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Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Middlesbrough, EFL Cup

EFL Cup · Round 2Full time
Doncaster Rovers
  • Hutchinson 90+2′

1–3

xG 1.38 – 2.62

Half time 0–1

Middlesbrough
  • Joseph 34′
  • Lankshear 78′
  • Sarmiento 87′
Kick-off
Venue
Club Doncaster Sports Village
Referee
Edward Duckworth
Attendance
6,883
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Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Middlesbrough. xG 1.4-2.6. Middlesbrough deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Doncaster Rovers

3-4-2-1 · Grant McCann

Avg rating 6.38

Middlesbrough

4-2-3-1 · Kim Hellberg

Avg rating 7.54

  • Clarke

    #42 · Goalkeeper · Doncaster Rovers

    90′ played

    6.1

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Sterry

    #2 · Centre-back · Doncaster Rovers

    45′ played

    6.3

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • McGrath

    #6 · Centre-back · Doncaster Rovers

    90′ played

    5.5

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
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  • Grehan

    #27 · Centre-back · Doncaster Rovers

    90′ played

    6.0

    Attack

    xG
    0.14
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  • Senior

    #23 · Left wing-back · Doncaster Rovers

    90′ played

    7.3

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
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  • Robinson

    #20 · Midfielder · Doncaster Rovers

    90′ played

    6.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Gotts

    #22 · Midfielder · Doncaster Rovers

    68′ played

    6.5

    Off 68′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • McCann

    #25 · Right wing-back · Doncaster Rovers

    68′ played

    6.8

    Off 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
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  • Hutchinson

    #21 · Attacking midfielder · Doncaster Rovers

    90′ played

    7.8

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.29

    Attack

    xG
    0.46
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  • Adelakun

    #47 · Attacking midfielder · Doncaster Rovers

    60′ played

    6.4

    Off 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
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  • May

    #10 · Forward · Doncaster Rovers

    68′ played

    6.2

    Off 68′

    xG
    0.26

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Brynn

    #31 · Goalkeeper · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    7.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Borges

    #30 · Left-back · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    7.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
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  • Jones

    #5 · Centre-back · Middlesbrough

    72′ played

    7.2

    Off 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Ayling

    #12 · Centre-back · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Arfsten

    #17 · Right-back · Middlesbrough

    57′ played

    7.9

    Off 57′

    Passing

    xA
    0.17

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
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  • Berhalter

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Middlesbrough

    57′ played

    7.6

    Off 57′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.21
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  • Peart-Harris

    #14 · Defensive midfielder · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    7.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.12

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
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  • Joseph

    #22 · Left winger · Middlesbrough

    72′ played

    8.1

    1 goalOff 72′

    xG
    0.49

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Sarmiento

    #16 · Attacking midfielder · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    8.8

    1 goal, 1 assistPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.12

    Attack

    xG
    0.59
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  • Whittaker

    #11 · Right winger · Middlesbrough

    84′ played

    8.0

    Off 84′

    xG
    0.32

    Passing

    xA
    0.28
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  • Castledine

    #19 · Forward · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    7.5
    xG
    0.19

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
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Bench

  • Bailey

    #4 · Substitute · Doncaster Rovers

    45′ played

    6.3

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Ayinde

    #11 · Substitute · Doncaster Rovers

    30′ played

    6.7

    On 60′

    Attack

    xG
    0.29
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  • Broadbent

    #8 · Substitute · Doncaster Rovers

    22′ played

    5.9

    On 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Hanlan

    #9 · Substitute · Doncaster Rovers

    22′ played

    5.9

    On 68′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Thomas

    #19 · Substitute · Doncaster Rovers

    22′ played

    6.0

    On 68′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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Bench

  • Brittain

    #2 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    33′ played

    6.4

    On 57′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Morris

    #10 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    33′ played

    6.7

    On 57′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Phillips

    #4 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    18′ played

    7.1

    1 assistOn 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.25
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  • Lankshear

    #7 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    18′ played

    7.6

    1 goalOn 72′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.68
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  • Strelec

    #13 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    6′ played

    On 84′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oscarfan123 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lukas Raich / CC BY 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 34%Possession66%
    DON 34%, BOO 66%.
  • 1.38Expected goals (xG)2.62
    DON 1.38, BOO 2.62.
  • 1.38Non-penalty xG2.58
    DON 1.38, BOO 2.58.
  • 1.50xG on target2.36
    DON 1.50, BOO 2.36.
  • 12Shots24
    DON 12, BOO 24.
  • 5On target8
    DON 5, BOO 8.
  • 0Big chances3
    DON 0, BOO 3.
  • 302Passes585
    DON 302, BOO 585.
  • 78%Pass accuracy89%
    DON 78%, BOO 89%.
  • 1Corners7
    DON 1, BOO 7.
  • 16Tackles18
    DON 16, BOO 18.
  • 7Interceptions7
    DON 7, BOO 7.
  • 7.0PPDA (lower = more pressing)1.9
    DON 7.0, BOO 1.9.
  • 13Fouls16
    DON 13, BOO 16.
  • 2Yellow cards2
    DON 2, BOO 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    DON 0, BOO 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Doncaster RoversMiddlesbrough
  1. Yellow card, Gotts
    26′
  2. 34′
    Goal, Joseph (Sarmiento)0–1
  3. 45′
    Yellow card, Peart-Harris
  4. 46′
    Yellow card, Borges
  5. Substitution, Bailey (Off Sterry)
    46′
  6. 57′
    Substitution, Brittain (Off Berhalter / Arfsten)
  7. 57′
    Substitution, Morris (Off Berhalter / Arfsten)
  8. Substitution, Ayinde (Off Adelakun)
    60′
  9. Substitution, Broadbent (Off May / Gotts / McCann)
    68′
  10. Substitution, Hanlan (Off May / Gotts / McCann)
    68′
  11. Substitution, Thomas (Off May / Gotts / McCann)
    68′
  12. 72′
    Substitution, Phillips (Off Jones / Joseph)
  13. 72′
    Substitution, Lankshear (Off Jones / Joseph)
  14. Yellow card, Broadbent
    77′
  15. 78′
    Goal, Lankshear0–2
  16. 84′
    Substitution, Strelec (Off Whittaker)
  17. 87′
    Goal, Sarmiento (Phillips)0–3
  18. Goal, Hutchinson (Senior)1–3
    90+2′

Photos: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Lukas Raich / CC BY 4.0

36 shots

Every shot

← BOO attack

DON attack →

Lankshear 78′Middlesbrough · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.43xGOT0.56xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Doncaster Rovers1.38xG

Middlesbrough2.62xG

Full time1–3

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Joseph 34′Lankshear 78′Sarmiento 87′Hutchinson 90+2′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Doncaster Rovers on top24%

Middlesbrough on top76%

HT0′–5′: Middlesbrough on top5′–10′: Doncaster Rovers on top10′–15′: Doncaster Rovers on top15′–20′: Doncaster Rovers on top20′–25′: Middlesbrough on top25′–30′: Middlesbrough on top30′–35′: Middlesbrough on top35′–40′: Middlesbrough on top40′–45′: Middlesbrough on top45′–50′: Middlesbrough on top50′–55′: Doncaster Rovers on top55′–60′: Middlesbrough on top60′–65′: Middlesbrough on top65′–70′: Middlesbrough on top70′–75′: Doncaster Rovers on top75′–80′: Middlesbrough on top80′–85′: Middlesbrough on top85′–90′: Middlesbrough on top90′–95′: Doncaster Rovers on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

20Senior9Adelakun20Grehan12Robinson27Clarke11May9Hutchinson8Gotts20McGrath12McCann22Sterry

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Doncaster Rovers · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Clarke and Grehan, 11 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Clarke made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
26Sarmiento62Jones65Ayling51Arfsten42Peart-Harris29Whittaker41Borges8Joseph48Berhalter14Brynn13Castledine

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Middlesbrough · Starting XI until the first substitution (56')Busiest link: Ayling and Jones, 45 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Ayling made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.07 and 0.08).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 65), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 45).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.