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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Withdean Stadium
  • Attendance: 6252
  • Referee: McDermid, D

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Andrew Whing goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

86 mins

Nicky Forster is replaced by Gary Hart.

82 mins

Richie Wellens goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

76 mins

Paul Heffernan is being taken off, Stuart Elliott has come on in his place.

76 mins

Mark McCammon is being taken off, James Hayter has come on in his place.

75 mins

Doncaster are replacing Sean McDaid with Gareth Taylor.

74 mins

Adam Lockwood goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

69 mins

Steve Thomson goes into the referees book for dissent.

65 mins

The referee has booked Ian Westlake.

57 mins

Matt Mills goes into the referees book for dissent.

57 mins

Goal!! Brighton have scored with Nicky Forster putting it in the back of the net.

56 mins

Brian Stock goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by D McDermid

24 mins

Brighton are replacing Matt Richards with Kerry Mayo.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, March 15th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Brighton boosted their play-off hopes by inflicting a rare away defeat on automatic promotion contenders Doncaster Rovers.

Top-scorer Nicky Forster scored the only goal of the game in the second half to give the South Coast club their fifth win out of seven.

The decisive moment of the match on a rain-drenched afternoon at Withdean was shrouded in controversy.

Forster appeared to be tripped from behind by Brian Stock as he ran into the box. The referee pointed to the spot, to the disgust of the Rovers players.

Stock was booked before Forster's penalty was saved by Neil Sullivan, but the ball came back out for Brighton's experienced striker to convert his 16th goal of the season on the rebound.

Forster admitted afterwards: "It was a soft penalty. Strikers sometimes go down when they're running at pace.

"I don't consider myself a cheat and I didn't dive but I didn't appeal. There wasn't much contact."

Despite the disputed fashion of only their second defeat in 15 away games, Doncaster could have no real complaints.

Brighton were the better side apart from the opening 20 minutes when Rovers threatened to take a grip on the game and Stock struck the bar from close range.

Paul Heffernan also missed the target with a header but Brighton had the edge once manager Dean Wilkins switched to a diamond formation in midfield to combat Rovers' initial superiority.

Doncaster's former Leeds and Scotland goalkeeper Sullivan was equal to the task and he kept Rovers' hopes alive after Forster's breakthrough with a smart double-save which denied Ian Westlake and Glenn Murray.

Doncaster chief Sean O'Driscoll made a triple substitution with 15 minutes left but it made no difference and Brighton should have scored a second goal in the closing stages.

Gary Hart, on in place of Forster, was put clean through by Dean Cox but shot tamely at Sullivan.

Brighton and Hove Albion Team

Doncaster Rovers Team

Brighton and Hove Albion

Doncaster Rovers

Corners

7 3

Fouls

14 15

Goal attempts

11 12

Shots off target

2 7

Offsides

6 1

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