Milton Keynes Dons recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Accrington Stanley 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons managed to turn the tables against Accrington Stanley to win 2-1.

February 11, 2024

MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons was capable to turn the tables against Accrington Stanley to win 2-1. It was Accrington Stanley to strike first with a goal of Jack Nolan at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joe Tomlinson gave the win to Milton Keynes Dons in the 90′ minute. Milton Keynes Dons was definitely better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

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 Declan Bourne assisted by Stephen Finch and Ryan Head. The 4th official was Aaron Farmer. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.32 degrees Celsius or 48.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Milton Keynes Dons

2 - 1

Accrington Stanley

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

13 Total 7
7 On Target 1
3 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 1

123 Attack 124
50 Dangerous attack 39
37 Ball safe 22

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

5 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons was in firm control of the ball 66% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milton Keynes Dons won the match.

Milton Keynes Dons shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (Jack Payne). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 6 yellow cards (Josh Woods, Jack Nolan, Joseph Gubbins, Seamus Conneely, Dan Martin and Connor O’Brien).

Match Timeline

11'

Jack Nolan(goal)Joseph Gubbins

25'

Aaron Pickles- sub ->Jay Bagueloc\'rich

29'

Joe Gubbins- Yellow

34'

Dan Martin- Yellow

46'

Seamus Conneely - sub ->Jake Bickerstaff

58'

Seamus Conneely - Yellow

Ellis Harrison- sub ->Dan Kemp

63'

64'

Alex Henderson- sub ->Dan Martin

65'

Josh Woods- Yellow

Stephen Wearne- sub ->Ethan Robson

63'

Jack Payne(goal)

71'

Jack Payne- Yellow

77'

79'

Connor O'Brien- Yellow

Cameron Norman- sub ->Dean Lewington

88'

Emre Tezgel- sub ->K. Lofthouse

88'

90'

Jack Nolan- Yellow

Joe Tomlinson(goal)S. Wearne

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Milton Keynes Dons has 51 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley will stays with 42 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Milton Keynes Dons will play away with Bradford City on the 13th of February with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).

Accrington Stanley will host AFC Wimbledon on the 13th of February with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (4 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons

Filip Marschall 33.England

6.3

Dean Lewington 3.England

7.1

88'

MJ Williams 6.Wales

6.3

Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland

7.1

Alex Gilbey 8.England

7.3

Jack Payne 11.England

7.5

77'

71'

Joe Tomlinson 14.England

7.9

90'

Ethan Robson 17.England

6.8

63'

Kyran Lofthouse 29.England

7.0

88'

Lewis Bate 50.England

7.5

Dan Kemp 27.England

6.8

63'

Substitutes

Michael Kelly 32.Republic of Ireland

Cameron Norman 2.England

6.8

88'

Stephen Wearne 24.England

7.3

63'

C. Tripp 34.England

Ellis Harrison 9.Wales

7.0

63'

Emre Tezgel 22.England

6.8

88'

Matthew Dennis 30.England

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 (6.3), Dean Lewington (7.1), Jordan Williams (6.3), Daniel Harvie (7.1), Jack Payne (7.5), Lewis Bate (7.5), Ethan Robson (6.8), Joe Tomlinson (7.9), K. Lofthouse (7.0), Alex Gilbey (7.3) and Dan Kemp (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Norman (6.8), Ellis Harrison (7.0), Emre Tezgel (6.8), S. Wearne (7.3), Matthew Dennis, Michael Kelly and Callum Tripp.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 4 changes: Dan Kemp for Ellis Harrison (63′), Ethan Robson for S. Wearne (63′), Dean Lewington for Cameron Norman (88′) and K. Lofthouse for Emre Tezgel (88′).

Player of the match: Joe Tomlinson

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

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 47 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley

Radek Vitek 21.Czech Republic

7.3

Jay Rich-Baghuelou 3.Australia

6.8

25'

Brad Hills 5.England

7.0

Joe Gubbins 16.England

6.7

29'

Connor O'Brien 38.England

6.7

79'

Ben Woods 8.England

6.6

Jack Nolan 17.England

7.5

90'

11'

Tommy Leigh 18.England

7.0

Jake Bickerstaff 19.Wales

6.3

46'

Dan Martin 22.England

6.7

64'

34'

Josh Woods 39.England

6.3

65'

Substitutes

Jack McIntyre 61.England

Kelvin Mellor 4.England

Aaron Pickles 25.England

6.0

25'

Sebastian Quirk 12.England

Seamus Conneely 28.Republic of Ireland

6.3

46'

58'

Alex Henderson 30.England

7.0

64'

Leslie Adekoya 26.England

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

John Coleman played with: Radek Vítek (7.3), Connor O’Brien (6.7), Brad Hills (7.0), Jay Bagueloc’rich (6.8), Joseph Gubbins (6.7), Dan Martin (6.7), Benjamin Woods (6.6), Josh Woods (6.3), Tommy Leigh (7.0), Jack Nolan (7.5) and Jake Bickerstaff (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kelvin Mellor, Seb Quirk, Aaron Pickles (6.0), Leslie Adekoya, Seamus Conneely (6.3), Alex Henderson (7.0) and Jack McIntyre.

Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Aaron Pickles (injured).