LINCOLN. Milton Keynes Dons beat Lincoln City 3-2 thanks to S. Twine who scored in the 60th and 90th minute.
The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Boyeson who was helped by Johnathon Bickerdike and Wayne Grunnill. The 4th official was Tom Bishop. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 8 Total 13
- 2 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 107
- 46 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Lincoln City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Milton Keynes Dons that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Lincoln City was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Milton Keynes Dons found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Lincoln City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lincoln City received 4 yellow cards (C. McGrandles, L. Bridcutt, T. Eyoma and C. Maguire). On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards (S. Twine and H. Darling).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lincoln City will stay with 22 points like Fleetwood Town to sit in the 20th place. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons will have 38 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will play away with Rotherham United on the 29th of December with a 9-1 head to head record in favor of Rotherham United (1 draw).
Milton Keynes Dons will host Cheltenham Town on the 29th of December with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (1 draw).
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
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68'
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Lincoln City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Joshua Griffiths , Timothy Eyoma , Regan Poole , Lewis Montsma , Cohen Bramall , Teddy Bishop , Liam Bridcutt , Conor McGrandles , Hakeeb Adelakun , Chris Maguire and Lewis Fiorini .
The home team had on the bench: J. Robson, Freddie Draper , Anthony Scully , S. Long and Lasse Sørensen .
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 3 changes: T. Bishop for A. Scully (68′), L. Fiorini for L. Sorensen (76′) and H. Adelakun for F. Draper (85′).
Best player: Chris Maguire
The most impressive player for Lincoln City was Chris Maguire.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Milton Keynes Dons – Formation
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Liam Manning played with: Andrew Fisher , Warren O’Hora , Harry Darling , Dean Lewington , Peter Kioso , Matt O’Riley , Josh McEachran , Daniel Harvie , Hiram Boateng , Mohamed Eisa and Scott Twine .
They had on the bench: E. Robson, Charlie Brown , David Kasumu , F. Ravizzoli, T. Watson, Troy Parrott and Z. Jules.
Substitutions
Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: H. Boateng for T. Parrott (60′), J. McEachran for D. Kasumu (85′) and M. Eisa for C. Brown (86′).
Best player: Scott Twine
The most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Scott Twine.
His rating is with 2 goals, 36 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Accrington Stanley – Rotherham United – 1-0
- Cheltenham Town – Plymouth Argyle – 0-2
- Fleetwood Town – Shrewsbury Town – 0-3
- Lincoln City – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-3
