CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town tops Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 after J. Obikwu scored just 1 goal (33′). Milton Keynes Dons was vastly better in terms of ball possession (79%).​

Gavan Holohan squandered a penalty (45′) for Grimsby Town.​

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 5,659 spectators.​ The referee was Aaron Bannister with the support of Matthew Sowerby and Alex Gray. The 4th official was Paul Newhouse. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.96 degrees Celsius or 44.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons had a strong ball possession 79% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 21% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Grimsby Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Grimsby Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Grimsby Town received 5 yellow cards (Denver Hume, Toby Mullarkey, Curtis Thompson, Gavan Holohan and Arthur Gnahoua). Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this encounter, Grimsby Town has 38 points to remain in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons will stays with 64 points like Crewe Alexandra to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will play away against Gillingham on the 16th of March with a 2-2 head to head.

Milton Keynes Dons will host Crewe Alexandra on the 16th of March with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: Harvey Cartwright (6.8), Toby Mullarkey (6.8), Douglas Tharme (8.1), Harvey Rodgers (7.5), Denver Hume (7.3), Harry Clifton (7.1), Curtis Thompson (7.0), Arthur Gnahoua (6.3), Gavan Holohan (6.3), Abo Eisa (7.5) and Justin Obikwu (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Smith, Kieran Green (6.8), Rekeil Pyke (6.4), Jake Eastwood, Harry Wood (6.4), Jamie Andrews (6.4) and Donovan Wilson.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Abo Eisa for Jamie Andrews (61′), Arthur Gnahoua for Harry Wood (62′), Gavan Holohan for Kieran Green (72′) and Justin Obikwu for Rekeil Pyke (81′).

Player of the match: Douglas Tharme​

The most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Douglas Tharme even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Mike Williamson played with: Michael Kelly (7.1), Jordan Williams (7.5), Warren O’Hora (7.3), Daniel Harvie (7.3), K. Lofthouse (6.8), Jack Payne (7.1), Lewis Bate (7.7), Alex Gilbey (6.4), Dan Kemp (7.0), Ellis Harrison (6.8) and S. Wearne (7.1).

They had on the bench: Cameron Norman, Dean Lewington, Nathan Harness, Ethan Robson, Emre Tezgel (6.8) and Matthew Dennis (6.4).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 2 changes: Ellis Harrison for Matthew Dennis (59′) and Dan Kemp for Emre Tezgel (59′).

Player of the match: Lewis Bate​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Lewis Bate.

His rating is 7.7 with 94 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wrexham – Harrogate Town – 0-0
• Walsall – Barrow – 1-1
• Tranmere Rovers – Mansfield Town – 2-1
• Swindon Town – Accrington Stanley – 1-2
• Newport County – Morecambe – 5-3
• Grimsby Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
• Crewe Alexandra – Sutton United – 1-0
• Crawley Town – Notts County – 2-1
• Bradford City – Forest Green Rovers – 0-2
• AFC Wimbledon – Gillingham – 2-0