Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton expressed growing pride in his team and club after an against-the-odds 1-0 victory over Walsall with 10 men.Aaron Collins won the game in the 90th minute, heading home from close range after Walsall goalkeeper Chris Rushworth had collided with Rovers substitute Harvey Saunders.Barton was particularly pleased with how his players coped after going a man down in the...Full Story »

Aaron Collins headed a 90th-minute winner to give 10-man Bristol Rovers a 1-0 victory over Walsall at the Memorial Stadium.Joey Barton’s men created what few first-half chances there were, Luke Thomas forcing Carl Rushworth to save at the second attempt after 18 minutes, with the ball finally being held on the line.The hosts then went a man down after 38 minutes when right-back Luca Hoole ...Full Story »

Plymouth picked up their first League One win since Boxing Day as they came from behind to triumph 3-1 at bottom-placed Doncaster.Branden Horton had put Doncaster ahead early but efforts from Luke Jephcott, Joe Edwards and Jordon Garrick saw Argyle, two points off the top six, complete the turnaround.Doncaster took the lead after 10 minutes when an attempt to clear a Tommy Rowe cross was sliced ...Full Story »

Leon Clarke could push to start for Bristol Rovers when they host Walsall.The striker returned from a hamstring injury, coming off the bench to score the winner in Rovers’ midweek game against Scunthorpe.Ryan Loft could be back for Joey Barton’s side after missing their midweek game following a knock to the head.Defender Alfie Kilgour is doubtful after missing the last two games with...Full Story »

Adam Clayton could make his Doncaster debut against Plymouth after joining this week.The midfielder signed an 18-month deal having been a free agent since leaving Birmingham in November.Ro-Shaun Williams (groin) and Jordy Hiwula (hamstring) have been struggling with injuries.Dan Gardner, Tom Anderson, Cameron John, Ben Close, Jon Taylor, John Bostock and Fejiri Okenabirhie have also been out.Ply...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers survived a late Scunthorpe fightback to end their near three-month search for an away victory with a 3-2 win.The Iron looked dead and buried after goals from Josh Grant, Leon Clarke and an Antony Evans penalty put the Pirates 3-0 ahead with less than a quarter of the game to go.But two Sam Burns goals in three minutes at the end of the game ensured the hosts at least went down fig...Full Story »

Harry Bunn is unavailable for lowly Scunthorpe’s League Two clash at home to Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night.The 29-year-old winger was replaced just before half-time in the Iron’s 1-0 loss to Newport at the weekend and will not be risked for the midweek clash.Hayden Hackney will serve his second game of a six-match ban after admitting to a charge of spitting at an opponent against E...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey praised his determined Doncaster side for their “old school” performance in the 1-0 win at promotion-chasing MK Dons which lifted them off the foot of Sky Bet League One.Joe Dodoo’s second goal in as many matches was all that separated the sides at Stadium MK, with the forward curling home a fine finish four minutes before the break having seen an earlier effort...Full Story »

Joe Dodoo scored his second goal in as many games as Doncaster climbed off the foot of Sky Bet League One following a shock 1-0 win over play-off chasers MK Dons.Rovers went close to taking the lead in the 27th minute when Kyle Knoyle’s cross found Dodoo unmarked at the back post and the forward’s first-time volley forced Dons goalkeeper Jamie Cumming into a smart save.Dodoo made his...Full Story »

Sam Finley scored a fortuitous equaliser to earn Bristol Rovers a 1-1 draw at Swindon in a high-intensity west country derby.Chances fell to both teams inside the opening 10 minutes as Ben Gladwin failed to keep his effort on target and Rovers’ Ryan Loft arrived too late into the box to get on the end of Aaron Collins’ cross.Tyreece Simpson put Swindon in front with a curling strike ...Full Story »

MK Dons will be forced to make changes for the visit of Doncaster in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.Liam Manning’s men earned a 2-1 win at Portsmouth last weekend but Peter Kioso and Ethan Robson, who both started the victory, have since been recalled from their loan spells by respective parent clubs Luton and Blackpool.The midweek arrival of Conor Coventry on loan from West Ham does at le...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey rued Doncaster’s missed opportunities as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at Cambridge.The away side had missed a host of chances by the time Harvey Knibbs scored against the run of play for Cambridge on the stroke of half-time.Harrison Dunk doubled the lead with his first goal since May 2016, and despite Joe Dodoo’s goal for Doncaster, the U’s sealed the points at the...Full Story »

Harrison Dunk’s first goal in 140 matches helped Cambridge secure a 3-1 win at home to Doncaster.The visitors missed a host of first-half chances, with Joe Dodoo’s header down into the ground bouncing over the crossbar and Kyle Knoyle flashing an effort wide against his old club.Dodoo hit the outside of a post with a header following a short corner in the 22nd minute and Doncaster th...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton hailed the efforts of goalkeeper James Belshaw after two late goals rescued a poor performance in a 2-0 win over 10-man Hartlepool.Aaron Collins fired home from 10 yards after 87 minutes and Antony Evans made sure of the points with a superb stoppage-time free-kick after Hartlepool’s Jamie Sterry had been sent off for a foul which denied Collins a clear scor...Full Story »

Leam Richardson was disappointed with Wigan’s lack of control in their 2-1 win over League One’s bottom side Doncaster.Goals from Max Power and Will Keane had the promotion-chasing visitors in command on the scoreboard, but they did not have things all their own way against a spirited Rovers side who pulled a goal back through Omar Bogle.Richardson felt there was an element of rustin...Full Story »

In-form Wigan held on against spirited strugglers Doncaster to claim a 2-1 and narrow the gap to League One’s top two.Goals from Max Power and Will Keane put Wigan ahead but Omar Bogle pulled a goal back for Rovers, who battled well throughout the game but could not prevent the visitors recording a fourth win in five league games.The Latics started strongly with Keane and Tom Pearce missin...Full Story »

Late strikes from Aaron Collins and Antony Evans gave Bristol Rovers a 2-0 League Two victory over Hartlepool at the Memorial Stadium.Striker Collins connected perfectly with a right-footed shot after the visitors failed to clear a left-wing cross after 87 minutes and saw the ball rocket into the roof of the net from 10 yards.Hartlepool’s misery was complete when defender Jamie Sterry was ...Full Story »

Kieran Agard could make his Doncaster debut on Saturday when Wigan visit the Keepmoat Stadium.The 32-year-old forward joined the Sky Bet League One basement boys this week, having concluded a six-month deal with Plymouth.Tiago Cukur has left the club, returning to Watford after they took the option to bring the teenager’s loan at Rovers to an end.Boss Gary McSheffrey has numerous players u...Full Story »

Ryan Loft could be in line to make his Bristol Rovers debut as the Pirates prepare to welcome Hartlepool to the Memorial Stadium on Saturday.The 24-year-old striker signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Rovers after joining from Scunthorpe for an undisclosed fee earlier this month and may line up for his new club for the first time.Joey Barton made four changes to the XI for his side’s 2-...Full Story »

Ellis Harrison marked his debut with the winning goal as Fleetwood triumphed 1-0 in the crunch relegation clash with bottom side Doncaster.The striker’s arrival from Portsmouth on a permanent deal was only announced two hours before kick-off and he struck the only goal to secure Fleetwood’s second away win of the season.In a dour affair, it was Fleetwood who showed the greater threat...Full Story »