Milton Keynes Dons defeated Forest Green Rovers with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

NAILSWORTH. Milton Keynes Dons had a surprising win over Forest Green Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Dean (40') and a goal from A. Gilbey (51').

David Brown

April 7, 2024

NAILSWORTH. Milton Keynes Dons had a surprising win over Forest Green Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Dean (40′) and a goal from A. Gilbey (51′). Milton Keynes Dons was much superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,507 spectators. The referee was Andy Davies with the support of Robert Hyde and G Read. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.44 degrees Celsius or 54.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.

Match Statistics

Forest Green Rovers

0 - 2

Milton Keynes Dons

! 29 Ball Possession 71

Shots

3 Total 14
0 On Target 4
1 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 5

92 Attack 136
32 Dangerous attack 78
66 Ball safe 73

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

11 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons was in firm control of the ball 71% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milton Keynes Dons won the match.

Forest Green Rovers shot 3 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Moore-Taylor and Charlie McCann). Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (Emre Tezgel).

Match Timeline

40'

Max Dean(goal)

Jordan Moore-Taylor- Yellow

44'

Charlie McCann- Yellow

61'

51'

Alex Gilbey(goal)Kyran Lofthouse

90'

Emre Tezgel- Yellow

69'

Ellis Harrison- sub ->Max Dean

69'

Cameron Norman- sub ->Jack Tucker

75'

Ethan Robson- sub ->Jack Payne

75'

Emre Tezgel- sub ->Stephen Wearne

Fankaty Dabo- sub ->Dominic Thompson

79'

Jacob Maddox- sub ->Charlie McCann

79'

89'

Dan Kemp- sub ->Alex Gilbey

Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Christian Doidge

89'

Harvey Bunker- sub ->Emmanuel Osadebe

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Forest Green Rovers stays with 36 points to hold in the 24th place. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons will has 74 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away against Mansfield Town on the 9th of April with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (6 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will host Mansfield Town on the 13th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers

Vicente Reyes 39.Chile

6.7

Ryan Inniss 5.England

6.8

Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England

6.7

44'

Richard Keogh 36.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland

7.3

79'

Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland

6.4

79'

61'

Dominic Thompson 16.England

6.4

79'

Jamie Robson 17.Scotland

6.6

Emmanuel Osadebe 46.Republic of Ireland

6.6

89'

Christian Doidge 10.Wales

7.1

89'

Jordon Garrick 11.England

6.8

Substitutes

Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand

Dominic Bernard 3.England

Fankaty Dabo 25.England

6.8

79'

Jacob Maddox 18.England

6.7

79'

Harvey Bunker 27.England

89'

Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium

89'

Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: V. Reyes (6.7), Ryan Inniss (6.8), Richard Keogh (7.3), Jordan Moore-Taylor (6.7), Dominic Thompson (6.4), Emmanuel Osadebe (6.6), Charlie McCann (6.4), Jamie Robson (6.6), Kyle McAllister (7.3), Christian Doidge (7.1) and Jordon Garrick (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dominic Bernard , Jacob Maddox (6.7), Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye, Fankaty Dabo (6.8), Harvey Bunker and Callum Jones (6.8).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Dominic Thompson for Fankaty Dabo (79′), Charlie McCann for Jacob Maddox (79′), Emmanuel Osadebe for Harvey Bunker (89′) and Christian Doidge for Tyrese Omotoye (89′).

Player of the match: Kyle McAllister

The most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Kyle McAllister.

His rating is 7.3 with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons

Michael Kelly 32.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Dean Lewington 3.England

7.7

Jack Tucker 4.England

7.3

69'

Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Alex Gilbey 8.England

7.3

89'

51'

Jack Payne 11.England

7.5

75'

Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland

7.0

Stephen Wearne 24.England

7.0

75'

Kyran Lofthouse 29.England

7.3

Lewis Bate 50.England

7.3

Max Dean 18.England

7.1

69'

40'

Substitutes

Filip Marschall 33.England

Cameron Norman 2.England

6.4

69'

MJ Williams 6.Wales

Ethan Robson 17.England

6.8

75'

Dan Kemp 27.England

89'

Ellis Harrison 9.Wales

6.8

69'

Emre Tezgel 22.England

6.4

75'

90'

Milton Keynes Dons started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Mike Williamson played with: Michael Kelly (7.0), Jack Tucker (7.3), Warren O’Hora (7.3), Dean Lewington (7.7), Kyran Lofthouse (7.3), Jack Payne (7.5), Lewis Bate (7.3), Daniel Harvie (7.0), Stephen Wearne (7.0), Alex Gilbey (7.3) and Max Dean (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cameron Norman (6.4), MJ Williams, Ellis Harrison (6.8), Ethan Robson (6.8), Emre Tezgel (6.4), Dan Kemp and Filip Marschall.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: Jack Payne for Ethan Robson (75′), Stephen Wearne for Emre Tezgel (75′), Max Dean for Ellis Harrison (69′), Jack Tucker for Cameron Norman (69′) and Alex Gilbey for Dan Kemp (89′).