KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon snatched a late win Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 after R. Curtis scored just 1 goal (90′). Milton Keynes Dons was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%).​
The match was played at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday and it started at 12:45 pm local time. In front of 8,182 spectators.​ The referee was Charles Breakspear with the support of David Harrison and Joseph Stokes. The 4th official was A. Bradley. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.25 degrees Celsius or 45.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​
Match Statistics​
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 2 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 76 Attack 107
- 34 Dangerous attack 42
- 58 Ball safe 60
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 18 Total 9
- 5 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Milton Keynes Dons had a strong ball possession 65% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Milton Keynes Dons was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, AFC Wimbledon managed to find the solution to win this match.​
AFC Wimbledon shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
AFC Wimbledon received 6 yellow cards (Jake Reeves, Omar Bugiel, John-Joe O’Toole, Ronan Curtis, Armani Little and Josh Kelly). On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons received 6 yellow cards (Daniel Harvie, Cameron Norman, K. Lofthouse, Alex Gilbey, S. Wearne and Michael Kelly).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, AFC Wimbledon has 50 points to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons will stays with 58 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, AFC Wimbledon will host Grimsby Town on the 5th of March with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Grimsby Town (1 draw).
Milton Keynes Dons will play away against Mansfield Town on the 5th of March with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).
AFC Wimbledon – Formation
AFC Wimbledon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Alex Bass
, Kofi Balmer , John-Joe O’Toole , Lee Brown , Josh Neufville , Jake Reeves , Armani Little , Jack Currie , James Tilley , Josh Kelly and Omar Bugiel .The home team had on the bench: Nik Tzanev, Harry Pell, Josh Davison, James Ball, Ronan Curtis
, Isaac Ogundere and John-Kymani Gordon.Substitutions
AFC Wimbledon made 2 changes: James Tilley for Ronan Curtis (80′) and Kofi Balmer for Isaac Ogundere (78′).
Player of the match: Alex Bass​
The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Wimbledon was the goalkeeper: Alex Bass. His rating is 7.85. He performed 3 saves.
Milton Keynes Dons – Formation
Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mike Williamson played with: Michael Kelly
, Cameron Norman , Warren O’Hora , Daniel Harvie , K. Lofthouse , Jack Payne , Lewis Bate , Joe Tomlinson , Dan Kemp , S. Wearne and Alex Gilbey .They had on the bench: Jordan Williams, Ellis Harrison
, Nathan Harness, Ethan Robson, Emre Tezgel , Matthew Dennis and Callum Tripp.Substitutions
Milton Keynes Dons made 2 changes: K. Lofthouse for Ellis Harrison (65′) and Dan Kemp for Emre Tezgel (80′).
Player of the match: Dan Kemp​
The most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Dan Kemp.
His rating is
with 18 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.​
- Wrexham – Accrington Stanley – 4-0
- Walsall – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Sutton United – 1-0
- Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Salford City – Gillingham – 0-2
- Newport County – Mansfield Town – 0-1
- Grimsby Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Morecambe – 2-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0