Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Salford City: result and report

League Two · Saturday 20 August 2022

Result

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Salford City

League Two · Saturday 20 August 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Doncaster Rovers · Salford City · League Two predictions

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Salford City: match report

Doncaster Rovers won against Salford City 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 20 August 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Brandon Thomas-Asante opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from Kyle Hurst (45+1') and Kyle Hurst (63'). Salford City scored through Brandon Thomas-Asante (10').

Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received no yellow cards; Salford City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 7th on 8 points from 4 and Salford City 1st on 10 points from 4. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 18th with 55 points, and Salford City 7th with 78.

Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Salford City in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kyle Hurst of Doncaster Rovers (8.9), ahead of Brandon Thomas-Asante (7.8).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Brandon Thomas-AsanteSalford City · 0-1
  • 41'Yellow card · Callum HendrySalford City
  • 44'Yellow card · Matty LundSalford City
  • 45+1'Goal · Kyle HurstDoncaster Rovers · 1-1
  • 63'Goal · Kyle HurstDoncaster Rovers · 2-1
  • 90+8'Yellow card · Elliot WattSalford City

Team news

Unavailable

  • Jon TaylorDoncaster Rovers · injury (Ankle Injury)

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

J. Mitchell, Kyle Knoyle, Shaun Williams, Tom Anderson, James Maxwell, Adam Clayton, Harrison Biggins, Kyle Hurst, Lee Tomlin, Tommy Rowe, George Miller

Salford City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Tom King, Jason Lowe, Theo Vassell, Ryan Leak, Luke Bolton, Elliot Watt, Ryan Watson, Ibou Touray, Matthew Lund, Callum Hendry, Brandon Thomas-Asante