Port Vale 0-1 Doncaster Rovers: xG & Lineups – Aug 23, 2025

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League One ·Sat 23 Aug

Port Vale

0–1

HT 0–0

Full time

Doncaster Rovers

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Port Vale 0-1 Doncaster Rovers.

90+2'

L. Molyneux

Yellow card for L. Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) for time wasting.

90+1'

B. Sharp

Attempt blocked. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.

90'

4 minutes of added time.

83'

O. Bailey

Yellow card for O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.

79'

K. John

Substitution, Port Vale: R. Richards comes on for K. John.

78'

G. Middleton

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: J. Gibson comes on for G. Middleton.

77'

R. Curtis

Attempt missed. R. Curtis (Port Vale), header. xG 0.13.

75'

G. Broadbent

Attempt missed. G. Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

70'

F. Ojo

Substitution, Port Vale: R. Walters comes on for F. Ojo.

62'

M. Faal

Substitution, Port Vale: R. Curtis comes on for M. Faal.

62'

B. Garrity

Substitution, Port Vale: R. Croasdale comes on for B. Garrity.

62'

J. Headley

Substitution, Port Vale: L. Gordon comes on for J. Headley.

61'

B. Sharp

Attempt missed. B. Sharp (Doncaster Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.13.

57'

J. Shipley

Attempt missed. J. Shipley (Port Vale), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.

54'

O. Bailey

Goal! Port Vale 0-1 Doncaster Rovers. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers) scores, assisted by G. Middleton.

46'

J. Senior

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: J. Maxwell comes on for J. Senior.

46'

J. McGrath

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers: M. Pearson comes on for J. McGrath.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Port Vale 0-0 Doncaster Rovers.

45'

1 minute of added time.

43'

J. Headley

Attempt missed. J. Headley (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

41'

C. Humphreys

Attempt missed. C. Humphreys (Port Vale), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.

40'

J. McGrath

Yellow card for J. McGrath (Doncaster Rovers) for foul.

37'

C. Humphreys

Yellow card for C. Humphreys (Port Vale) for foul.

34'

B. Waine

Attempt saved. B. Waine (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.

32'

M. Faal

Attempt saved. M. Faal (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.48.

32'

B. Garrity

Attempt saved. B. Garrity (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.

28'

C. Humphreys

Off the woodwork! C. Humphreys (Port Vale), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.

28'

J. Headley

Attempt missed. J. Headley (Port Vale), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.

22'

C. Hall

Attempt missed. C. Hall (Port Vale), header from a corner. xG 0.06.

20'

B. Waine

Attempt missed. B. Waine (Port Vale), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.

15'

M. Faal

Attempt missed. M. Faal (Port Vale), header from a corner. xG 0.43.

14'

M. Clark

Attempt blocked. M. Clark (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

13'

H. Clifton

Attempt missed. H. Clifton (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.

12'

O. Bailey

Attempt missed. O. Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

Kick-off: Port Vale vs Doncaster Rovers.

Player of the match

Match events

37' C. Humphreys · Foul

40' J. McGrath · Foul

Half-time · 0–0

46' 🔁 M. Pearson ◂ J. McGrath

46' 🔁 J. Maxwell ◂ J. Senior

54' ⚽ O. Bailey · assist G. Middleton0–1

62' 🔁 L. Gordon ◂ J. Headley

62' 🔁 R. Croasdale ◂ B. Garrity

62' 🔁 R. Curtis ◂ M. Faal

70' 🔁 R. Walters ◂ F. Ojo

78' 🔁 J. Gibson ◂ G. Middleton

79' 🔁 R. Richards ◂ K. John

83' O. Bailey · Foul

Full-time · 0–1

90'⁺² L. Molyneux · Time wasting

Coaches

Jon Brady

Grant McCann

Recent form

Port Vale

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WABlackpool1-0

DHCardiff City0-0

LARotherham United1-2

Doncaster Rovers

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DHWycombe Wanderers1-1

WAMiddlesbrough4-0

WAMansfield Town2-1

WHExeter City1-0

Match facts

Referee

Ruebyn Ricardo

4.79 yellows/match · 48 matches

Kickoff

23 Aug, 14:00 UTC

Competition

League One

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