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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 23 (setup 4, season 29)
Doncaster Rovers
v.
Nottingham Forest
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren RANDOLPH17Jordan SMITH
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Luke AYLING727Yohan BENALOUANE
Charlie DANIELS36Michael HEFELE
Ben WHITEMAN747Ryan YATES
Darryl LACHMAN5Michael DAWSON
Ádrián López Rodríguez, PISCU766Tendayi DARIKWA
Matty BLAIR7Matty CASH
Michael KIGHTLY78Joe LOLLEY
Alfie MAY79Lewis GRABBAN
Tommy ROWE10Ben OSBORN
Chuba AKPOM116Jamie WARD
Manager
Alex KIWOMYA12DIOGO António Cupido GONÇALVES
James COPPINGER13Liam BRIDCUTT
Ángel RANGEL Zaragoza614Claudio Ariel YACOB
Nathan CLARKE15Daryl MURPHY
Andrew CROFTS16Mustapha CARAYOL

Doncaster Rovers 1 Nottingham Forest 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 9,773, Stadium: Keepmoat, Referee: MELLIN 6½)
26 AkpomScorers
79 Lachman <=> RangelSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings73 Darikwa, 89 Lolley
6Corners8
4Fouls8
2Offsides3
7Shots on8
3Shots off6
10Total shots14
5Shots saved7
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Lewis GRABBAN
9A lovely effort from AKPOM scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
9RANDOLPH saved a lovely strike from GRABBAN.
13A header from DANIELS was booted off the line by HEFELE.
15The 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak shot from OSBORN.
18LOLLEY shot wide.
22A fine ball from GRABBAN on the right was collected by OSBORN who mishit his effort inches over.
26GOAL!! A clever set-piece enabled AKPOM to drive the ball home. (1-0 Doncaster Rovers)
29The Doncaster Rovers 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from GRABBAN.
34WARD made space on the left and knocked the ball to LOLLEY who rasped the ball over.
37A corner found KIGHTLY who nodded the ball wide.
 
48GRABBAN flicked a looping shot inches wide from thirty yards out.
49The Doncaster Rovers 'keeper saved a curling effort from HEFELE.
50A looping shot from GRABBAN was saved by RANDOLPH.
52SMITH dived to his right to stop an accurate drive from Doncaster Rovers's AKPOM.
53An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of the 'keeper by BLAIR.
55OSBORN beat WHITEMAN and hit the ball to GRABBAN who blasted his shot wide.
58A header by LOLLEY at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
68BLAIR ran onto a delightful ball from KIGHTLY but dragged his effort wide of the righthand post.
73The referee books DARIKWA for dangerous play against KIGHTLY.
76A perfect strike from KIGHTLY was dealt with by a useful stop from the 'keeper.
80A twenty-five yard shot from AKPOM caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
81GRABBAN's shot was well held by RANDOLPH.
84A shot from KIGHTLY seemed a certain goal but SMITH managed to fist the ball clear.
86A pin-point pass bobbled toward LOLLEY and his left foot effort went narrowly over.
88OSBORN stormed through the Doncaster Rovers defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
89LOLLEY booked.