Doncaster Rovers 4-2 Barrow: result and report

League Two · Saturday 20 April 2024

Result

Doncaster Rovers 4-2 Barrow

League Two · Saturday 20 April 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Doncaster Rovers · Barrow · League Two predictions

Doncaster Rovers 4-2 Barrow: match report

Doncaster Rovers beat Barrow 4-2 in the League Two on Saturday 20 April 2024. The half-time score was 0-2.

Emile Acquah opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from Joe Ironside (58', penalty), Hakeeb Adelakun (85'), Harrison Biggins (88') and Joe Ironside (90+9'). Barrow scored through Emile Acquah (35') and Rory Feely (45+1').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 5 yellow cards; Barrow received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 9th on 64 points from 43 and Barrow 6th on 68 points from 43. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 6th with 74 points, and Barrow 8th with 69.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Barrow in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Ironside of Doncaster Rovers (8.4), level with Robbie Gotts (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Doncaster Rovers win, 0 draws and 2 for Barrow.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · Zain WestbrookeDoncaster Rovers
  • 11'Yellow card · Grant McCannDoncaster Rovers
  • 35'Goal · Emile AcquahBarrow · 0-1
  • 45+1'Goal · Rory FeelyBarrow · 0-2
  • 53'Yellow card · Luke MolyneuxDoncaster Rovers
  • 58'Penalty goal · Joe IronsideDoncaster Rovers · 1-2
  • 79'Yellow card · Elliot NewbyBarrow
  • 85'Goal · Hakeeb AdelakunDoncaster Rovers · 2-2
  • 88'Goal · Harrison BigginsDoncaster Rovers · 3-2
  • 90+7'Yellow card · George BroadbentDoncaster Rovers
  • 90+7'Yellow card · George BroadbentDoncaster Rovers
  • 90+9'Goal · Joe IronsideDoncaster Rovers · 4-2

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Doncaster Rovers 1, draws 0, Barrow 2.

Team news

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

Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Jamie Sterry, Joseph Olowu, Richard Wood, James Maxwell, Owen Bailey, Matthew Craig, Luke Molyneux, Zain Westbrooke, Hakeeb Adelakun, Joe Ironside

Barrow line-up (3-5-2)

Paul Farman, Rory Feely, James Chester, Niall Canavan, Luca Stephenson, Kian Spence, Dean Campbell, Robbie Gotts, Elliot Newby, Emile Acquah, Sam Foley