Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Southend United: result and report
League One · Saturday 7 October 2017
Result
Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Southend United
League One · Saturday 7 October 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Southend United: match report
Doncaster Rovers won against Southend United 4-1 in the League One on Saturday 7 October 2017. It was 1-1 at half-time.
A. Wordsworth opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Doncaster Rovers's goals came from John Marquis (45+1'), Ben Whiteman (47'), Ben Whiteman (50') and Ben Whiteman (57', penalty). Southend United scored through A. Wordsworth (38').
Discipline: Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Southend United received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Doncaster Rovers were 19th on 9 points from 11 and Southend United 12th on 16 points from 11. Doncaster Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Southend United 10th with 63.
Doncaster Rovers lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Southend United in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Doncaster Rovers wins, 2 draws and 1 for Southend United.
Going into the match Doncaster Rovers's last five read L-L-W-L-L and Southend United's W-W-W-D-L.
Key events
- 21'Yellow card · A. Wordsworth
- 38'Goal · A. Wordsworth
- 45+1'Goal · John Marquis
- 47'Goal · Ben Whiteman
- 49'Yellow card · John White
- 49'Yellow card · J. White
- 50'Goal · Ben Whiteman
- 57'Penalty goal · Ben Whiteman
- 58'Yellow card · Mark Oxley
- 80'Yellow card · John Marquis
- 81'Yellow card · E. Bwomono
- 85'Yellow card · Niall Mason
- 90+5'Red card · Anton Ferdinand
Head-to-head
Team news
Doncaster Rovers line-up (4-3-1-2)
Ian Lawlor, Andy Butler, Niall Mason, Tommy Rowe, Joe Wright, Harry Toffolo, Ben Whiteman, Jordan Houghton, James Coppinger, John Marquis, Alfie May
Southend United line-up (4-4-2)
Mark Oxley, Anton Ferdinand, Stephen McLaughlin, Harry Kyprianou, Elvis Bwomono, Anthony Wordsworth, Michael Timlin, Ryan Leonard, Josh Wright, Simon Cox, Nile Ranger