KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon finds the way to recover against Doncaster Rovers with 2 goals from T. Rowe from a goal on the 66′ and a goal on the 63′. AFC Wimbledon was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the The Cherry Red Records Stadium stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rob Lewis with the collaboration of Dean Treleaven and Christopher Wade. The 4th official was Samuel Ogles. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 47.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Wimbledon

2 - 2

Doncaster Rovers

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 81 Attack 84
  • 44 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 14 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

AFC Wimbledon had a strong ball possession 62% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Wimbledon was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough AFC Wimbledon to win the match​.

AFC Wimbledon shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

AFC Wimbledon received 2 yellow cards (L. McCormick and G. Marsh). Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (J. Olowu, D. Gardner and M. Smith).

Match Timeline

22'
Joseph Olowu- Yellow
23'
39'
46'
49'
54'
63'
Tommy Rowe(goal)K. Knoyle
64'
66'
Tommy Rowe(goal)K. Knoyle
67'
71'
79'
87'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this encounter, AFC Wimbledon will have 33 points like Fleetwood Town to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers will have 29 points to hold in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, AFC Wimbledon will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 5th of March with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (2 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will host Gillingham on the 12th of March with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Gillingham (8 draws).

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
6.1
D
Lee Brown 55.England
7.9
D
William Nightingale 5.England
6.2
D
Cheye Alexander 7.England
6.5
D
Paul Kalambayi 30.England
6.6
M
Alex Woodyard 4.England
7.0
M
L. McCormick 21.England
7.9
64' 39' 49'
M
George Marsh 6.England
6.7
90'
M
Jack Rudoni 12.England
7.2
23'
M
A. Assal 10.Morocco
6.6
87'
F
Sam Cosgrove 9.England
7.1
71'
Substitutes
G
N. Broome 51.England
D
Paul Osew 37.England
D
Dániel Csóka 3.Hungary
M
Ethan Chislett 11.South Africa
6.2
64'
F
Terry Ablade 17.Finland
F
Aaron Pressley 19.Scotland
6.7
71'
F
Dapo Mebude 16.Scotland
87'

AFC Wimbledon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mark Robinson decided to play with the following team: Nik Tzanev (6.1), Cheye Alexander (6.5), Paul Kalambayi (6.6), William Nightingale (6.2), Lee Brown (7.9), Alex Woodyard (7.0), George Marsh (6.7), Jack Rudoni (7.2), Luke McCormick (7.9), Ayoub Assal (6.6) and Sam Cosgrove (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: N. Broome, T. Ablade, Aaron Pressley (6.7), Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude, P. Osew, D. Csóka and Ethan Chislett (6.2).

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: L. McCormick for E. Chislett (64′), S. Cosgrove for A. Pressley (71′) and A. Assal for A. Mebude (87′).

Best player: Luke McCormick​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Luke McCormick.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Jonathan Mitchell 12.England
6.3
D
Ro-Shaun Williams 6.England
6.1
46'
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
6.2
22'
D
Ollie Younger 3.England
6.9
M
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
7.7
M
Matt Smith 14.England
6.2
79'
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
9.1
63', 66'
M
B. Jackson 13.England
6.4
M
Dan Gardner 23.England
6.0
67' 54'
F
Reo Griffiths 46.England
6.6
F
Josh Martin 21.England
6.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 1.England
D
Branden Horton 28.England
M
Aidan Barlow 16.England
90'
M
Adam Clayton 7.England
6.5
67'
F
Kieran Agard 25.England
F
Joe Dodoo 20.England
F
Ademipo Odubeko 45.England
6.7
46'

Doncaster Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Gary McSheffrey played with: Jonathan Mitchell (6.3), Ollie Younger (6.9), Ro-Shaun Williams (6.1), Joseph Olowu (6.2), Kyle Knoyle (7.7), Matthew Smith (6.2), Dan Gardner (6.0), Tommy Rowe (9.1), Ben Jackson (6.4), Josh Martin (6.2) and Reo Griffiths (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: K. Agard, A. Barlow, Adam Clayton (6.5), L. Jones, J. Dodoo, Ademipo Odubeko (6.7) and B. Horton.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: R. Williams for A. Odubeko (46′), D. Gardner for A. Clayton (67′) and J. Martin for A. Barlow (90′).

Best player: Tommy Rowe​

The player that probably impressed the most for Doncaster Rovers was Tommy Rowe.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 21 passes (38% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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