Accrington ST 0-2 Doncaster: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Accrington ST

Doncaster

O. Bailey 75'

B. Close 82'

EFL Cup 2025/2026

2nd Round

August 26, 2025 6:45pm

Wham Stadium, Accrington, Lancashire

Key stats

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Accrington ST 3-4-1-2

Doncaster 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

M. Kelly

7.7

I. Lawlor

7.0

Defenders

F. Sass

6.3

J. Maxwell

7.0

Benn David Ward

6.7

M. Pearson

7.3

D. Matthews

7.2

S. Grehan

8.2

T. Nixon

6.9

Midfielders

Logan Pye

6.3

B. Close

8.5

Alex Henderson

6.3

C. Crew

7.2

J. Bauress

7.0

J. Gibson

6.7

J. Woods

5.9

J. Sbarra

6.5

D. Ajayi

7.0

Forwards

A. Popoola

5.9

B. Hanlan

6.0

C. Caton

6.9

K. Mooney

6.3

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Highest rating

7.7

M. Kelly

8.5

O. Bailey

Match Summary

On August 26, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Accrington ST faced off against Doncaster at Wham Stadium, Accrington, Lancashire. The game concluded with Doncaster securing a victory. With 35% possession, Accrington ST versus Doncaster's 65% and shots on goal at 3 to 5. Doncaster had 80% successful passes (of 511 passes) over Accrington ST which had 65% successful passes (of 284 passes). The outstanding efforts by M. Kelly and O. Bailey played a key role.

Lineup

3-4-1-2

4-2-3-1

Kelly

7.7

Played:
90Min

Saves:
3 of 5

Accurate passes:
21/41

Won duels:
1/1

Matthews

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Accurate passes:
19/28

Won duels:
10/11

Ward

6.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
5

Accurate passes:
28/36

Won duels:
4/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Sass

6.3

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
14/24

Won duels:
4/5

Woods

5.9

Played:
71Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
9/18

Won duels:
7/19

Dribbles:
1/3

Bauress

7.0

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
34/46

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
0/1

Henderson

6.3

Played:
85Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
19/27

Won duels:
3/10

Dribbles:
2/2

Pye

6.3

Played:
78Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
10/17

Won duels:
4/8

Popoola

5.9

Played:
61Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
2/11

Dribbles:
0/2

Mooney

6.3

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
13/19

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/19

Dribbles:
0/4

Caton

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
11/17

Won duels:
3/5

Hanlan

6.0

Played:
67Min

Accurate passes:
6/7

Won duels:
1/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Gibson

6.7

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
19/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/11

Dribbles:
2/4

Sbarra

6.5

Played:
67Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
23/29

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/3

Ajayi

7.0

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
27/34

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
1/1

8.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
63/74

Key passes:
4

Won duels:
5/8

Crew

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
33/39

Won duels:
1/4

Maxwell

7.0

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
5

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
49/68

Won duels:
10/19

Dribbles:
1/2

Pearson

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
54/64

Won duels:
12/17

Dribbles:
1/1

Grehan

8.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
5

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
42/52

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
13/18

Nixon

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
41/51

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/1

Lawlor

7.0

Played:
90Min

Saves:
3 of 3

Accurate passes:
25/35

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

John Doolan

Tunstall

6.3

Played:
11Min

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
0/2

Madden

6.7

Played:
12Min

Accurate passes:
1/2

Won duels:
2/3

Sinclair

6.3

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
0/2

Won duels:
4/6

Dribbles:
1/1

Rogerson

Conneely

Coach

Grant Samuel McCann

Clifton

6.2

Played:
13Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
0/4

Molyneux

6.7

Played:
9Min

Won duels:
1/2

Middleton

6.7

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
11/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Ironside

6.2

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Won duels:
0/1

Bailey

8.5

Played:
23Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
8/11

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/2

Lo-Tutala

Westbrooke

Senior

McGrath

Stats

Ball Possession

Accrington ST: 35%

Doncaster: 65%

Total Shots

Accrington ST: 6

Doncaster: 14

Shots on Goal

Accrington ST: 3

Doncaster: 5

Corner Kicks

Accrington ST: 1

Doncaster: 12

Offsides

Accrington ST: 3

Doncaster: 1

Fouls

Accrington ST: 6

Doncaster: 6

Yellow Cards

Accrington ST: 2

Doncaster: 0

Red Cards

Accrington ST: 1

Doncaster: 0

Total Passes

Accrington ST: 284

Doncaster: 511

Goals Prevented

Accrington ST: 0

Doncaster: 0

Passes Accuracy

Accrington ST: 184 (65%)

Doncaster: 407 (80%)

Accrington ST vs Doncaster

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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