Doncaster Rovers 2 Burton Albion 0 RECAP: Rovers win final home game of season to delay relegation

Doomed Doncaster Rovers face Burton Albion in their final home game of the season.
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Rovers, who are six points adrift of safety with two games to play, are all but down due to their inferior goal difference.

Their relegation to League Two will be mathematically confirmed today if they fail to beat the Brewers or Gillingham avoid defeat at Portsmouth or Fleetwood Town beat AFC Wimbledon.

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LIVE: Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion

Rovers ahead at the break.

They were fortunate not to concede a penalty.

Then they conceded one which Mitchell kept out.

And one of their few forays into the final third has ended up in a goal for Dodoo.

It was a simple but effective goal; good cross, good header. We’ve not seen many of those this season.

Dodoo heads home Knoyle’s cross!

Nice pass by Clayton in the build-up to play in Knoyle.

Mitchell guesses correctly, dives to his right and saves Ahadme’s penalty.

Knoyle is adjudged to have impeded Brayford.

Ahadme’s header deflects narrowly wide.

It’s the visitors who are knocking on the door.

Hughes heads over from a Burton corner.

Goalkeeper Mitchell mis-controls and then appears to bring down Ahadme in the box.

Rovers fortunate to get away with that one.

Bostock caught in possession but the visitors can’t profit from a three-on-three situation.

Powell drills one at goal for Burton and it deflects wide for a corner.

Martin with Rovers’ first shot on goal, it deflects behind for a corner.