Doncaster Rovers player ratings: How did debutants fare in opening-day win?
Doncaster Rovers kicked off the new League One season with a 1-0 win at home to Exeter City.
Doncaster had seven debutants – three from the bench – plus Thimothee Lo-Tutala starting a second loan spell.
Here is how they rated.
Thimothee Lo-Tutala– had a quiet afternoon to start his second loan spell at Doncaster 6
Jamie Sterry – made a good start to the game before being knocked out going for a cross 6
Matty Pearson – not the easiest debut, but his header won the penalty 5
Connor O'Riordan – an excellent start at centre-back 8
James Maxwell – did well down the left but made way for some fresh legs 7
Owen Bailey – played most of the game at right-back after Sterry's injury 6
George Broadbent – regularly dropped between the centre-backs to play some nice passes 7
Luke Molyneux – did not have as much impact he would have wanted for much of the game, but won it with a pressure penalty 7
Harry Clifton – Rovers will have wanted more from their No 10 5
Glenn Middleton – looked exciting down the left, but his crosses either missed their man or went unconverted 7
Brandon Hanlan – one cross where he went with his foot rather than his head summed up his day 5
Substitutes:
Robbie Gotts (for Sterry, 27) – did a steady job but missed his goalscoring chance 6
Damola Ajayi (for Clifton, 63) – a half-hour in the hole to leave you wanting more 7
Billy Sharp (for Hanlan, 63) – the script looked written for him to provide the missing cutting edge, but the chance never came 5
Jack Senior (for Maxwell, 74) – did a solid job 5
Jordan Gibson (for Middleton, 74) – one great bit of work to create a chance with Senior which Pearson spooned 6
Sean Grehan (for Molyneux, 90+4) – debut N/A
Not used: Lawlor.