Doncaster Rovers 4-0 Accrington Stanley

Last updated on 13 April 2024.From the section League Two40

Doncaster moved their unlikely play-off push into overdrive with an eighth consecutive win as they triumphed 4-0 against Accrington.

Goals from Hakeeb Adelakun, Joe Ironside, James Maxwell and Owen Bailey saw Rovers extend their best winning run for 77 years and move within a point of League Two's top seven, despite facing relegation danger at the start of February.

Adelakun fired Doncaster ahead on five minutes after racing onto a ball over the top from Joseph Olowu.

Ironside doubled the advantage on 21 minutes when he met Adelakun's low centre with a first-time strike from 10 yards.

Accrington struggled for opportunities with only Alex Henderson testing Rovers keeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala in the first half.

Doncaster always had the edge and saw their lead extended on 60 minutes when Zain Westbrooke squared the ball to Maxwell to finish calmly from 12 yards.

And the icing was put on the cake when Bailey's deft flick from a Luke Molyneux pass netted Rovers' fourth on 71 minutes.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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Line-ups

Doncaster

Formation 4-2-3-1

15Lo-Tutala
2Sterry
5Olowu
6WoodSubstituted forAndersonat 63'minutes
3MaxwellBooked at 78mins
17BaileySubstituted forBroadbentat 79'minutes
37Craig
7MolyneuxSubstituted forHurstat 72'minutes
24WestbrookeSubstituted forRoweat 63'minutes
47Adelakun
20IronsideSubstituted forWatersat 73'minutes

Substitutes

4Anderson
8Broadbent
10Rowe
12Jones
16Nixon
21Hurst
40Waters

Accrington

Formation 4-2-3-1

21Vítek
38O'BrienSubstituted forQuirkat 75'minutes
5Hills
16Gubbins
2Shipley
28ConneelySubstituted forLoweat 45'minutes
8WoodsSubstituted forCoyleat 45'minutes
17Nolan
30HendersonSubstituted forPritchardat 75'minutesBooked at 90mins
7WhalleyBooked at 28mins
18LeighSubstituted forMartinat 45'minutes

Substitutes

6Coyle
9Lowe
10Pritchard
12Quirk
22Martin
39Woods
61McIntyre

Referee:: Ross Joyce
Attendance:: 6,990

Match Stats

Home TeamDoncasterAway TeamAccrington

Possession: Home56%; Away44%

Shots: Home18; Away9

Shots on Target: Home8; Away2

Corners: Home8; Away3

Fouls: Home7; Away16

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Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 4, Accrington Stanley 0.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 4, Accrington Stanley 0.

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Booking
Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Matthew Craig (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
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Jamie Sterry (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley).
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Attempt saved. Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maxwell.
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Offside, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley is caught offside.
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Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
88'
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Attempt missed. Hakeeb Adelakun (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
87'
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Brad Hills.
82'
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Sebastian Quirk.
81'
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Attempt missed. George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Hurst with a cross following a corner.
81'
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Sebastian Quirk.
79'
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. George Broadbent replaces Owen Bailey.
78'
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Attempt blocked. Lewis Shipley (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Shaun Whalley with a cross.
78'
Booking
James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77'
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Foul by James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers).
77'
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Sebastian Quirk (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Comment posted by Marc, at 18:26 13 Apr
Wow 8 wins on the bounce 👏 as I said last Saturday when you beat us that you could do it. You have the momentum so I hope you do it. Your one of the best teams I've seen at Morecambe this season good luck 👍
Reply posted by TheFutureIsUnwritten, at 18:37 13 Apr
TheFutureIsUnwritten replied:
Wise words from Morecambe.
Comment posted by TheFutureIsUnwritten, at 18:34 13 Apr
Donny are hotter than the Donny kebab 🥙 I'm tucking into right now ⚽🥙⚽🥙⚽
What a turnaround!
Nobody...and I mean nobody will want to face Donny in the play offs!
Good luck guys.
Notts county fan in peace 🕊️
Reply posted by emma21, at 16:43 14 Apr
emma21 replied:
Thanks for your thoughtful and intelligent comment
Comment posted by Tiger1904, at 18:34 13 Apr
Grant McCann masterclass again, what a guy.
Reply posted by johnm, at 18:55 13 Apr
johnm replied:
What a manager, he said we have nothing to worry about after spending 2/3 of season in bottom 6 in division.
I have to admit I didn’t see it.
Play offs are now in sight.
Can we dream. ?????
Comment posted by Mike , at 21:13 13 Apr
Stockport fan in peace. What an incredible run Donny are on, When we beat you at Edgeley Park back in October & you were in 20th place I thought you were in a false position & should've been higher. You deserve to make the playoffs & I hope you go all the way.
Reply posted by Katy Butterfly, at 01:08 14 Apr
Katy Butterfly replied:
Thank you. I'm enjoying this run!

Congratulations on your promotion. #drfc
Comment posted by Black Bank, at 18:25 13 Apr
It's still on!
Comment posted by mutley, at 18:43 13 Apr
Crewe, Barrow and Crawley all looking over their shoulder. The Doncaster juggernaut rolls on!!
Reply posted by Neil, at 18:57 13 Apr
Neil replied:
Especially as we play both Barrow & Gillingham and Barrow & Crawley also have to play each other. Is it to early to clear my diary for the weekend of May 19th
Comment posted by Johnny Englander, at 18:28 13 Apr
Goodness gracious me.....I hope I don't wake from this dream.

Another truly fantastic result.

Well done everyone....!

Looking forward to my visit to Colchester already.

RTID.
Reply posted by johnm, at 19:01 13 Apr
johnm replied:
What a fantastic way to end our season.
No matter how it ends the roller coaster is still on the rails.
Comment posted by Standenberg, at 18:50 13 Apr
Donny are unstoppable, let’s hope they’ve timed this run to perfection and grab a Playoff place 🤞🏻 They’re like a runaway train flying in front, form teams like this usually do well in the Playoffs. Great fans too, they deserve something to shout about.
Comment posted by rupert dalrimple, at 19:42 13 Apr
Unreal stuff from Donny, celebrating in the leopard tonight 👍
Comment posted by M42-down, at 19:07 13 Apr
Full marks to the Rovers board for sticking with the manager when the team were struggling.Donny are flying !
Reply posted by emma21, at 16:41 14 Apr
emma21 replied:
Tbf top quality managers weren't queuing up fir the position and Grant has shown at this and league 1 he's one of the best around
Comment posted by bob, at 22:12 13 Apr
Amazing turnaround from Donny. I was at Sutton in February when Donny were really struggling and only a 96th minute penalty (generously given to them by an almighty blunder from the useless keeper) gave them a draw. That, still, might be the difference for Sutton going down (2 more points would have really helped) and Donny getting into the playoffs. Three more matches, none easy. Best of luck.
Comment posted by Johnny Englander, at 19:26 13 Apr
The form side in the entire EFL.

What a turnaround.

Looking forwards and upwards now...after a couple of terrible years.

It's certainly going well and has been a great effort.

Whoopee.
Reply posted by emma21, at 16:40 14 Apr
emma21 replied:
Keep it to yourself don't want our manager to be poached again
Comment posted by imp, at 22:37 13 Apr
Knew there was a player in Adelakun somewhere , pity not for Lincoln but hope he gets the contract he wants
Comment posted by This name is awaiting moderation, at 20:17 13 Apr
Great stuff, now complete the job.
Comment posted by Haydn, at 23:25 13 Apr
Wow if they make it then no one would want to be facing them in the playoffs. Really hope it doesnt come down to goal difference.
Comment posted by pbez64, at 19:27 13 Apr
What set of results today as well. L L L for other 3 teams we can catch with our max total of 73 pts.
Reply posted by emma21, at 16:39 14 Apr
emma21 replied:
Gotta beat barrow then it's up to us
Comment posted by Dave, at 00:45 14 Apr
Oh my god! The play offs are actually on! Is this where they bottle it or do they steam on in?
Comment posted by This name is awaiting moderation, at 22:19 13 Apr
Well done Donny got to go all way now all the best
Comment posted by sayitagainsam, at 21:04 13 Apr
looking good now for the play-offs with a poor Barrow side to play and Colchester will be safe by the time rovers play them and Gillingham nothing to play for.
Reply posted by bob, at 22:21 13 Apr
bob replied:
Gills not quite out of it, yet. Goal difference probably their downfall.
Comment posted by maqrkie, at 20:15 13 Apr
doncaster know flying 8 wins on a bounce the players are playing for the manger and fans know dont think any club done 8 on a bounce and its over 20 years since doncaster hit 8 on a bounce the club back the manger kept faith in him and turned it around on its head can it be done play offs cant se why not they go for it
Reply posted by Katy Butterfly, at 01:10 14 Apr
Katy Butterfly replied:
77 years, I think. It's a weird, but brilliant, feeling!

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Stockport	43	25	11	7	86	42	44	86
2	Wrexham	44	24	10	10	84	51	33	82
3	Mansfield	43	22	13	8	85	44	41	79

4	MK Dons	44	22	8	14	74	61	13	74
5	Crewe	44	19	13	12	68	61	7	70
6	Barrow	42	18	13	11	57	48	9	67
7	Crawley	43	20	5	18	68	64	4	65

8	Doncaster	43	19	7	17	63	63	0	64
9	Gillingham	44	18	9	17	43	53	-10	63
10	Wimbledon	44	16	14	14	57	47	10	62
11	Walsall	43	17	11	15	64	64	0	62
12	Harrogate	44	17	11	16	55	62	-7	62
13	Bradford	43	16	12	15	52	55	-3	60
14	Notts County	43	17	7	19	86	80	6	58
15	Morecambe	44	17	9	18	63	76	-13	57
16	Newport	44	16	7	21	61	71	-10	55
17	Tranmere	44	16	6	22	63	64	-1	54
18	Accrington	43	15	9	19	56	64	-8	54
19	Swindon	43	14	11	18	73	76	-3	53
20	Salford	44	12	11	21	63	80	-17	47
21	Grimsby	43	10	16	17	55	70	-15	46
22	Colchester	42	10	11	21	55	74	-19	41

23	Sutton United	44	9	13	22	53	78	-25	40
24	Forest Green	44	9	9	26	41	77	-36	36

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