Middlesbrough 0-4 Doncaster: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Middlesbrough

Doncaster

B. Close 11'

D. Ajayi 23'

R. Gotts 84'

T. Nixon 90'

EFL Cup 2025/2026

1st Round

August 12, 2025 6:30pm

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Key stats

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1

Doncaster 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

T. Glover

5.3

I. Lawlor

7.9

Defenders

Neto Borges

6.2

J. Senior

7.2

A. Jones

6.7

J. McGrath

7.5

L. Ayling

7.0

S. Grehan

7.9

T. Nixon

8.5

Midfielders

G. McCormick

6.0

B. Close

8.2

L. McCabe

7.3

R. Gotts

A. Kanté

6.7

J. Gibson

6.9

C. Brittain

6.7

J. Sbarra

6.3

D. Ajayi

7.7

Forwards

D. Burgzorg

7.3

B. Sharp

6.9

M. Whittaker

7.2

T. Conway

6.2

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Highest rating

7.7

A. Morris

8.5

T. Nixon

Match Summary

On August 12, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Middlesbrough faced off against Doncaster at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. The game concluded with Doncaster securing a victory. With 63% possession, Middlesbrough versus Doncaster's 37% and shots on goal at 5 to 5. Middlesbrough and Doncaster both had the same percentage of successful passes. The outstanding efforts by A. Morris and T. Nixon played a key role.

Lineup

3-4-2-1

4-2-3-1

Glover

5.3

Played:
100Min

Saves:
1 of 5

Accurate passes:
18/22

Ayling

7.0

Played:
78Min

Blocked:
5

Accurate passes:
46/54

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
2/2

Jones

6.7

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
54/58

Won duels:
3/5

Borges

6.2

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
54/66

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/6

Brittain

6.7

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
54/61

Won duels:
5/13

Dribbles:
1/2

Kanté

6.7

Played:
61Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/39

Won duels:
4/7

McCabe

7.3

Played:
78Min

Accurate passes:
55/67

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
1/1

McCormick

6.0

Played:
60Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
21/34

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Whittaker

7.2

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
35/45

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/10

Dribbles:
2/3

Burgzorg

7.3

Played:
100Min

Accurate passes:
25/25

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
5/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Conway

6.2

Played:
61Min

Accurate passes:
20/25

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/2

Sharp

6.9

Played:
70Min

Accurate passes:
8/12

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/10

Gibson

6.9

Played:
65Min

Accurate passes:
15/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
1/2

Sbarra

6.3

Played:
65Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
17/20

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Ajayi

7.7

Played:
65Min

Accurate passes:
16/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
0/3

Dribbles:
0/1

8.2

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
51/62

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
5/10

Gotts

Senior

7.2

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
28/30

Won duels:
5/9

McGrath

7.5

Played:
78Min

Blocked:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
26/35

Won duels:
2/4

Grehan

7.9

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
25/32

Won duels:
3/5

Nixon

8.5

Played:
100Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
22/32

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/9

Lawlor

7.9

Played:
100Min

Saves:
5 of 5

Accurate passes:
14/34

Substitutes

Coach

Robert Owen Edwards

Hamilton

6.6

Played:
22Min

Accurate passes:
9/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
1/2

Forss

6.2

Played:
22Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/4

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Hackney

6.9

Played:
39Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
29/36

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
3/4

Morris

7.7

Played:
39Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
45/48

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/4

Fry

6.9

Played:
40Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
19/21

Won duels:
6/9

Gilbert

Barlaser

Brynn

Finch

Coach

Grant Samuel McCann

O'Riordan

6.9

Played:
22Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
4/6

Won duels:
1/1

Ironside

6.3

Played:
30Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
6/12

Dribbles:
1/1

Molyneux

7.7

Played:
35Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/8

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Bailey

6.9

Played:
35Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
10/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Middleton

6.7

Played:
35Min

Accurate passes:
8/10

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Maxwell

Lo-Tutala

Westbrooke

Crew

Stats

Ball Possession

Middlesbrough: 63%

Doncaster: 37%

Total Shots

Middlesbrough: 18

Doncaster: 18

Shots on Goal

Middlesbrough: 5

Doncaster: 5

Corner Kicks

Middlesbrough: 7

Doncaster: 2

Offsides

Middlesbrough: 4

Doncaster: 0

Fouls

Middlesbrough: 13

Doncaster: 16

Yellow Cards

Middlesbrough: 1

Doncaster: 3

Red Cards

Middlesbrough: 0

Doncaster: 0

Total Passes

Middlesbrough: 617

Doncaster: 359

Goals Prevented

Middlesbrough: 0

Doncaster: 0

Passes Accuracy

Middlesbrough: 524 (85%)

Doncaster: 278 (77%)

Middlesbrough vs Doncaster

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

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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