Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Northampton Town: result and report
League One · Saturday 18 October 2025
Result
Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Northampton Town
League One · Saturday 18 October 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Northampton Town: match report
Doncaster Rovers were beaten by Northampton Town 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 18 October 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Ben Close opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goal came from Ben Close (36'). Northampton Town scored through Ethan Wheatley (47') and Sam Hoskins (67', penalty).
Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card; Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 10th on 17 points from 12 and Northampton Town 14th on 14 points from 11. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 14th with 60 points, and Northampton Town 24th with 35.
Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Northampton Town in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Wheatley of Northampton Town (7.8), ahead of Dean Campbell (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Doncaster Rovers wins, 2 draws and 3 for Northampton Town.
Key events
- 36'Goal · Ben Close
- 47'Goal · Ethan Wheatley
- 55'Yellow card · G. Middleton
- 67'Penalty goal · Sam Hoskins
- 81'Yellow card · Tyrese Fornah
- 81'Yellow card
- 86'Missed penalty · Sam Hoskins
Head-to-head
Team news
Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Seán Grehan, Matty Pearson, Jay McGrath, James Maxwell, Owen Bailey, Ben Close, Damola Ajayi, Robbie Gotts, Glenn Middleton, Patrick McCarthy
Northampton Town line-up (3-4-3)
Ross Fitzsimons, Conor McCarthy, Jordan Thorniley, Michael Forbes, Sam Hoskins, Terry Taylor, Dean Campbell, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Kamarai Swyer, Ethan Wheatley, Tyrese Fornah