Burton Albion 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: result and report
League One · Tuesday 3 February 2026
Result
Burton Albion 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
League One · Tuesday 3 February 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-2
Burton Albion 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: match report
Burton Albion were beaten by Doncaster Rovers 1-2 in the League One on Tuesday 3 February 2026. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Luke Molyneux opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Burton Albion's goal came from K. Lofthouse (74'). Doncaster Rovers scored through Luke Molyneux (2', penalty) and Owen Bailey (12').
Discipline: Burton Albion received 1 yellow card; Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Burton Albion were 21st on 31 points from 28 and Doncaster Rovers 22nd on 30 points from 28. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 17th with 54 points, and Doncaster Rovers 14th with 60.
Burton Albion lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Owen Bailey of Doncaster Rovers (8.1), ahead of Luke Molyneux (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Burton Albion wins, 5 draws and 2 for Doncaster Rovers.
Key events
- 2'Penalty goal · Luke Molyneux
- 12'Goal · Owen Bailey
- 29'Yellow card · Robbie Gotts
- 45+1'Yellow card · Jack Senior
- 74'Goal · K. Lofthouse
- 78'Yellow card · Jake Beesley
Head-to-head
Team news
Burton Albion line-up (3-4-1-2)
Brad Collins, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Toby Sibbick, Alex Hartridge, Kyran Lofthouse, Kegs Chauke, George Evans, Jack Armer, JJ McKiernan, Kain Adom, Jake Beesley
Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-1-4-1)
Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Jamie Sterry, Neill Byrne, Jay McGrath, Jack Senior, Robbie Gotts, Luke Molyneux, Owen Bailey, Harry Clifton, Hakeeb Adelakun, Elliot Lee