Tottenham 3-0 Doncaster: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Tottenham

João Palhinha 14'

J. McGrath 17' (OG)

B. Johnson 90' +4

Doncaster

EFL Cup 2025/2026

3rd Round

September 24, 2025 6:45pm

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Key stats

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Tottenham 4-3-3

Doncaster 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

A. Kinský

7.3

I. Lawlor

6.9

Defenders

D. Spence

6.5

J. Senior

6.9

K. Danso

7.9

J. McGrath

6.3

João Palhinha

8.2

S. Grehan

6.7

Pedro Porro

7.3

T. Nixon

7.0

Midfielders

X. Simons

7.2

B. Close

6.5

R. Bentancur

6.7

O. Bailey

7.3

A. Gray

7.2

G. Middleton

J. Sbarra

6.6

Oyindamola Ajayi

Forwards

W. Odobert

7.2

T. Olusanya

6.0

M. Tel

5.9

B. Johnson

7.2

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Highest rating

8.2

João Palhinha

7.3

O. Bailey

Match Summary

On September 24, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Tottenham faced off against Doncaster at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. The game concluded with Tottenham securing a victory. With 55% possession, Tottenham versus Doncaster's 45% and shots on goal at 4 to 2. Tottenham had 83% successful passes (of 441 passes) over Doncaster which had 81% successful passes (of 347 passes). The outstanding efforts by João Palhinha and O. Bailey played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Kinský

7.3

Played:
93Min

Saves:
2 of 2

Accurate passes:
21/29

Porro

7.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
45/59

Won duels:
3/5

Palhinha

8.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
64/71

Won duels:
4/6

Danso

7.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
52/58

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
10/13

Spence

6.5

Played:
75Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
28/33

Won duels:
1/5

Dribbles:
0/2

Gray

7.2

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
26/29

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/1

Bentancur

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/45

Won duels:
4/9

Dribbles:
1/1

Simons

7.2

Played:
61Min

Accurate passes:
29/30

Key passes:
7

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Johnson

7.2

Played:
93Min

Accurate passes:
17/23

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
2/3

Tel

5.9

Played:
87Min

Accurate passes:
12/14

Won duels:
4/10

Dribbles:
0/1

Odobert

7.2

Played:
61Min

Accurate passes:
19/25

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
1/2

Olusanya

6.0

Played:
61Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
10/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/13

Dribbles:
2/4

Middleton

Sbarra

6.6

Played:
74Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
25/30

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Ajayi

6.5

Played:
75Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
28/31

Won duels:
0/4

Bailey

7.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
31/33

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/10

Senior

6.9

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
32/40

Won duels:
6/7

McGrath

6.3

Played:
93Min

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
35/44

Won duels:
2/3

Grehan

6.7

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
34/43

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/8

Nixon

7.0

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
4

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
18/27

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/6

Dribbles:
2/2

Lawlor

6.9

Played:
93Min

Saves:
4 of 6

Accurate passes:
21/32

Substitutes

Coach

Thomas Frank

Bergvall

6.2

Played:
32Min

Accurate passes:
6/9

Won duels:
0/1

Richarlison

6.5

Played:
32Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
5/6

Won duels:
2/6

Austin

Byfield

Udogie

6.5

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
4/7

Ven

Scarlett

Williams-Barnett

Played:
6Min

Accurate passes:
1/3

Won duels:
0/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Coach

Grant Samuel McCann

Lo-Tutala

O'Riordan

Maxwell

Westbrooke

Gibson

6.3

Played:
18Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Gotts

Molyneux

6.5

Played:
32Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
4/6

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
0/2

Crew

6.2

Played:
19Min

Accurate passes:
9/10

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Hanlan

7.2

Played:
32Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Stats

Ball Possession

Tottenham: 55%

Doncaster: 45%

Total Shots

Tottenham: 17

Doncaster: 10

Shots on Goal

Tottenham: 4

Doncaster: 2

Corner Kicks

Tottenham: 9

Doncaster: 4

Offsides

Tottenham: 4

Doncaster: 4

Fouls

Tottenham: 11

Doncaster: 9

Yellow Cards

Tottenham: 1

Doncaster: 1

Red Cards

Tottenham: 0

Doncaster: 0

Total Passes

Tottenham: 441

Doncaster: 347

Goals Prevented

Tottenham: 0

Doncaster: 0

Passes Accuracy

Tottenham: 366 (83%)

Doncaster: 280 (81%)

Tottenham 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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