Last Updated: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:59
Jeff Hughes grabbed a goal in each half as Notts County upset their Championship hosts 2-0 at the Keepmoat Stadium to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Rovers came into the game on the back of three consecutive home victories, but were more than matched in all departments by Martin Allen's League One outfit.
Hughes was gifted the opening goal when Doncaster failed to deal with Alan Sheehan's 37th-minute free-kick and the midfielder settled County nerves from the penalty spot with 20 minutes remaining. Giles Barnes passed up Doncaster's clearest opportunity when he shot over from close range moments before Hughes' second, while James Hayter toiled without reward in attack as El-Hadji Diouf watched 80 minutes from the substitutes' bench.
Notts settled impressively and Lee Hughes was inches away with a header from Julian Kelly's cross before Barnes spurned a free header from James Coppinger's 32nd-minute centre, nodding into the grateful arms of goalkeeper Stuart Nelson.
It was a miss Saunders' side would regret shortly afterwards when some sloppy defending saw Sheehan's right-wing delivery bounce loose at the back post for Jeff Hughes to score.
Kyle Bennett brought a fine save from Nelson with a swerving, dipping drive early in the second half. Bennett then hacked down Sheehan in the box and Jeff Hughes coolly slotted away the spot kick.
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