BRISTOL. Milton Keynes Dons tops Bristol Rovers with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Eisa (2′) and a goal from M. Dean (90′). Bristol Rovers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Boyeson with the assistance of Robert Atkin and Andy Hendley. The 4th official was Alex James. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -14.3 degrees Celsius or 6.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bristol Rovers was in firm control of the ball 60% while Milton Keynes Dons was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Milton Keynes Dons succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Bristol Rovers shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Paul Coutts and Sam Finley). Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons received 5 yellow cards (D. Devoy, Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Bradley Johnson, Jonathan Leko and M. Dean).

Standings

After playing this contest, Bristol Rovers will stay with 37 points like Portsmouth to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons will have 25 points like Accrington Stanley, Burton Albion and Cambridge United to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: Ellery Balcombe, James Gibbons, Lewis Gordon, Jarell Quansah, Scott Sinclair, Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Grant Ward, James Connolly, Aaron Collins and Josh Coburn.

The home team had on the bench: Harry Anderson, Anssi Jaakkola, John Marquis, Luke McCormick, Luca Hoole, Ryan Loft and Lamar Bogarde.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: Paul Coutts for Ryan Loft (46′), Scott Sinclair for Luke McCormick (63′), Josh Coburn for John Marquis (77′), Lewis Gordon for Harry Anderson (77′) and Grant Ward  for Lamar Bogarde (86′).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Graham Jackson played with: Jamie Cumming, Zak Jules, Daniel Harvie, Tennai Watson, Jack Tucker, Josh McEachran, Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Dawson Devoy, Sullay Kaikai, Jonathan Leko and Mohamed Eisa.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bradley Johnson, Franco Nahuel Ravizzoli, Conor Grant, Henry Lawrence, Darragh Burns, Will Grigg and Max Dean.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 4 changes: Josh McEachran for Bradley Johnson (70′), Jonathan Leko for Max Dean (84′), Sullay Kaikai for Henry Lawrence (90′) and Mo Eisa for Will Grigg (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
• Portsmouth – Barnsley – 1-1
• Port Vale – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
• Oxford United – Shrewsbury Town – 0-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Peterborough United – 0-2
• Fleetwood Town – Burton Albion – 2-3
• Exeter City – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
• Derby County – Morecambe – 5-0
• Cambridge United – Ipswich Town – 1-1
• Bristol Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-2
• Bolton Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
• Accrington Stanley – Lincoln City – 0-3