MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons was capable to turn the tables against Accrington Stanley to win 2-1. It was Accrington Stanley to strike first with a goal of Jack Nolan at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joe Tomlinson gave the win to Milton Keynes Dons in the 90′ minute. Milton Keynes Dons was definitely better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the stadium:mk stadium in Milton Keynes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne assisted by Stephen Finch and Ryan Head. The 4th official was Aaron Farmer. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.32 degrees Celsius or 48.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 7 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 124
- 50 Dangerous attack 39
- 37 Ball safe 22
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Milton Keynes Dons was in firm control of the ball 66% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milton Keynes Dons was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milton Keynes Dons won the match.
Milton Keynes Dons shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (Jack Payne). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 6 yellow cards (Josh Woods, Jack Nolan, Joseph Gubbins, Seamus Conneely, Dan Martin and Connor O’Brien).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Milton Keynes Dons has 51 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley will stays with 42 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Milton Keynes Dons will play away with Bradford City on the 13th of February with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).
Accrington Stanley will host AFC Wimbledon on the 13th of February with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (4 draws).
Milton Keynes Dons – Formation
Milton Keynes Dons started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Mike Williamson decided to play with the following team: Filip Marschall
, Dean Lewington , Jordan Williams , Daniel Harvie , Jack Payne , Lewis Bate , Ethan Robson , Joe Tomlinson , K. Lofthouse , Alex Gilbey and Dan Kemp .The home team had on the bench: Cameron Norman
, Ellis Harrison , Emre Tezgel , S. Wearne , Matthew Dennis, Michael Kelly and Callum Tripp.Substitutions
Milton Keynes Dons made 4 changes: Dan Kemp for Ellis Harrison (63′), Ethan Robson for S. Wearne (63′), Dean Lewington for Cameron Norman (88′) and K. Lofthouse for Emre Tezgel (88′).
Player of the match: Joe Tomlinson
The most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Joe Tomlinson.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 47 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John Coleman played with: Radek Vítek
, Connor O’Brien , Brad Hills , Jay Bagueloc’rich , Joseph Gubbins , Dan Martin , Benjamin Woods , Josh Woods , Tommy Leigh , Jack Nolan and Jake Bickerstaff .The following players were sitting on the bench: Kelvin Mellor, Seb Quirk, Aaron Pickles
, Leslie Adekoya, Seamus Conneely , Alex Henderson and Jack McIntyre.Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Aaron Pickles (injured).
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: Jay Bagueloc’rich for Aaron Pickles (25′) and Jake Bickerstaff for Seamus Conneely (46′).
Player of the match: Jack Nolan
The player that probably impressed the most for Accrington Stanley was Jack Nolan.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 21 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 10 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Bradford City – 0-1
- Walsall – Newport County – 0-3
- Swindon Town – Salford City – 1-1
- Morecambe – Sutton United – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Colchester United – 1-0
- Grimsby Town – Stockport County – 1-3
- Forest Green Rovers – Mansfield Town – 0-4
- Doncaster Rovers – Tranmere Rovers – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Crawley Town – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Barrow – 2-0