Milton Keynes Dons prevails over Newport County 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons was after all too good for Newport County.

By
Mark Hall
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Milton Keynes Dons prevails over Newport County 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons was eventually too good for Newport County with the goal of Dan Kemp (12′), Jack Payne (23′) and Alex Gilbey (29′). Milton Keynes Dons was vastly superior 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 Ben Atkinson assisted by Jake Topp and . The 4th official was Andrew Bennett. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.63 degrees Celsius or 43.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Milton Keynes Dons

3 - 0

Team 1

Newport County

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 20 Total 4
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 111 Attack 87
  • 54 Dangerous attack 21
  • 91 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milton Keynes Dons won the match​.

Milton Keynes Dons shot 20 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newport County shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards (Alex Gilbey and Joe Tomlinson). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 3 yellow cards (William Albert Evans, Bryn Morris and Aaron Wildig).

Match Timeline

Dan Kemp(goal)S. Wearne
12'
18'
L. Payne- sub ->Shane McLoughlin
Jack Payne(goal)Dan Kemp
23'
25'
A. Wildig- Yellow
Alex Gilbey(goal)S. Wearne
29'
31'
B. Morris- Yellow
46'
K. Jameson- sub ->Matthew Baker
46'
L. Jephcott- sub ->James Waite
58'
M. Bondswell- sub ->Seb Palmer-Houlden
59'
Offrande Zanzala- sub ->Scot Bennett
Ellis Harrison- sub ->S. Wearne
61'
Emre Tezgel- sub ->Dan Kemp
61'
MJ Williams- sub ->Lewis Bate
78'
Ethan Robson- sub ->Jack Payne
79'
Alex Gilbey- Yellow
83'
85'
W. Evans- Yellow
Joe Tomlinson- Yellow
88'
Matthew Dennis- sub ->Alex Gilbey
86'

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 this match, Milton Keynes Dons has 58 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Newport County will stays with 46 points like Accrington Stanley and Bradford City to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Milton Keynes Dons will play away with AFC Wimbledon on the 2nd of March with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (4 draws).

Newport County will play away against Barrow on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Barrow (2 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Michael Kelly 32.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Cameron Norman 2.England
7.5
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
7.3
M
Alex Gilbey 8.England
7.7
86' 83' Goals29'
M
Jack Payne 11.England
8.1
79' Goals23'
M
Joe Tomlinson 14.England
7.3
88'
M
Dan Kemp 27.England
8.5
61' Goals12'
M
Kyran Lofthouse 29.England
7.5
M
Lewis Bate 50.England
7.5
78'
F
Stephen Wearne 24.England
8.2
61'
Substitutes
G
Nathan Harness 12.England
M
MJ Williams 6.Wales
6.4
78'
M
Ethan Robson 17.England
6.8
79'
M
C. Tripp 34.England
F
Ellis Harrison 9.Wales
6.8
61'
F
Emre Tezgel 22.England
7.0
61'
F
Matthew Dennis 30.England
6.4
86'

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: Michael Kelly (7.0), Cameron Norman (7.5), Warren O’Hora (7.5), Daniel Harvie (7.3), K. Lofthouse (7.5), Jack Payne (8.1), Lewis Bate (7.5), Joe Tomlinson (7.3), Dan Kemp (8.5), Alex Gilbey (7.7) and S. Wearne (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Williams (6.4), Ellis Harrison (6.8), Nathan Harness, Ethan Robson (6.8), Emre Tezgel (7.0), Matthew Dennis (6.4) and Callum Tripp.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: S. Wearne for Ellis Harrison (61′), Dan Kemp for Emre Tezgel (61′), Lewis Bate for Jordan Williams (78′), Jack Payne for Ethan Robson (79′) and Alex Gilbey for Matthew Dennis (86′).

Player of the match: Dan Kemp​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Dan Kemp.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 35 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Newport County – Formation

Newport County
G
N. Townsend 1.Antigua and Barbuda
7.3
D
J. Clarke 5.England
6.8
D
S. Bennett 17.England
6.6
59'
D
M. Baker 28.Wales
6.4
46'
M
A. Lewis 3.England
6.4
M
B. Morris 8.England
6.4
31'
M
J. Waite 11.Wales
6.4
46'
M
S. McLoughlin 19.Republic of Ireland
6.4
18'
M
A. Wildig 24.England
6.6
25'
F
W. Evans 7.Wales
6.7
85'
F
S. Palmer-Houlden 30.England
6.6
58'
Substitutes
G
J. Maxted 26.England
D
L. Payne 2.England
6.4
18'
D
K. Jameson 23.England
7.0
46'
D
M. Bondswell 33.England
6.7
58'
F
Offrande Zanzala 10.Republic of the Congo
6.3
59'
F
K. Rai 18.Wales
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales
7.0
46'

Newport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Graham Coughlan played with: Nick Townsend (7.3), Matthew Baker (6.4), Scot Bennett (6.6), James Clarke (6.8), Shane McLoughlin (6.4), Bryn Morris (6.4), Aaron Wildig (6.6), James Waite (6.4), Adam Lewis (6.4), William Albert Evans (6.7) and Seb Palmer-Houlden (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Lewis Payne (6.4), Offrande Zanzala (6.3), Kiban Rai, Kyle Jameson (7.0), Jonathan Maxted, Luke Jephcott (7.0) and Matt Bondswell (6.7).

Newport County could not rely on the presence of Lewis Payne (injured).

Substitutions

Newport County made 5 changes: Shane McLoughlin for Lewis Payne (18′), Matthew Baker for Kyle Jameson (46′), James Waite for Luke Jephcott (46′), Seb Palmer-Houlden for Matt Bondswell (58′) and Scot Bennett for Offrande Zanzala (59′).

Player of the match: Nick Townsend​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newport County was the goalkeeper: Nick Townsend. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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