Rotherham United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

Rotherham United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers

League One · Saturday 21 February 2026, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rotherham United lost to Doncaster Rovers 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 21 February 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

Sam Nombe opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Rotherham United's goal came from Sam Nombe (3', penalty). Doncaster Rovers scored through B. Hanlan (56') and Luke Molyneux (68').

Discipline: Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 23rd on 31 points from 30 and Doncaster Rovers 18th on 36 points from 31. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Doncaster Rovers 14th with 60.

Rotherham United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Doncaster Rovers in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sam Nombe of Rotherham United (7.3), level with Brandon Hanlan (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rotherham United wins, 2 draws and 3 for Doncaster Rovers.