Burnley 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

Championship · Monday 26 December 2011

Result

Burnley 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Championship · Monday 26 December 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Burnley · Doncaster Rovers · Championship predictions

Burnley 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Burnley defeated Doncaster Rovers 2-0 in the Championship on Monday 26 December 2011. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jay Rodríguez opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Burnley's goals came from Jay Rodríguez (37', penalty), Martin Paterson (84') and an own goal by Sam Hird (90+5'). Doncaster Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Burnley received 2 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Burnley were 13th on 30 points from 22 and Doncaster Rovers 23rd on 19 points from 22. Burnley went on to finish that season 13th with 62 points, and Doncaster Rovers 24th with 36.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Burnley wins, 2 draws and 2 for Doncaster Rovers.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · Brian StockDoncaster Rovers
  • 36'Yellow card · Habib BeyeDoncaster Rovers
  • 37'Penalty goal · Jay RodríguezBurnley · 1-0
  • 55'Yellow card · Chris McCannBurnley
  • 84'Goal · Martin PatersonBurnley · 2-0
  • 85'Yellow card · Martin PatersonBurnley
  • 90+5'Own goal · Sam HirdBurnley · 3-0

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Burnley 0, draws 2, Doncaster Rovers 2.

Team news

Burnley line-up

Kieran Trippier, David Edgar, Ben Mee, Chris McCann, Ross Wallace, Dean Marney, Jay Rodríguez, Martin Paterson, Junior Stanislas, Lee Grant, Michael Duff

Doncaster Rovers expected line-up

Carl Ikeme, Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga, Sam Hird, Simon Gillett, James Coppinger, Patrick McCarthy, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Giles Barnes, Brian Stock, James O'Connor, Habib Beye