ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley and Milton Keynes Dons draw 1-1. C. Bishop scored the first goal (9′) for Accrington Stanley. M. Eisa settled the score (25′). Milton Keynes Dons was decisively better in terms of ball possession (82%)​

The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the help of Anthony Moore and Graeme Fyvie. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons had a strong ball possession 82% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 18% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons was more aggressive with 101 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Milton Keynes Dons to win the match​.

Accrington Stanley shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons shot 23 times, 6 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (E. Hamilton). Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (D. Lewington).

(Accrington Stanley) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (34′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Accrington Stanley will have 35 points like Ipswich Town to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons will have 40 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will host Sunderland on the 15th of January with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Portsmouth on the 15th of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (2 draws).

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Toby Savin (7.4), Mitchell Clark (6.7), Ross Sykes (8.1), Michael Nottingham (7.3), John O’Sullivan (6.9), Matt Butcher (7.0), Liam Coyle (5.3), Ethan Hamilton (7.1), Tommy Leigh (6.5), Sean McConville (7.0) and Colby Bishop (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yeboah Amankwah (6.8), L. Mansell, J. Trafford, H. Rodgers, J. Nolan, Harry Pell (6.8) and J. Malcolm.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: T. Leigh for Y. Amankwah (46′) and J. O’Sullivan for H. Pell (46′).

Best player: Ross Sykes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Ross Sykes.

His rating is (8.1) with 16 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 16.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Liam Manning played with: Andrew Fisher (6.8), Warren O’Hora (6.6), Harry Darling (7.2), Dean Lewington (7.1), Peter Kioso (6.2), Matt O’Riley (7.0), David Kasumu (6.6), Daniel Harvie (7.8), Troy Parrott (6.2), Mohamed Eisa (7.3) and Scott Twine (8.3).

These were the players on the bench: Josh McEachran (7.1), Hiram Boateng (6.2), Tennai Watson (6.6), F. Ravizzoli, B. Ilunga, Z. Jules and E. Robson.

Milton Keynes Dons could not rely on the presence of J. McEachran (injured).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: D. Kasumu for J. McEachran (44′), W. O’Hora for T. Watson (76′) and T. Parrott for H. Boateng (83′).

Best player: Scott Twine​

The player that probably impressed the most for Milton Keynes Dons was Scott Twine.

His rating is (8.3) with 58 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Doncaster Rovers – Fleetwood Town – 0-1
• Gillingham – Ipswich Town – 0-4
• Accrington Stanley – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-1
• Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 1-1
• Lincoln City – Oxford United – 2-0
• Wycombe Wanderers – Sunderland – 3-3