and Donovan Wilson (6.6).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Jamie Andrews for Justin Obikwu (57′), Abo Eisa for Donovan Wilson (70′), Charles Vernam for Rekeil Pyke (71′) and Kieran Green for Gavan Holohan (77′).

Player of the match: Danny Rose​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Danny Rose.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 30. He performed 2 crosses.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
T. Lo-Tutala 15.France
7.5
D
Jamie Sterry 2.England
6.7
90'
D
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
6.4
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
7.5
D
Richard Wood  6.England
6.6
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
7.0
65' Goals6'
M
Harrison Biggins 14.England
7.0
65'
M
Owen Bailey 17.England
7.1
74' 28'
M
Matthew Craig 37.Scotland
7.9
74' 53' Goals72'
M
Hakeeb Adelakun 47.England
8.1
83'
F
Joe Ironside 20.England
7.9
Goals8'
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 12.England
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
D
Tom Nixon 16.England
6.8
83'
M
George Broadbent 8.England
6.7
74'
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
7.0
74'
F
Kyle Hurst 21.England
7.3
65' Goals82'
F
Billy Waters 40.England
6.8
65'

Doncaster Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Grant McCann played with: Thimothee Lo-Tutala (7.5), Jamie Sterry (6.7), Tom Anderson (7.5), Richard Wood (6.6), James Maxwell (6.4), Owen Bailey (7.1), Matthew Craig (7.9), Luke Molyneux (7.0), Harrison Biggins (7.0), Hakeeb Adelakun (8.1) and Joe Ironside (7.9).

They had on the bench: Joseph Olowu, George Broadbent (6.7), Tommy Rowe (7.0), Louis Jones, Kyle Hurst (7.3), Billy Waters (6.8) and Thomas Nixon (6.8).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 5 changes: Owen Bailey for George Broadbent (74′), Matthew Craig for Tommy Rowe (74′), Luke Molyneux for Kyle Hurst (65′), Harrison Biggins for Billy Waters (65′) and Hakeeb Adelakun for Thomas Nixon (83′).

Player of the match: Hakeeb Adelakun​

The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was Hakeeb Adelakun even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 20 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​