MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons defeats AFC Wimbledon 1-0 after M. O’Riley scored just 1 goal (29′). Milton Keynes Dons capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

N. Guinness-Walker received a red card (36′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why AFC Wimbledon lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadium mk stadium in Milton Keynes on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the help of Matthew Smith and Michael Webb. The 4th official was Paul Howard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Milton Keynes Dons

1 - 0

AFC Wimbledon

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 22 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 17 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 141 Attack 94
  • 56 Dangerous attack 30
  • 76 Ball safe 60
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons had a strong ball possession 60% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milton Keynes Dons won the match​.

Milton Keynes Dons shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, AFC Wimbledon shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, AFC Wimbledon received 1 yellow card (N. Guinness-Walker).

Also, AFC Wimbledon didn’t end the match with 11 players after N. Guinness-Walker (AFC Wimbledon) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (36′).

Match Timeline

23'
29'
36'
41'
73'
73'
82'
84'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this match, Milton Keynes Dons will have 43 points like Oxford United and Plymouth Argyle to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, AFC Wimbledon will stay with 25 points like Fleetwood Town to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Milton Keynes Dons will play away with Burton Albion on the 25th of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

AFC Wimbledon will host Portsmouth on the 18th of January with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Portsmouth (1 draw).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Franco Ravizzoli 23.Argentina
7.3
D
Dean Lewington 3.England
7.6
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
7.7
D
Harry Darling 6.England
7.8
M
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
7.2
M
T. Watson 2.England
7.1
84'
M
Ethan Robson 17.England
7.4
M
Matt O'Riley 7.England
7.8
73' 29'
F
Scott Twine 9.England
7.3
F
Mo Eisa 10.Sudan
7.0
F
Theo Corbeanu 11.Canada
7.4
89'
Substitutes
G
Ronnie Sandford 33.England
D
Peter Kioso 30.DR Congo
6.8
84'
D
Zak Jules 4.Scotland
M
Hiram Boateng 18.England
M
Josh McEachran 16.England
6.6
73'
F
Brooklyn Ilunga 25.England
F
Troy Parrott 20.Republic of Ireland
89'

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

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: Franco Ravizzoli (7.3), Warren O’Hora (7.7), Harry Darling (7.8), Dean Lewington (7.6), Tennai Watson (7.1), Matt O’Riley (7.8), Ethan Robson (7.4), Daniel Harvie (7.2), Theo Corbeanu (7.4), Mohamed Eisa (7.0) and Scott Twine (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: H. Boateng, Peter Kioso (6.8), B. Ilunga, Z. Jules, R. Sandford, Troy Parrott and Josh McEachran (6.6).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: M. O’Riley for J. McEachran (73′), T. Watson for P. Kioso (84′) and T. Corbeanu for T. Parrott (89′).

Best player: Harry Darling​

The most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Harry Darling even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 65 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
7.1
D
William Nightingale 5.England
7.5
D
Cheye Alexander 7.England
6.4
D
Ben Heneghan 22.England
7.3
D
Nesta Guinness-Walker 18.England
5.3
36'
M
Alex Woodyard 4.England
6.1
M
L. McCormick 21.England
6.3
41'
M
Anthony Hartigan 8.England
7.2
M
Jack Rudoni 12.England
6.8
M
A. Assal 10.Morocco
6.4
73'
F
Ollie Palmer 9.England
6.1
82'
Substitutes
G
Zaki Oualah 31.Algeria
D
Paul Osew 37.England
7.3
41'
M
Ethan Chislett 11.South Africa
M
George Marsh 6.England
F
E. Kaja 25.Albania
6.7
73'
F
Dapo Mebude 16.Scotland
F
Aaron Cosgrave 38.England
6.9
82'

AFC Wimbledon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Robinson played with: Nik Tzanev (7.1), Cheye Alexander (6.4), Ben Heneghan (7.3), William Nightingale (7.5), Nesta Guinness-Walker (5.3), Alex Woodyard (6.1), Anthony Hartigan (7.2), Ayoub Assal (6.4), Luke McCormick (6.3), Jack Rudoni (6.8) and Ollie Palmer (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Egli Kaja (6.7), D. Awokoya-Mebude, Aaron Cosgrave (6.9), Paul Osew (7.3), E. Chislett, G. Marsh and Z. Oualah.

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: L. McCormick for P. Osew (41′), A. Assal for E. Kaja (73′) and O. Palmer for A. Cosgrave (82′).

Best player: William Nightingale​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was William Nightingale.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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