Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 23 September 2017

Result

Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

League One · Saturday 23 September 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Plymouth Argyle were beaten by Doncaster Rovers 0-3 in the League One on Saturday 23 September 2017. It was 0-1 at half-time.

A. Butler opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Plymouth Argyle did not score. Doncaster Rovers scored through A. Butler (19'), John Marquis (59') and Alfie May (73').

Discipline: Plymouth Argyle received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Plymouth Argyle were 23rd on 5 points from 8 and Doncaster Rovers 19th on 6 points from 8. Plymouth Argyle went on to finish that season 7th with 68 points, and Doncaster Rovers 15th with 56.

Plymouth Argyle lined up in a 4-3-3 and Doncaster Rovers in a 3-5-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Plymouth Argyle wins, 0 draws and 2 for Doncaster Rovers.

Going into the match Plymouth Argyle's last five read D-L-L-L-L and Doncaster Rovers's L-L-L-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · G. MillerPlymouth Argyle
  • 19'Goal · A. ButlerDoncaster Rovers · 0-1
  • 24'Yellow card · Rúben LameirasPlymouth Argyle
  • 40'Yellow card · Yann Songo'oPlymouth Argyle
  • 42'Yellow card · Jordan HoughtonDoncaster Rovers
  • 50'Yellow card · Alfie MayDoncaster Rovers
  • 59'Goal · John MarquisDoncaster Rovers · 0-2
  • 73'Goal · Alfie MayDoncaster Rovers · 0-3
  • 80'Red card · Sonny BradleyPlymouth Argyle

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Plymouth Argyle 5, draws 0, Doncaster Rovers 2.

Team news

Plymouth Argyle line-up (4-3-3)

Luke McCormick, Gary Miller, Gary Sawyer, Yann Songo'o, Ryan Edwards, Sonny Bradley, Jamie Ness, Antoni Sarcevic, Nadir Çiftçi, Rúben Lameiras, Alex Fletcher

Doncaster Rovers line-up (3-5-2)

Ian Lawlor, Andy Butler, Niall Mason, Tommy Rowe, Joe Wright, Ben Whiteman, Jordan Houghton, Matty Blair, James Coppinger, John Marquis, Alfie May