Chesterfield 1-2 Doncaster — FA Cup, 6 Dec 2025
Doncaster beat Chesterfield 2-1 in the FA Cup Round of 128 on 6 December 2025 at SMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield. Lee Bonis, Owen Bailey, Jack Senior got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Chesterfield have won 2 and Doncaster 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·SMH Group Stadium · Chesterfield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 6'Harry CliftonFoul
- 31'James MaxwellFoul
- 1-031'
- 1-134'Owen Baileyassist: Luke Molyneux
- Half-time1-1
- 46'Harry Cliftonout: Charlie Crew
- 55'out: J. Fleck
- 57'Foul
- 60'Violent conduct
- 64'Brandon Hanlanout: B. Sharp
- 67'D. Duffyout: A. Lewis
- 73'
- 73'out: B. Close
- 74'
- 82'Jordan Gibsonout: D. Ajayi
- 82'James Maxwellout: Jack Senior
- 1-290'Jack Seniorassist: John-Alan McGrath
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Jack Senior · Doncaster
Chesterfield
- 7.2Zac HemmingG
- 6.9Thomas NaylorM
- 6.9Liam MandevilleM
- 6.9Dilan MarkandayM
- 6.6Dylan DuffyM
- 6.6Chey DunkleyD
- 6.6Lee BonisF
- 6.5Ryan StirkM
- 6.3Adam LewisD
- 6.3Lewis GordonD
- 6.3Kyle McFadzeanD
- 6.3Will GriggF
- 6.3Ronan DarcyM
- 6.2Devan TantonD
- 3.7John FleckM
Doncaster
- 7.7Jack SeniorD
- 7.6Owen BaileyM
- 7.3John-Alan McGrathD
- 7.2Jamie SterryD
- 6.9Jordan GibsonM
- 6.7Ben CloseM
- 6.7Luke MolyneuxM
- 6.7Charlie CrewM
- 6.7Harry CliftonM
- 6.7George BroadbentM
- 6.6Connor O'RiordanD
- 6.6Thimothée Lo-TutalaG
- 6.5Billy SharpF
- 6.5Brandon HanlanF
- 6.5James MaxwellD
- 6.2Oyindamola AjayiF
Line-ups
Doncaster4-1-4-1
Chesterfield4-2-3-1
Substitutes
ChesterfieldPaul Cook
Substitutes
- 5J. GrimesD
- 23Ryan BootG
- 13J. Fleck55'M3.7
- 27R. Darcy73'M6.3
- 9W. Grigg74'F6.3
- 3A. Lewis67'D6.3
- 20V. Daley-CampbellD
- 28J. Berry-McNallyF
- 25W. DicksonF
DoncasterGrant McCann
Substitutes
- 17G. MiddletonM
- 23Jack Senior90'82'D7.7
- 14B. Sharp64'F6.5
- 22R. GottsM
- 33B. Close73'M6.7
- 1Ian LawlorG
- 27Seán GrehanD
- 18Charlie Crew46'M6.7
- 19D. Ajayi82'F6.2
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
9Total shots11
3Shots on target6
3Shots off target3
3Blocked shots2
5Corners2
4Offsides8
7Fouls14
1Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves2
386Total passes387
272Accurate passes287
70%Pass accuracy74%
Chesterfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Hemming | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Thomas Naylor | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Liam Mandeville | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Dilan Markanday | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dylan Duffy | 67 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Chey Dunkley | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Lee Bonis | 74 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Stirk | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Adam Lewis | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Gordon | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Kyle McFadzean | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Will Grigg | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ronan Darcy | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Devan Tanton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| John Fleck | 5 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3.7 |
Doncaster
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Senior | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Owen Bailey | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| John-Alan McGrath | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Jamie Sterry | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jordan Gibson | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ben Close | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Luke Molyneux | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Charlie Crew | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Harry Clifton | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| George Broadbent | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Connor O'Riordan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Thimothée Lo-Tutala | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Billy Sharp | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Brandon Hanlan | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| James Maxwell | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Oyindamola Ajayi | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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