Walsall 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

League Two · Monday 8 May 2023

Result

Walsall 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

League Two · Monday 8 May 2023, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

Walsall · Doncaster Rovers · League Two predictions

Walsall 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Walsall won against Doncaster Rovers 2-1 in the League Two on Monday 8 May 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Conor Wilkinson opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Walsall's goals came from Conor Wilkinson (57') and Isaac Hutchinson (74'). Doncaster Rovers scored through B. Faulkner (84').

Discipline: Walsall received no yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 17th on 52 points from 45 and Doncaster Rovers 16th on 55 points from 45. Walsall went on to finish that season 16th with 55 points, and Doncaster Rovers 18th with 55.

Walsall lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Doncaster Rovers in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Bobby Faulkner of Doncaster Rovers (8.1), ahead of Oisin McEntee (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Walsall wins, 0 draws and 2 for Doncaster Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 57'Goal · Conor WilkinsonWalsall · 1-0
  • 70'Yellow card · Harrison BigginsDoncaster Rovers
  • 74'Goal · Isaac HutchinsonWalsall · 2-0
  • 84'Goal · B. FaulknerDoncaster Rovers · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 8, draws 0, Doncaster Rovers 2.

Team news

Walsall line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jackson Smith, Joe Riley, Joe Low, Manny Monthe, Liam Gordon, Oisin McEntee, Brandon Comley, Tom Knowles, Conor Wilkinson, Isaac Hutchinson, Matty Stevens

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

Louis Jones, Bobby Faulkner, Adam Long, Tommy Rowe, Jack Degruchy, Harrison Biggins, Zain Westbrooke, Charlie Seaman, Kyle Hurst, Aidan Barlow, T. Miller