MILTON KEYNES. Grimsby Town and Milton Keynes Dons draw 1-1. R. Pyke scored the first goal (20β€²) for Grimsby Town. J. Payne equalized (66β€²). Milton Keynes Dons was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%)​

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 Peter Wright who had the assistance of Paul Kelly and . The 4th official was Kevin Howick. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.26 degrees Celsius or 41.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 11 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 8
  • 131 Attack 73
  • 53 Dangerous attack 47
  • 55 Ball safe 48
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons was in firm control of the ball 62% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Milton Keynes Dons to win the match​.

Milton Keynes Dons shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Grimsby Town shot 19 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (MJ Williams). Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town received 3 yellow cards (Callum Ainley, Kamil Conteh and Donovan Wilson).

Match Timeline

20'
Rekeil Pyke(goal)Danny Rose
35'
MJ Williams- Yellow
45'
55'
Abo Eisa- sub ->Rekeil Pyke
62'
64'
Jack Payne(goal)Alex Gilbey
66'
68'
Donovan Wilson- sub ->Arthur Gnahoua
68'
Donovan Wilson- sub ->Otis Khan
Ellis Harrison- sub ->Max Dean
71'
72'
85'
Callum Ainley - Yellow
90'
Donovan Wilson- Yellow

Standings

After playing this match, Milton Keynes Dons will have 27 points like Morecambe and Crawley Town to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town will have 20 points like Colchester United to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Milton Keynes Dons will play away with Swindon Town on the 17th of February with a 13-6 head to head stats in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (5 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Craig MacGillivray 1.Scotland
7.9
D
Cameron Norman 2.England
7.3
D
Dean Lewington 3.England
7.7
72'
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
MJ Williams 6.Wales
6.8
45'
M
Jack Payne 11.England
7.3
66'
M
Joe Tomlinson 14.England
8.4
M
C. Grant 16.Republic of Ireland
6.8
62'
M
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
7.0
F
Alex Gilbey 8.England
7.0
F
Max Dean 18.England
7.1
71'
Substitutes
G
Michael Kelly 32.Republic of Ireland
D
Tommy Smith 15.New Zealand
M
Dawson Devoy 28.Republic of Ireland
F
Jonathan Leko 7.England
7.1
62'
F
Ellis Harrison 9.Wales
6.6
71'
F
Mo Eisa 10.Sudan
6.8
72'
F
Matthew Dennis 30.England

Milton Keynes Dons started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Mike Williamson decided to play with the following team: Craig MacGillivray (7.9), Cameron Norman (7.3), Warren O’Hora (7.0), Dean Lewington (7.7), Joe Tomlinson (8.4), Jack Payne (7.3), MJ Williams (6.8), Conor Grant (6.8), Daniel Harvie (7.0), Alex Gilbey (7.0) and Max Dean (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Leko (7.1), Ellis Harrison (6.6), Mo Eisa (6.8), Tommy Smith, Dawson Devoy, Matthew Dennis and Michael Kelly.

Milton Keynes Dons could not rely on the presence of Ellis Harrison (injured) and Mo Eisa (injured).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: Conor Grant for Jonathan Leko (62β€²), Max Dean for Ellis Harrison (71β€²) and Dean Lewington for Mo Eisa (72β€²).

Player of the match: Joe Tomlinson​

The most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Joe Tomlinson.

His rating is (8.4) with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Harvey Cartwright 1.England
6.7
D
Niall Maher 31.England
7.3
D
6.7
35'
D
Harvey Rodgers 5.England
7.0
D
Toby Mullarkey 28.England
6.7
M
Kamil Conteh 42.Sierra Leone
7.3
64'
M
Rekeil Pyke 9.England
7.3
55' 20'
M
Otis Khan 11.Pakistan
6.7
68'
M
Arthur Gnahoua 14.England
7.7
68'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
7.5
F
Danny Rose 32.England
7.9
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 12.England
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
M
Alex Hunt 29.England
7.0
35'
M
Kieran Green 4.England
M
Callum Ainley 16.England
7.1
85'
F
Abo Eisa 7.Sudan
6.8
55'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
6.7
68' 90'

Grimsby Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Paul Hurst played with: Harvey Cartwright (6.7), Toby Mullarkey (6.7), Harvey Rodgers (7.0), Niall Maher (7.3), Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (6.7), Kamil Conteh (7.3), Harry Clifton (7.5), Rekeil Pyke (7.3), Arthur Gnahoua (7.7), Otis Khan (6.7) and Danny Rose (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Kieran Green, Luke Waterfall, Abo Eisa (6.8), Jake Eastwood, Callum Ainley (7.1), Donovan Wilson (6.7) and Alex Hunt (7.0).

Grimsby Town could not rely on the presence of Abo Eisa (injured), Alex Hunt (injured) and Donovan Wilson (injured).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Rekeil Pyke for Abo Eisa (55β€²), Anthony Driscoll-Glennon for Alex Hunt (35β€²), Otis Khan for Donovan Wilson (68β€²) and Arthur Gnahoua for Donovan Wilson (68β€²).

Player of the match: Danny Rose​

The player that probably impressed the most for Grimsby Town was Danny Rose.

His rating is (7.9) with 13 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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