Blackpool 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League One · Tuesday 4 May 2021

Result

Blackpool 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

League One · Tuesday 4 May 2021, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Blackpool · Doncaster Rovers · League One predictions

Blackpool 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Blackpool defeated Doncaster Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Tuesday 4 May 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Ellis Simms opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Blackpool's goals came from Ellis Simms (22') and Ellis Simms (80'). Doncaster Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Blackpool received 4 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackpool were 5th on 74 points from 44 and Doncaster Rovers 12th on 64 points from 44. Blackpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 87 points, and Doncaster Rovers 14th with 64.

Blackpool lined up in a 5-3-2 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ellis Simms of Blackpool (9.1), ahead of Kenny Dougall (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Blackpool wins, 2 draws and 4 for Doncaster Rovers.

Going into the match Blackpool's last five read W-W-L-L-W and Doncaster Rovers's W-D-L-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Ellis SimmsBlackpool · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Joe WrightDoncaster Rovers
  • 42'Yellow card · Jordan Lawrence-GabrielBlackpool
  • 55'Yellow card · Kevin StewartBlackpool
  • 55'Yellow card · Kevin StewartBlackpool
  • 58'Yellow card · James HusbandBlackpool
  • 80'Goal · Ellis SimmsBlackpool · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackpool 4, draws 2, Doncaster Rovers 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Jon TaylorDoncaster Rovers · injury (Ankle Injury)

Blackpool line-up (5-3-2)

Chris Maxwell, Jordan Gabriel, Dan Ballard, Jordan Thorniley, James Husband, Luke Garbutt, Ollie Turton, Kenny Dougall, Elliot Embleton, Jerry Yates, Ellis Simms

Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Louis Jones, Joe Wright, Tom Anderson, Andy Butler, Branden Horton, Jason Lokilo, Matthew Smith, Reece James, Taylor Richards, Tyreece John-Jules, Fejiri Okenabirhie