Doncaster Rovers 0 Rochdale 2: Anderson injury adds to Doncaster misery

Rochdale rarely threatened before the interval and seemed content to frustrate Rovers.

But Keith Hill’s men were the better side in the second half and won it with two late goals from Henderson.

Substitute Keshi Anderson was stretchered off with a suspected broken leg to add to Rovers’ woes, an incident Ferguson admitted had a direct affect on his players.

“We were a bit flat at times. We didn’t have that cutting edge that we have had,” said Ferguson.

“We were quite dominant in the first half and their threat came from the counter attack. We spoke about pressing better so they can’t get that ball forward.

“It looked like it was going to be 0-0. You need someone to come up with a bit of magic and unfortunately it was them and not us.

“I do think the injury to Keshi had an impact on the players.

“I’m not making any excuses because I don’t. But I think visibly my players were quite upset with it because they could see the boy had a really bad injury.

“We’d got him on for a bit of a spark and he looked like he was causing them problems. It’s a real shame for the boy, it looks like he’s broken his leg. I don’t think there was anyone near him, but that can happen. He’s gone to hospital.

“We set out to win every game but sometimes, if the edge is missing, you have to make sure you don’t lose it.”

Doncaster Rovers: Stuckmann, Alcock, Butler, Taylor-Sinclair, Felipe Mattioni (Stewart 87), Coppinger, Middleton, Grant, Evina, Williams, Tyson (Anderson 57), Anderson (N’Guessan 74). Unused substitutes: Forrester, Marosi, Whitehouse, Davies.

Rochdale: Castro, Cannon, McNulty, Lancashire, Kennedy, McDermott, Camps (Rose 87), Bennett, Henderson, Bunney (Mendez-Laing 81), Vincenti (Andrew 62). Unused substitutes: Lillis, Eastham, Alessandra, Tanser.

Referee: Kevin Wright (Cambridgeshire).