MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons was capable to turn the tables against Lincoln City to win 2-1. It was Lincoln City to strike first with an early goal of J. Marquis at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, W. O’Hora gave the win to Milton Keynes Dons in the 47′ minute.

The match was played at the Stadium mk stadium in Milton Keynes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Brett Huxtable with the assistance of Chris Husband and Paul Lister. The 4th official was Samuel Ogles. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Milton Keynes Dons

2 - 1

Lincoln City

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 10 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 91 Attack 83
  • 36 Dangerous attack 41
  • 68 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Milton Keynes Dons was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Lincoln City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lincoln City was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Milton Keynes Dons managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Milton Keynes Dons shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Lincoln City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards (C. Coventry and D. Harvie). Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

8'
39'
Warren O'Hora(goal)
47'
61'
68'
69'
71'
78'
Daniel Harvie- Yellow
79'
Dan Kemp- sub ->S. Twine
88'

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 55 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Lincoln City will stay with 31 points like Fleetwood Town to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Milton Keynes Dons will play away against Fleetwood Town on the 8th of February with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (3 draws).

Lincoln City will host Morecambe on the 8th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Lincoln City (5 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Jamie Cumming 1.England
6.5
D
Dean Lewington 3.England
7.1
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
7.7
47'
D
Harry Darling 6.England
7.2
39'
M
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
6.7
79'
M
T. Watson 2.England
7.0
M
Josh McEachran 16.England
7.5
M
Conor Coventry 14.Republic of Ireland
6.5
69'
F
Scott Twine 9.England
7.4
88'
F
Troy Parrott 20.Republic of Ireland
6.5
F
Theo Corbeanu 11.Canada
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Franco Ravizzoli 23.Argentina
M
Matt Smith 7.Wales
M
Hiram Boateng 18.England
M
Dan Kemp 17.England
88'
F
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England
F
Connor Wickham 19.England
F
Mo Eisa 10.Sudan
6.6
71'

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

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: Jamie Cumming (6.5), Warren O’Hora (7.7), Harry Darling (7.2), Dean Lewington (7.1), Tennai Watson (7.0), Josh McEachran (7.5), Conor Coventry (6.5), Daniel Harvie (6.7), Theo Corbeanu (6.8), Troy Parrott (6.5) and Scott Twine (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: M. Smith, F. Ravizzoli, K. Kessler, C. Wickham, H. Boateng, Mohamed Eisa (6.6) and Daniel Kemp.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 2 changes: T. Corbeanu for M. Eisa (71′) and S. Twine for D. Kemp (88′).

Best player: Warren O’Hora​

The most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Warren O’Hora.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 61 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City
G
Joshua Griffiths 1.England
6.9
D
Regan Poole 2.Wales
6.6
D
Timothy Eyoma 22.England
7.1
D
Cohen Bramall 15.England
6.3
D
Teddy Bishop 12.England
6.4
61'
M
Conor McGrandles 18.Scotland
6.8
78'
M
Anthony Scully 11.Republic of Ireland
7.2
M
L. Fiorini 19.Scotland
7.1
M
Morgan Whittaker 7.England
6.6
F
J. Marquis 27.England
7.3
8'
F
Liam Cullen 8.Wales
6.6
68'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Wright 29.England
D
B. Norton-Cuffy 20.England
6.2
61'
D
Max Melbourne 3.England
D
Jamie Robson 24.Scotland
M
Max Sanders 6.England
6.2
78'
M
Lasse Sørensen 21.Denmark
F
Chris Maguire 10.Scotland
6.9
68'

Lincoln City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Michael Appleton played with: Joshua Griffiths (6.9), Teddy Bishop (6.4), Timothy Eyoma (7.1), Regan Poole (6.6), Cohen Bramall (6.3), Morgan Whittaker (6.6), Conor McGrandles (6.8), Lewis Fiorini (7.1), Anthony Scully (7.2), Liam Cullen (6.6) and John Marquis (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.2), M. Melbourne, Chris Maguire (6.9), Max Sanders (6.2), L. Sørensen, J. Robson and J. Wright.

Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of B. Norton-Cuffy (injured).

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 3 changes: T. Bishop for B. Norton-Cuffy (61′), L. Cullen for C. Maguire (68′) and C. McGrandles for M. H. Sanders (78′).

Best player: John Marquis​

The most impressive player for Lincoln City was John Marquis.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 13 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

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