Tranmere visited Doncaster Rovers yesterday evening in their latest fixture in the 2022/23 League Two season.
The two sides met just over a month ago when Doncaster visited Prenton Park for festive football on Boxing Day – and Tranmere ran out 3-0 winners.
The scheduled fixture earlier in January was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Match Report: Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
| Doncaster Rovers 2 |  v  | 0 Tranmere Rovers |
| Close (62′) Hurst (65′) | Goals | |
| Lakin (65′) | Assists | |
| HT 0-0 |
Doncaster secured a 2-0 victory over Tranmere with two goals in three minutes in the second half.
Despite Tranmere’s dominant first half, Ben Close and Kyle Hurst ended Doncaster’s three-game losing streak.
Tranmere had the first shot on goal via a Regan Hendry curled effort, but Doncaster keeper Jonathan Mitchell saved it.
Josh Hawkes and Ethan Bristow also had attempts at goal, but both were denied, Hawkes by the keeper and Bristow by the post.
Doncaster keeper Jonathan Mitchell made key saves against Regan Hendry and Kane Hemmings, but it was Close who broke the tie on 62 minutes with a deflected shot.
Hurst doubled the lead just three minutes later, following multiple defensive errors.
Tranmere continued to put pressure on the home side, but Doncaster held firm. Regan Hendry’s free kick and Paul Lewis’ volley were the closest Tranmere came to scoring.
Doncaster held their lead for the remainder of the game and come the final whistle claimed all three points.
Tranmere host Salford City for a 3pm kick off on Saturday 11 February in their next game of the 2022/23 League Two season.
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Line-ups
Doncaster Rovers – Formation 3-4-3
1 Jonathan Mitchell GK
10 Tommy Rowe DF
4 Tom Anderson (C) DF
6 Ro-Shaun Williams DF
2 James Brown MF
3 James Maxwell MF
33 Ben Close MF
23 Charlie Lakin MF
9 George Miller FW
7 Luke Molyneux FW
21 Kyle Hurst FW
Substitutes
41 Jake Oram SUB
5 Joseph Olowu SUB
19 Charlie Seaman SUB
16 Aidan Barlow SUB
22 Kieran Agard SUB
31 Caolan Lavery SUB
20 Todd Miller SUB
Manager
Danny Schofield
Match Officials
Referee: Andy Haines
Assistants: Ivan Stankovic and Darren Williams
Fourth official: Bradley Hall
Tranmere Rovers – Formation 4-4-2
23 Mateusz Hewelt GK
2 Josh Dacres-Cogley DF
3 Ethan Bristow DF
14 Jordan Turnbull DF
5 Tom Davies DF
24 Regan Hendry MF
11 Josh Hawkes MF
20 Brad Walker MF
7 Kieron Morris MF
26 Harvey Saunders FW
10 Kane Hemmings (C) FW
Substitutes
13 Joe Murphy SUB
18 Kyle Jameson SUB
4 Lee O’Connor SUB
22 Paul Lewis SUB
27 Jake Burton SUB
19 Logan Chalmers SUB
25 Joel Mumbongo SUB
Manager
Micky Mellon
Attendance: 5,775
League Table
League 2 season attendance
| Date | Opponent | Home Attendance | Away Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2022 | Stevenage | 6111 | |
| 06/08/2022 | Mansfield Town | 7128 | |
| 13/08/2022 | Gillingham | 5414 | |
| 16/08/2022 | Hartlepool Utd | 4072 | |
| 20/08/2022 | Newport County | 4070 | |
| 27/08/2022 | Colchester Utd | 5041 | |
| 03/09/2022 | Leyton Orient | 6578 | |
| 13/09/2022 | Bradford City | 5864 | |
| 17/09/2022 | Salford City | 3175 | |
| 24/09/2022 | Walsall | 5845 | |
| 01/10/2022 | Barrow | 6123 | |
| 08/10/2022 | Sutton Utd | 3007 | |
| 14/10/2022 | Crewe Alexandra | 8001 | |
| 22/10/2022 | Harrogate Town | 2316 | |
| 25/10/2022 | Rochdale | 5742 | |
| 29/10/2022 | Carlisle | 6,576 | |
| 01/11/2022 | Stockport County | 6800 | |
| 12/11/2022 | Swindon Town | 9425 | |
| 19/11/2022 | AFC Wimbledon | 6010 | |
| 03/12/2022 | Northampton Town | 5,601 | |
| 10/12/2022 | Grimsby Town | 5134 | |
| 26/12/2022 | Doncaster | 7033 | |
| 29/12/2022 | Barrow | 3383 | |
| 01/01/2023 | Crewe Alexandra | 5349 | |
| 07/01/2023 | Sutton United | 5368 | |
| 14/01/2023 | Walsall | 6027 | |
| 28/01/2023 | Leyton Orient | 5946 | |
| 04/02/2023 | Stockport County | 10231 | |
| 07/02/2023 | Doncaster Rovers | 5,775 |
| 2022/23 Total home attendance | 86056 |
| 2022/23 Total away attendance | 81089 |
| 2022/23 Total attendance (Home & Away) | 167145 |
| 2022/23 Average home attendance | 6147 |
| 2022/23 Average away attendance | 5406 |
| 2022/23 Total average attendance | 5776 |
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