Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Walsall

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.

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Match Stats
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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

Home TeamDoncasterAway TeamWalsall

Possession: Home57%; Away43%

Shots: Home11; Away7

Shots on Target: Home6; Away4

Corners: Home2; Away6

Fouls: Home10; Away16

Live Text

Post update
Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Walsall 1.
90'+7'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, Walsall 1.

90'+6'
Post update
Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
Post update
Foul by Emmanuel Adegboyega (Walsall).
90'+5'
Post update
Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Post update
Foul by Mo Faal (Walsall).
90'+4'
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Jay McGrath replaces Luke Molyneux.
90'+3'
Goal!
Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2, Walsall 1. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
90'+2'
Booking
Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'
Post update
Foul by Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers).
90'+2'
Post update
Ross Tierney (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'
Post update
Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89'
Post update
Foul by Taylor Allen (Walsall).
87'
Post update
Foul by Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers).
87'
Post update
Ross Tierney (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Kyle Hurst replaces Hakeeb Adelakun.
85'
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. George Broadbent replaces Matthew Craig.
84'
Post update
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.
83'
Post update
Thimothée Lo-Tutala (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Post update
Foul by Danny Johnson (Walsall).

As It Stood

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Stockport	42	24	11	7	84	42	42	83
2	Wrexham	43	23	10	10	78	51	27	79
3	Mansfield	42	21	13	8	81	43	38	76

4	MK Dons	43	22	8	13	73	57	16	74
5	Crewe	43	19	13	11	68	58	10	70
6	Barrow	41	18	13	10	57	45	12	67
7	Crawley	42	20	5	17	66	61	5	65

8	Wimbledon	43	16	14	13	55	44	11	62
9	Walsall	42	17	11	14	63	61	2	62
10	Doncaster	42	18	7	17	59	63	-4	61
11	Harrogate	43	17	10	16	53	60	-7	61
12	Morecambe	43	17	9	17	63	74	-11	60
13	Gillingham	43	17	9	17	40	53	-13	60
14	Bradford	42	15	12	15	50	54	-4	57
15	Notts County	42	16	7	19	83	79	4	55
16	Newport	43	16	7	20	60	69	-9	55
17	Accrington	42	15	9	18	56	60	-4	54
18	Tranmere	43	15	6	22	61	63	-2	51
19	Swindon	42	13	11	18	70	74	-4	50
20	Salford	43	12	11	20	62	78	-16	47
21	Grimsby	42	9	16	17	52	70	-18	43
22	Sutton United	43	9	12	22	51	76	-25	39

23	Colchester	41	9	11	21	52	72	-20	38
24	Forest Green	43	9	9	25	41	71	-30	36

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Comment posted by TheFutureIsUnwritten, at 22:05 9 Apr
Donny on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hope you make the play offs guys ...Notts county fan in peace 🕊️
Comment posted by Mel, at 22:32 9 Apr
Walsall were wasteful tonight but Donny played some good football and although we lost there wasn’t much between the two sides.
Congratulations to Doncaster on the win.
Reply posted by johnm, at 23:33 9 Apr
johnm replied:
Nice from a Walsall fan.
Comment posted by Stephen Lovell, at 22:23 9 Apr
So pleased to see Haks scoring goals for fun, good player just doesn't fit into our system at Lincoln. Please sign him Donny he seems to fit for you guys.
Reply posted by maqrkie, at 22:35 9 Apr
maqrkie replied:
our fans what him permante but will or manger and club
Comment posted by playerandref1964-1991, at 22:13 9 Apr
Well done again Donny.
Everything still to play for.
Comment posted by rich, at 03:15 10 Apr
Dare we dream fellow rovers fans? I think 3 points against the Stanley then the dream is deffo on. RTID
Comment posted by This name is awaiting moderation, at 22:04 9 Apr
Another good result for Donny well done 👍
Comment posted by Johnny Englander, at 22:15 9 Apr
Well blow my cotton socks off.....

Dare we start believing?
Fantastic result!
Comment posted by karlos, at 22:09 9 Apr
I read earlier Donny were 250-1 to make the play-offs before the Wrexham game.
Imagine taking a punt on that!
It will be nothing short of a miracle if we were to make it.
Comment posted by chippy, at 23:33 9 Apr
Clarrie Jordan. Syd Bycroft. Paul Todd were in the Great Rovers team in 1947. (77 years ago).
Comment posted by Black Bank, at 22:26 9 Apr
It's still on.
Comment posted by Boxinghagler1980, at 22:35 9 Apr
Rovers ought to make the play offs ,amazing really ,were down near the bottom a while ago.
Comment posted by Richard, at 23:04 9 Apr
Give McCann a 10 year contract
Reply posted by johnm, at 23:32 9 Apr
johnm replied:
Maybe it's a good idea to ask the fans to ģet a petition going asking Grant to stay. We all know what happened last time and make sure he stays ,,,,,,
Comment posted by sayitagainsam, at 23:00 9 Apr
With 4 winnable games left Doncaster in a good place for 7th place, you have Barrow to play who have really gone off the boil at the moment and look the likely ones to drop out of the play-off spots.
Comment posted by Yorkie, at 23:00 9 Apr
Up the Donny 💪🏻
Comment posted by Tiger1904, at 21:18 10 Apr
Grant McCann masterclass, Boom!
Comment posted by maqrkie, at 22:15 9 Apr
thats 7 wins on a bounce know was over 20years doncaster did that from 18 in table tp 10th
Reply posted by rich, at 23:14 9 Apr
rich replied:
77 years ago we last won 7 on the bounce
Comment posted by Paul Marston, at 16:50 10 Apr
Walsall had their chances but failed to take them and Doncaster showed them how to finish, Saddlers for the play-offs? Not this season, sadly.
Comment posted by Patrick Doyle, at 10:02 10 Apr
Donny could make the play-offs would you believe it. The wind did not help both teams last night, good game nothing in it, the free kick by Hutchinson for Walsall was a beauty.
Comment posted by Dan, at 04:17 10 Apr
Why did Walsall bring rollin menayese back from his loan spell from Aldershot just to not play him?

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