Doncaster Rovers strike after the break to sink Northampton in League One

Doncaster Rovers produced a ruthless second‑half display to beat Northampton Town 3–1 away from home in League One on Saturday, with all four goals arriving after half-time.

Following a goalless opening 45 minutes, Doncaster broke the deadlock five minutes after the restart. Elliot Lee struck in the 50th minute to give the visitors a 1–0 lead, setting the tone for a dominant spell from Grant McCann’s side.

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Seven minutes later, Doncaster doubled their advantage. In the 57th minute, Hakeeb Adelakun finished a move created by Owen Bailey, whose assist released the forward to make it 2–0 and tighten the visitors’ grip on the contest.

Northampton, who had Jack Burroughs booked late in the first half, turned to the bench just after the hour mark, making a double change on 64 minutes and further triple substitutions on 73 minutes in an attempt to shift the momentum. Doncaster also freshened things up, with George Broadbent replacing Harry Clifton in the 75th minute.

Broadbent made his mark in stoppage time. In the 90th minute plus three, he added Doncaster’s third, finishing from a pass by Brandon Hanlan to push the scoreline to 3–0 and cap a clinical away performance.

Northampton grabbed a late consolation when Cameron McGeehan scored in the 90th minute plus six, but it was too little, too late for the hosts. The match also featured a flurry of yellow cards, with Dean Campbell, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Jake Evans and Elliott List all cautioned for Northampton, while Thimothee Lo‑Tutala and Robbie Gotts went into the book for Doncaster.

The result leaves Doncaster celebrating a valuable away win on matchday 44 of the League One campaign, while Northampton are left to reflect on a damaging second half. More granular statistics, full lineups and additional match events were not available at the time of writing. Full match details can be found on Ballaxy’s report here.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L