Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Doncaster Rovers (5th, 71 pts) and Sutton United (23rd, 42 pts). Sutton United ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 23rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.28/1.83 for Sutton United and 1.59/1.48 for Doncaster Rovers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
A win had eluded Sutton United for 7 matches, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Doncaster Rovers had not won in 5 games.
The Borough Sports Ground in Sutton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,400. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.