EFL Cup ｜ Round of 64 ｜ 2026-08-26 03:30 JST
1 – 3
34' K. Joseph 78' W. Lankshear 87' J. Sarmiento
Match summary Doncaster and Middlesbrough met in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on August 26. Middlesbrough defeated Doncaster 3-1. Middlesbrough led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Middlesbrough scored 2 and Doncaster scored 1.
Middlesbrough controlled the game with 66% possession and 24 shots (12 for their opponents). Middlesbrough scored 3 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Doncaster 2, Middlesbrough 2.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 42 Clarke 6 McGrath 27 Grehan 2 Sterry 23 Senior 20 Robi nso 22 Gotts 25 McCann 47 Adelaku 21 Hutchin 10 May
4-2-3-1 31 Brynn 30 Borges 5 Jones 12 Ayling 17 Arfs ten 6 Berhalt 14 Peart-H 22 Joseph 16 Sarmien 11 Whittak 19 Castled
View as table Doncaster Stat Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 34% Possession 66% 12 Shots 24 5 Shots on target 8 3 Shots off target 11 4 Blocked shots 5 9 Shots inside the box 16 3 Shots outside the box 8 1 Corner kicks 7 1 Offsides 1 13 Fouls 16 298 Passes 589 235 Accurate passes 525 79% Pass accuracy 89% 5 Goalkeeper saves 4 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: E. Duckworth
Player stats Doncaster Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Josh Clarke 0 21(51%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 1(1) DF Jamie Sterry 0 1 15(79%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 45 3(2) DF Sean Grehan 1 0 2 33(87%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 1 4(3) DF Jay McGrath 1 0 1 26(76%) 0 0 0 6 90 5(3) MF Bayley McCann 1 0 3(100%) 1 13(93%) 0 0 0 1 2 7 68 1 10(6) MF Robbie Gotts 0 1 14(88%) 0 1 0 1 6 7.2 68 1 11(8) MF Darren Robinson 0 1(100%) 2 3 26(93%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 10(3) MF Jack Senior 0 5 20(87%) 1 0 0 6.9 90 1 1 8(5) FW I.ロメロ Hutchinson 2 2 1 1(33%) 1 21(88%) 0 0 0 3 1 7.6 90 1 1 11(3) FW Hakeeb Adelakun 0 2(50%) 1 8(73%) 0 0 0 6.6 60 8(3) FW Alfie May 2 2 0 1(25%) 1 11(85%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 68 9(3) MF Owen Bailey 0 12(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 2(1) FW Leon Ayinde 1 1 0 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 30 2 4(2) MF George Broadbent 0 8(73%) 0 1 0 2 6.2 22 2(None) MF Jordan Thomas 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 22 4(1) FW Brandon Hanlan 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.3 22 5(2) GK Tommy Simkin 0 0 0 0 DF Neill Byrne 0 0 0 0 DF Lincoln Pawlak 0 0 0 0 MF Ashton Swales 0 0 0 0
Middlesbrough Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK S. Brynn 0 19(95%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 DF M. Arfsten 1 0 1 35(85%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 57 4 2 4(3) DF L. Ayling 0 2 96(93%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 1 9(6) DF A. Jones 0 1 65(96%) 0 0 0 2 7 72 1 5(1) DF Neto Borges 0 1 49(94%) 0 1 0 2 2 7 90 1 9(5) MF M. Peart-Harris 0 1(100%) 2 59(88%) 0 1 0 1 4 7.3 90 1 10(8) MF S. Berhalter 3 1 0 3 1 39(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 57 1 1 4(3) MF Morgan Whittaker 4 3 0 3(50%) 35(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 84 2 2 11(4) MF J. Sarmiento 1 1 1 2(67%) 1 35(88%) 1 0 0 2 7.6 90 1 1 9(3) MF K. Joseph 5 2 1 2(67%) 1 6(60%) 0 0 0 3 1 7.5 72 1 13(5) FW Leo Castledine 3 0 2(50%) 3 18(78%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 90 2 13(7) DF C. Brittain 0 1(50%) 16(84%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 33 3(1) MF A. Morris 0 1 31(94%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.2 33 6(4) DF A. Phillips 0 2 19(90%) 1 0 0 6.9 18 2 FW W. Lankshear 2 1 1 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 7.7 18 2 1(1) FW D. Strelec 0 0 0 0 6.3 11 GK R. Vítek 0 0 0 0 MF R. McGree 0 0 0 0 MF Finlay Cartwright 0 0 0 0 MF Abdoulaye Kanté 0 0 0 0
Lineups Doncaster Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 42 J. Clarke Starter DF 2 J. Sterry Starter DF 27 S. Grehan Starter DF 6 J. McGrath Starter 25 B. McCann Starter MF 22 R. Gotts Starter MF 20 D. Robinson Starter MF 23 J. Senior Starter FW 21 I. Hutchinson Starter FW 47 H. Adelakun Starter FW 10 A. May Bench MF 4 O. Bailey Bench MF 19 J. Thomas Bench MF 8 G. Broadbent Bench FW 9 B. Hanlan Bench FW 11 L. Ayinde
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 T. Simkin Bench DF 12 N. Byrne Bench DF 39 L. Pawlak Bench 48 A. Swales
Middlesbrough Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 31 S. Brynn Starter DF 17 M. Arfsten Starter DF 12 L. Ayling Starter DF 5 A. Jones Starter DF 30 Neto Borges Starter MF 14 M. Peart-Harris Starter MF 6 S. Berhalter Starter MF 11 M. Whittaker Starter MF 16 J. Sarmiento Starter MF 22 K. Joseph Starter FW 19 Leo Castledine Bench DF 2 C. Brittain Bench DF 4 A. Phillips Bench MF 10 A. Morris Bench FW 13 D. Strelec Bench FW 7 W. Lankshear
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 R. Vítek Bench MF 46 F. Cartwright Bench MF 42 A. Kante Bench MF 8 R. McGree
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 26' Doncaster 🟨 Yellow card Robbie Gotts 1H 34' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal K. Joseph 0-1 1H 45+1' Middlesbrough 🟨 Yellow card M. Peart-Harris 2H 1' Middlesbrough 🟨 Yellow card Neto Borges 2H 1' Doncaster 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Sterry → IN O. Bailey 2H 12' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Arfsten → IN C. Brittain 2H 12' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Berhalter → IN A. Morris 2H 15' Doncaster 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Adelakun → IN L. Ayinde 2H 23' Doncaster 🔄 Substitution OUT B. McCann → IN J. Thomas 2H 23' Doncaster 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Gotts → IN G. Broadbent 2H 23' Doncaster 🔄 Substitution OUT A. May → IN B. Hanlan 2H 27' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Jones → IN A. Phillips 2H 27' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Joseph → IN W. Lankshear 2H 32' Doncaster 🟨 Yellow card George Broadbent 2H 33' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal W. Lankshear 0-2 2H 39' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Whittaker → IN D. Strelec 2H 42' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal J. Sarmiento 0-3 2H 45' Doncaster ⚽ Goal I. Hutchinson 1-3
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