Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Walsall 1.
Doncaster won a seventh consecutive league game for the first time in 77 years as their unlikely play-off push continued with a win over Walsall.
Goals from Joe Ironside and Hakeeb Adelakun saw Grant McCann's in-form side move four points off League Two's top seven as their brilliant about-turn continued.
It came despite Walsall having the better of the first half. Both Josh Gordon and Jamille Matt were denied by blocks on the line from Ironside in a goalmouth scramble after Emmanuel Adegboyega hit the underside of the bar.
Doncaster took the lead on 40 minutes when Ironside raced onto a low ball from Luke Molyneux and fired in first time.
The hosts doubled the advantage on 77 minutes when Adelakun met Jamie Sterry's long diagonal ball and looped a header over Walsall keeper Owen Evans.
Isaac Hutchinson fired straight in from a free kick from a tight angle three minutes into added time but Doncaster were not to be denied.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Doncaster
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 15Lo-Tutala
- 2Sterry
- 5Olowu
- 6Wood
- 3Maxwell
- 17Bailey
- 37CraigSubstituted forBroadbentat 85'minutes
- 7MolyneuxSubstituted forMcGrathat 90+4'minutes
- 10RoweSubstituted forBigginsat 63'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 47AdelakunBooked at 45minsSubstituted forHurstat 85'minutes
- 20Ironside
Substitutes
- 8Broadbent
- 12Jones
- 14Biggins
- 21Hurst
- 24Westbrooke
- 25McGrath
- 40Waters
Walsall
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Evans
- 36Adegboyega
- 2Okagbue
- 21Allen
- 12FoulkesBooked at 37minsSubstituted forJohnsonat 67'minutes
- 25StirkSubstituted forTierneyat 82'minutes
- 8Hutchinson
- 14Comley
- 3Gordon
- 18GordonBooked at 65minsSubstituted forJames-Taylorat 74'minutes
- 9MattSubstituted forFaalat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Daniels
- 6Farquharson
- 11James-Taylor
- 23Faal
- 26Tierney
- 32Barrett
- 39Johnson
- Referee:
- Ben Speedie
- Attendance:
- 6,487
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home2
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Walsall 1.
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Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall).
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Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mo Faal (Walsall).
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Jay McGrath replaces Luke Molyneux.
Goal!
Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2, Walsall 1. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Booking
Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers).
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Ross Tierney (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Taylor Allen (Walsall).
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Foul by Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers).
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Ross Tierney (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Kyle Hurst replaces Hakeeb Adelakun.
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. George Broadbent replaces Matthew Craig.
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Attempt missed. James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Biggins.
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Thimothée Lo-Tutala (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Danny Johnson (Walsall).
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Hope you make the play offs guys ...Notts county fan in peace 🕊️
Congratulations to Doncaster on the win.
Everything still to play for.
Dare we start believing?
Fantastic result!
Imagine taking a punt on that!
It will be nothing short of a miracle if we were to make it.