Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Barnsley 0.
DoncasterDoncaster Rovers1BarnsleyBarnsley0
Doncaster substitute Harry Forrester struck a late winner to see off Barnsley at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Rovers looked set to be denied a deserved win but Forrester scored his third of the season in the 84th minute.
After dispossessing Barnsley defender Mason Holgate, Forrester curled a fine shot into the top corner.
Barnsley only managed one shot on target in the game and teenager Holgate was sent off in the closing moments for a foul on Nathan Tyson.
The result left the Tykes just three points above the relegation zone, with Doncaster climbing to 13th. but just two points outside the play-off places.
Doncaster manager Paul Dickov told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"I thought it was deserved. I'm really pleased with the players, two Saturday's in a row now, we've scored late goals.
"It shows the fitness levels of the players are high and the spirit's really high as well.
"People are looking at our home form and rightly so. Earlier on in the season, with the amount of chances that we had, we might have given up a little bit.
"But the boys kept going and ironically, the hardest chance we got, Harry stuck it in the top corner."
Barnsley boss Danny Wilson told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"The disappointing thing from my point of view is we were quite comfortable.
"I thought defensively we performed well, we got behind the ball well, worked hard to minimise their chances.
"I think the goal again has come from a very good situation that we had and not made the most of it.
"We were in a great position in attacking mode, and from one end of the pitch to the other, they score."
Line-ups
Doncaster
Formation 4-4-2
- 43Bywater
- 22Wabara
- 12McCullough
- 16Butler
- 17StevensBooked at 35mins
- 26Coppinger
- 18Keegan
- 19Wellens
- 23BennettSubstituted forForresterat 69'minutes
- 11MainSubstituted forTysonat 67'minutes
- 9RobinsonSubstituted forMiddletonat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 6McCombe
- 10Forrester
- 13Marosi
- 14Tyson
- 15Wakefield
- 21De Val Fernandez
- 29Middleton
Barnsley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Turnbull
- 27HolgateBooked at 90mins
- 15Mvoto
- 5NyatangaBooked at 61mins
- 20Smith
- 37Lalkovic
- 4BerryBooked at 80mins
- 8Hourihane
- 11JenningsSubstituted forPhenixat 64'minutes
- 41WaringBooked at 71minsSubstituted forLitaat 72'minutes
- 42Kiwomya
Substitutes
- 7Scowen
- 12Davies
- 14Digby
- 22Williams
- 25Phenix
- 32Bailey
- 33Lita
- Referee:
- Kevin Wright
- Attendance:
- 9,005
Match Stats
Home TeamDoncasterAway TeamBarnsley
- Possession
- Home60%
- Away40%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away1
- Corners
- Home7
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away18
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Barnsley 0.
Dismissal
Mason Holgate (Barnsley) is shown the red card.
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Jean-Yves Mvoto.
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Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jean-Yves Mvoto (Barnsley).
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Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Reece Wabara.
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Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Harry Middleton replaces Theo Robinson.
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Enda Stevens (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Michael Phenix (Barnsley).
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Foul by Richard Wellens (Doncaster Rovers).
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Milan Lalkovic (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!
Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1, Barnsley 0. Harry Forrester (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
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Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Leroy Lita (Barnsley).
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Attempt saved. Nathan Tyson (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Booking
Luke Berry (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
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Enda Stevens (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luke Berry (Barnsley).
