Doncaster Rovers 2-0 AFC Wimbledon: James Coppinger helps hosts go through

Doncaster secured a comfortable victory over League One rivals AFC Wimbledon in their FA Cup first-round replay.

Goals from James Coppinger and substitute Rakish Bingham saw Rovers shake off a lacklustre first half to stroll through at the second time of asking.

Wimbledon were much the better side in the first half with Joe Pigott and Mitch Pinnock going close before Kwesi Appiah struck the post with a powerful drive from 12 yards.

Doncaster were sluggish in their play but took the lead against the run of play after 52 minutes.

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Jon Taylor carried the ball out from the back superbly before releasing Coppinger clear, with the veteran showing excellent composure to slot beyond Nathan Trott.

It was a goal that brought the hosts to life with Ben Sheaf and Taylor both going close to extending the advantage.

The second goal came on 70 minutes. Coppinger raced clear before centring for Bingham to slot home his first goal for the club.

Taylor and Ben Sheaf both saw efforts cleared off the line as Doncaster looked to add to their score.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Doncaster

Formation 4-3-3

24Dieng
2Halliday
4Anderson
5Wright
3James
6Sheaf
8Whiteman
12Gomes
26CoppingerSubstituted forMayat 77'minutes
39ThomasSubstituted forBinghamat 67'minutes
10TaylorSubstituted forSadlierat 90+2'minutes

Substitutes

1Lawlor
7Sadlier
11Bingham
16Amos
19May
27Greaves
33Daniels

Wimbledon

Formation 3-5-2

1Trott
2O'Neill
21Delaney
6ThomasSubstituted forKalambayiat 76'minutes
7Wagstaff
8HartiganSubstituted forSandersat 80'minutes
11Pinnock
33ReillySubstituted forMcLoughlinat 67'minutes
37Osew
39Pigott
9Appiah

Substitutes

18Guinness-Walker
19McLoughlin
23Sanders
24McDonnell
29Robinson
30Kalambayi
31Madelin

Referee:: Chris Sarginson
Attendance:: 3,413

Match Stats

Home TeamDoncasterAway TeamWimbledon

Possession: Home50%; Away50%

Shots: Home14; Away12

Shots on Target: Home6; Away4

Corners: Home8; Away4

Fouls: Home5; Away7

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Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, AFC Wimbledon 0.
90'+4'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 2, AFC Wimbledon 0.

90'+2'
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Kieran Sadlier replaces Jon Taylor.
87'
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Foul by Alfie May (Doncaster Rovers).
87'
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Scott Wagstaff (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Paul Kalambayi.
82'
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Attempt missed. Kwesi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
82'
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Brad Halliday (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
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Foul by Kwesi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon).
80'
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Max Sanders replaces Anthony Hartigan.
79'
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Delaney.
79'
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Delaney.
78'
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Attempt blocked. Jon Taylor (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
77'
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Alfie May replaces James Coppinger.
76'
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Paul Kalambayi replaces Terell Thomas.
75'
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Brad Halliday (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75'
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Foul by Joe Pigott (AFC Wimbledon).
72'
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Luke O'Neill.
70'
Goal!
Goal! Doncaster Rovers 2, AFC Wimbledon 0. Rakish Bingham (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Coppinger with a cross.
70'
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Attempt missed. Scott Wagstaff (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.