Watford 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 17 September 2013

Result

Watford 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Championship · Tuesday 17 September 2013, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

Watford · Doncaster Rovers · Championship predictions

Watford 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Watford beat Doncaster Rovers 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 17 September 2013. The half-time score was 1-1.

Lewis McGugan opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Watford's goals came from Lewis McGugan (12') and Lewis McGugan (87', penalty). Doncaster Rovers scored through Reece Brown (16').

Discipline: Watford received 2 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 8th on 9 points from 6 and Doncaster Rovers 18th on 5 points from 5. Watford went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Doncaster Rovers 22nd with 44.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Watford wins, 5 draws and 1 for Doncaster Rovers.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Lewis McGuganWatford · 1-0
  • 16'Goal · Reece BrownDoncaster Rovers · 1-1
  • 87'Yellow card · Ross TurnbullDoncaster Rovers
  • 87'Penalty goal · Lewis McGuganWatford · 2-1
  • 88'Yellow card · F. ForestieriWatford
  • 89'Yellow card · Lewis McGuganWatford
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Reece BrownDoncaster Rovers

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Watford 2, draws 5, Doncaster Rovers 1.

Team news

Watford expected line-up

Almunia, Marco Cassetti, Lloyd Doyley, Joel Ekstrand, Daniel Pudil, Almen Abdi, Ikechi Anya, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jonathan Hogg, Troy Deeney, Matej Vydra

Doncaster Rovers expected line-up (4-4-2)

Gary Woods, George Friend, James Husband, Sam Hird, James Coppinger, Simon Gillett, John Oster, Chris Brown, Fabien Robert, James O'Connor, Adam Brian Lockwood