Sheffield United 0-1 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 27 January 2009

Result

Sheffield United 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Championship · Tuesday 27 January 2009, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

Sheffield United · Doncaster Rovers · Championship predictions

Sheffield United 0-1 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Sheffield United were beaten by Doncaster Rovers 0-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 27 January 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from James O'Connor of Doncaster Rovers in the 50th minute.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 4th on 47 points from 28 and Doncaster Rovers 22nd on 27 points from 27. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 3rd with 84 points, and Doncaster Rovers 14th with 58.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sheffield United win, 0 draws and 0 for Doncaster Rovers.

Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read W-W-W-D-D and Doncaster Rovers's W-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Stephen QuinnSheffield United
  • 50'Goal · James O'ConnorDoncaster Rovers · 0-1
  • 73'Yellow card · M. WoodsDoncaster Rovers
  • 86'Yellow card · Darius HendersonSheffield United

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Sheffield United 1, draws 0, Doncaster Rovers 0.

Team news

Sheffield United expected line-up

Paddy Kenny, Phil Jagielka, Claude Davis, Chris Armstrong, Robert Kozluk, Keith Gillespie, Rob Hulse, Chris Morgan, Mikele Leigertwood, Michael Tonge