Milton Keynes Dons conquers Salford City 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons was capable to turn the tables against Salford City.

By
David Brown
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Milton Keynes Dons conquers Salford City 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MILTON KEYNES. Milton Keynes Dons succeeded in reverse the score against Salford City. It was Salford City to score first with a goal from Matt Smith. Notwithstanding, later Milton Keynes Dons found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with K. Lofthouse (27′), Alex Gilbey (31′) and Emre Tezgel (45′).

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 Dean Whitestone who had the assistance of Andrew Dallison and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Robert Massey Ellis. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.53 degrees Celsius or 50.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Milton Keynes Dons

3 - 1

Team 1

Salford City

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 71 Attack 126
  • 29 Dangerous attack 64
  • 94 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 5 Off Sides 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 17
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Milton Keynes Dons was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Milton Keynes Dons managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Milton Keynes Dons shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Salford City shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards (Lewis Bate, Mike Williamson and Ellis Harrison). Talking about the opposition, Salford City received 6 yellow cards (Matt Smith, Theo Vassell, Conor McAleny, Matthew Lund, Connor McLennan and Conor McAleny).

Match Timeline

12'
Matt Smith(goal)Junior Luamba
20'
Connor McLennan- Yellow
Kyran Lofthouse(goal)Alex Gilbey
27'
Alex Gilbey(goal)Jack Payne
31'
Emre Tezgel(goal)Lewis Bate
45'
54'
Matt Smith- Yellow
58'
Matty Lund- sub ->Ryan Watson
59'
Callum Hendry- sub ->Connor McLennan
Ellis Harrison- sub ->Matthew Dennis
62'
Dan Kemp- sub ->Emre Tezgel
63'
Stephen Wearne- sub ->Alex Gilbey
63'
71'
Conor McAleny- Yellow
Lewis Bate- Yellow
74'
Ellis Harrison- Yellow
74'
74'
Theo Vassell- Yellow
71'
Conor McAleny- Yellow
77'
Callum Morton- sub ->Elliot Watt
82'
Matty Lund- Yellow
Ethan Robson- sub ->Jack Payne
81'
Cameron Norman- sub ->Lewis Bate
89'

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 contest, Milton Keynes Dons has 64 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Salford City will stays with 40 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Milton Keynes Dons will play away with Grimsby Town on the 12th of March with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Salford City will host Stockport County on the 12th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons
G
Michael Kelly 32.Republic of Ireland
7.7
D
Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland
6.3
D
MJ Williams 6.Wales
6.8
D
Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland
6.8
M
Alex Gilbey 8.England
8.2
63' Goals31'
M
Jack Payne 11.England
7.7
81'
M
Joe Tomlinson 14.England
6.8
M
Emre Tezgel 22.England
7.0
63' Goals45'
M
Kyran Lofthouse 29.England
7.5
Goals27'
M
Lewis Bate 50.England
7.0
89' 74'
F
Matthew Dennis 30.England
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
Nathan Harness 12.England
D
Cameron Norman 2.England
89'
D
Dean Lewington  3.England
M
Ethan Robson 17.England
6.4
81'
M
Stephen Wearne 24.England
7.0
63'
M
Dan Kemp 27.England
6.6
63'
F
Ellis Harrison 9.Wales
6.6
62' 74'

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 (7.7), Jordan Williams (6.8), Warren O’Hora (6.3), Daniel Harvie (6.8), K. Lofthouse (7.5), Jack Payne (7.7), Lewis Bate (7.0), Joe Tomlinson (6.8), Emre Tezgel (7.0), Alex Gilbey (8.2) and Matthew Dennis (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Norman, Dean Lewington, Ellis Harrison (6.6), Nathan Harness, Ethan Robson (6.4), S. Wearne (7.0) and Dan Kemp (6.6).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: Matthew Dennis for Ellis Harrison (62′), Alex Gilbey for S. Wearne (63′), Emre Tezgel for Dan Kemp (63′), Jack Payne for Ethan Robson (81′) and Lewis Bate for Cameron Norman (89′).

Player of the match: Alex Gilbey​

The most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Alex Gilbey.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
7.1
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
6.6
D
Dan Chesters 20.England
6.7
D
Luke Garbutt 29.England
6.8
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
7.0
74'
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
7.0
77'
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
6.3
58'
M
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland
6.3
59' 20'
M
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.4
71'
M
Junior Luamba 54.England
6.8
86'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
9.1
54' Goals12'
Substitutes
G
Joel Torrance 31.England
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
6.7
58' 82'
M
L. Humbles 47.England
F
Callum Hendry 9.Scotland
7.0
59'
F
Callum Morton 39.England
6.8
77'

Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Karl Robinson played with: Alex Cairns (7.1), Dan Chesters (6.7), Theo Vassell (7.0), Curtis Tilt (6.6), Luke Garbutt (6.8), Ryan Watson (6.3), Elliot Watt (7.0), Junior Luamba (6.8), Conor McAleny (6.4), Connor McLennan (6.3) and Matt Smith (9.1).

These were the players on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund (6.7), Callum Hendry (7.0), Joel Torrance, Callum Morton (6.8), Liam Humbles and Kyrell Malcolm (6.8).

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: Ryan Watson for Matthew Lund (58′), Connor McLennan for Callum Hendry (59′) and Elliot Watt for Callum Morton (77′).

Player of the match: Matt Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Matt Smith.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 35 passes (34% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 29 duels out of 39.

Results of the day

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