MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons beats AFC Wimbledon 3-1. Milton Keynes Dons was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Dan Kemp (10′), Ryan Johnson (16′) and Warren O’Hora (22′). AFC Wimbledon reduced the distance with a goal (53′) by Armani Little, but there was not much to do for them. Milton Keynes Dons was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Also, AFC Wimbledon had 2 players sent off: Huseyin Biler (65′ for a red card) and Paul Kalambayi (73′ for a red card).

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 Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the assistance of Daniel Bonneywell and Alan Clayton. The 4th official was Steve Durnall. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.81 degrees Celsius or 47.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Milton Keynes Dons

3 - 1

AFC Wimbledon

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 12 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 88 Attack 99
  • 43 Dangerous attack 36
  • 45 Ball safe 46
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons was in firm control of the ball 67% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milton Keynes Dons won the match​.

Milton Keynes Dons shot 18 times, 12 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, AFC Wimbledon shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (Jack Payne). Regarding the opposition, AFC Wimbledon received 1 yellow card (James Tilley).

Also, AFC Wimbledon didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

Dan Kemp(goal)Joe Tomlinson
10'
16'
Ryan Johnson(own-goal)
19'
Paul Kalambayi- sub ->Ryan Johnson
Warren O'Hora(goal)Ethan Robson
22'
Kyran Lofthouse- sub ->Cameron Norman
45'
46'
John-Kymani Gordon- sub ->Josh Davison
46'
Harry Pell- sub ->James Ball
53'
Armani Little(goal)
56'
James Tilley- Yellow
Daniel Harvie- sub ->Dean Lewington
64'
65'
Huseyin Biler- Red
69'
Isaac Ogundere- sub ->Aron Sasu
73'
Paul Kalambayi- Red
76'
Lee Brown- sub ->James Tilley
Jack Payne- Yellow
79'
Lewis Bate- sub ->Dan Kemp
87'
87'
Ellis Harrison- sub ->Ethan Robson
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this match, Milton Keynes Dons has 45 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, AFC Wimbledon will stays with 39 points like Crawley Town to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Milton Keynes Dons will host Gillingham on the 27th of January with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Gillingham (2 draws).

AFC Wimbledon will host Mansfield Town on the 27th of January with a 5-5 head to head statistic.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Filip Marschall 33.England
6.7
D
Dean Lewington 3.England
7.5
64'
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
7.5
22'
D
MJ Williams 6.Wales
7.0
M
Cameron Norman 2.England
6.7
45'
M
Alex Gilbey 8.England
7.3
M
Jack Payne 11.England
6.8
79'
M
Joe Tomlinson 14.England
8.9
M
Ethan Robson 17.England
7.3
87'
M
Dan Kemp 27.England
7.7
87' 10'
F
Max Dean 18.England
7.3
87'
Substitutes
G
Michael Kelly 32.Republic of Ireland
D
Tommy Smith 15.New Zealand
D
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
7.1
64'
D
Kyran Lofthouse 29.England
6.4
45'
M
Lewis Bate 50.England
7.1
87'
F
Ellis Harrison 9.Wales
7.1
87'
F
Mo Eisa 10.Sudan
6.4
87'

Milton Keynes Dons started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Mike Williamson decided to play with the following team: Filip Marschall (6.7), MJ Williams (7.0), Warren O’Hora (7.5), Dean Lewington (7.5), Cameron Norman (6.7), Jack Payne (6.8), Ethan Robson (7.3), Joe Tomlinson (8.9), Dan Kemp (7.7), Alex Gilbey (7.3) and Max Dean (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ellis Harrison (7.1), Mo Eisa (6.4), Tommy Smith, Daniel Harvie (7.1), K. Lofthouse (6.4), Michael Kelly and Lewis Bate (7.1).

Milton Keynes Dons could not rely on the presence of K. Lofthouse (injured).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: Dean Lewington for Daniel Harvie (64′), Cameron Norman for K. Lofthouse (45′), Dan Kemp for Lewis Bate (87′), Max Dean for Mo Eisa (87′) and Ethan Robson for Ellis Harrison (87′).

Player of the match: Joe Tomlinson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Joe Tomlinson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.9 with 57 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 5 crosses.

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Alex Bass 12.England
8.1
D
Huseyin Biler 2.England
5.6
65'
D
Ryan Johnson 6.Northern Ireland
6.0
19'
D
Jack Currie 26.England
6.4
D
Joe Lewis 31.Wales
6.6
M
Jake Reeves 4.England
7.1
M
James Tilley 7.England
6.0
76' 56'
M
Armani Little 14.England
7.3
53'
M
James Ball 16.England
6.8
46'
M
Aron Sasu 29.Norway
6.7
69'
F
Josh Davison 9.England
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
D
Lee Brown 3.England
6.8
76'
D
Paul Kalambayi 30.England
6.0
19' 73'
D
Isaac Ogundere 33.England
6.6
69'
M
Harry Pell 8.England
6.4
46'
F
Ryan McLean 17.England
F
Ronan Curtis 24.Republic of Ireland
F
John-Kymani Gordon 38.England
7.0
46'

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

Johnnie Jackson played with: Alex Bass (8.1), Huseyin Biler (5.6), Joe Lewis (6.6), Ryan Johnson (6.0), Jack Currie (6.4), James Tilley (6.0), Jake Reeves (7.1), James Ball (6.8), Armani Little (7.3), Josh Davison (6.4) and Aron Sasu (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nik Tzanev, Lee Brown (6.8), Harry Pell (6.4), Ryan Mclean, Ronan Curtis, Paul Kalambayi (6.0), John-Kymani Gordon (7.0) and Isaac Ogundere (6.6).

AFC Wimbledon could not rely on the presence of Paul Kalambayi (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 5 changes: Ryan Johnson for Paul Kalambayi (19′), Josh Davison for John-Kymani Gordon (46′), James Ball for Harry Pell (46′), James Tilley for Lee Brown (76′) and Aron Sasu for Isaac Ogundere (69′).

Player of the match: Alex Bass​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was the goalkeeper: Alex Bass. His rating is 8.06. He performed 10 saves.

Results of the day

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