Doncaster host Middlesbrough in Carabao Cup

Recent form

Doncaster have drawn three of their last five matches, with one win and one defeat. Their most recent outing finished 0-0, and they also drew 1-1 twice in that sequence. Middlesbrough have been less consistent: two wins and three defeats from their last five. They won their opening two matches of that run before losing their most recent outing 1-2.

Previous meetings

The teams have met five times previously, those meetings producing ten goals. Doncaster won the most recent encounter 4-0 in August 2025. Before that, the sides drew twice and Middlesbrough won twice, including a 4-0 victory of their own in October 2013. The fixture has swung between tight affairs and one-sided wins: three of the five meetings finished goalless or 4-0.

Confirmed line-ups

Doncaster Rovers (3-4-2-1): Joshua Clarke, Bayley Mccann, Jay Mcgrath, Sean Grehan, Darren Robinson, Robbie Gotts, Jack Senior, Jamie Sterry, Alfie May, Isaac Hutchinson, Hakeeb Adelakun

Middlesbrough (4-4-2): Solomon Brynn, Neto Borges, Alfie Jones, Max Arfsten, Luke Ayling, Myles Peart-Harris, Leo Castledine, Jeremy Sarmiento, Sebastian Berhalter, Kyle Joseph, Morgan Whittaker

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