Chesterfield 5-2 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League Two · Thursday 6 February 2025

Result

Chesterfield 5-2 Doncaster Rovers

League Two · Thursday 6 February 2025, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-1

Chesterfield · Doncaster Rovers · League Two predictions

Chesterfield 5-2 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Chesterfield beat Doncaster Rovers 5-2 in the League Two on Thursday 6 February 2025. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Dylan Duffy opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Chesterfield's goals came from Dylan Duffy (11'), Aribim Pepple (37'), Michael Olakigbe (54'), Aribim Pepple (59') and Ollie Banks (90+4'). Doncaster Rovers scored through Luke Molyneux (45+4') and Joe Ironside (90+3').

Discipline: Chesterfield received 2 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chesterfield were 10th on 39 points from 28 and Doncaster Rovers 2nd on 52 points from 29. Chesterfield went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Doncaster Rovers 1st with 84.

Chesterfield lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Luke Molyneux of Doncaster Rovers (8.2), ahead of Aribim Pepple (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Chesterfield win, 3 draws and 3 for Doncaster Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Dylan DuffyChesterfield · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Armando DobraChesterfield
  • 37'Goal · Aribim PeppleChesterfield · 2-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Luke MolyneuxDoncaster Rovers
  • 45+4'Goal · Luke MolyneuxDoncaster Rovers · 2-1
  • 54'Goal · Michael OlakigbeChesterfield · 3-1
  • 55'Yellow card · Charlie CrewDoncaster Rovers
  • 59'Goal · Aribim PeppleChesterfield · 4-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Jamie SterryDoncaster Rovers
  • 75'Yellow card · Jay McGrathDoncaster Rovers
  • 84'Yellow card · Jack SparkesChesterfield
  • 90+3'Goal · Joe IronsideDoncaster Rovers · 4-2
  • 90+4'Goal · Ollie BanksChesterfield · 5-2

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Chesterfield 1, draws 3, Doncaster Rovers 3.

Team news

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Chesterfield line-up (4-2-3-1)

Max Thompson, Ryheem Sheckleford, Tyrone Williams, Jamie Grimes, Jack Sparkes, Tom Naylor, Darren Oldaker, Michael Olakigbe, Armando Dobra, Dylan Duffy, Aribim Pepple

Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Jamie Sterry, Joseph Olowu, Jay McGrath, James Maxwell, Owen Bailey, Charlie Crew, Luke Molyneux, Patrick Kelly, Rob Street, Joe Ironside