League One
November 10, 2012
Cherries pick off Rovers
Scoring Summary
| Doncaster Rovers | AFC Bournemouth |
|---|---|
| Harry Arter (38') |
Teams
| Doncaster Rovers | AFC Bournemouth |
|---|---|
| 33 Gary Woods | 34 David James |
| 2 Paul Quinn | 3 Steve Cook |
| 19 Andy Griffin | 13 Tommy Elphick |
| 14 Tommy Spurr | 24 Miles Addison |
| 3 James Husband | 11 Charlie Daniels |
| 20 James Harper | 7 Marc Pugh |
| 21 Sammy Clingan | 16 Shaun MacDonald |
| 11 David Cotterill | 17 Josh McQuoid |
| 8 Billy Paynter | 8 Harry Arter |
| 17 Iain Hume | 28 Lee Barnard |
| 9 Chris Brown | 22 Lewis Grabban |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Neil Sullivan | Shwan Jalal 1 |
| 15 Liam Wakefield | Wes Fogden 12 |
| 7 Martin Woods | Donald McDermott 23 |
| 12 Michael Woods | Eunan O'Kane 32 |
| 30 Paul Keegan | Steve Fletcher 33 |
| 6 Dave Syers | Matthew Tubbs 18 |
| 10 Robbie Blake | Wesley Thomas 9 |
| Substitutions | |
| Dave Syers for David Cotterill (69) | Wesley Thomas for Josh McQuoid (71) |
| Robbie Blake for Billy Paynter (78) | Wes Fogden for Lee Barnard (79) |
| Steve Fletcher for Lewis Grabban (90) | |
| · Squads: Doncaster Rovers | AFC Bournemouth | |
A first-half goal from midfield ace Harry Arter gave Bournemouth a deserved 1-0 win at Doncaster and continued their climb up the npower League One table under Eddie Howe.
It was a sixth win in seven games since Howe returned as manager a month ago.
Bournemouth were the better side in the first half and Lewis Grabban had an early effort saved before Charlie Daniels fired inches wide.
Injury-hit Doncaster rarely tested former England goalkeeper David James and the Cherries snatched the lead in the 38th minute when Arter shook off his marker to fire a low shot in off the post from the edge of the box.
Rovers looked lethargic in the first half but came out after the break with a sense of purpose and more urgency. However, Iain Hume was out of luck when he headed over the crossbar in the 54th minute.
Bournemouth weathered the pressure, although the visitors seemed fortunate not to concede a penalty in the 78th minute when substitute David Syers was sent tumbling in the box by Daniels.
Doncaster's attempts to hit back were unconvincing and the Cherries held on to gain a deserved victory.



