Crawley Town conquers Milton Keynes Dons 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

CRAWLEY. Crawley Town was ultimately too good for Milton Keynes Dons.

May 8, 2024

CRAWLEY. Crawley Town was eventually too much to handle for Milton Keynes Dons with the goal of L. Kelly (5′), Jay Williams (38′) and R. Darcy (62′).

The match was played at the The People’s Pension Stadium stadium in Crawley on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 5,564 spectators. The referee was Ross Joyce with the assistance of Hugh Gilroy and Steve Durnall. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Crawley Town

3 - 0

Milton Keynes Dons

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

12 Total 13
6 On Target 5
2 Off Target 7
4 Shots blocked 1

105 Attack 67
51 Dangerous attack 28
81 Ball safe 76

13 Free Kicks 8
0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 12
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Crawley Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Milton Keynes Dons that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Crawley Town was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crawley Town won the match.

Crawley Town shot 12 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Crawley Town received 3 yellow cards (D. Conroy, K. Gordon and L. Maguire). Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards (Lewis Bate, Daniel Harvie and Joe Tomlinson).

Match Timeline

L. Kelly(goal)A. Campbell

44'

Joe Tomlinson- Yellow

50'

Lewis Bate- Yellow

Jay Williams(goal)W. Wright

38'

L. Maguire- Yellow

55'

58'

Daniel Harvie- Yellow

R. Darcy- sub ->A. Campbell

53'

K. Gordon- sub ->H. Forster

56'

62'

Ellis Harrison- sub ->Stephen Wearne

68'

Kyran Lofthouse- sub ->Cameron Norman

R. Darcy(goal)L. Kelly

62'

D. Conroy- Yellow

73'

N. Tsaroulla- sub ->J. Kelly

75'

85'

Emre Tezgel- sub ->Alex Gilbey

85'

MJ Williams- sub ->Jack Payne

A. Adeyemo- sub ->D. Orsi

90'

K. Gordon- Yellow

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Next matches

Crawley Town – Formation

Crawley Town

C. Addai 1.Jamaica

7.3

D. Conroy 3.England

6.8

73'

L. Maguire 6.England

7.0

55'

W. Wright 30.England

8.9

L. Kelly 4.Republic of Ireland

9.1

Klaidi Lolos 8.Greece

6.4

H. Forster 14.England

6.8

56'

J. Kelly 19.United States

7.0

75'

Jay Williams 26.England

7.5

38'

A. Campbell 28.England

7.3

53'

K. Lolos 8.Greece

6.4

D. Orsi 9.England

6.8

90'

Substitutes

R. Sandford 13.England

K. Gordon 2.England

6.7

56'

88'

J. Mukena 20.England

N. Tsaroulla 25.Cyprus

6.4

75'

R. Darcy 10.England

7.7

53'

62'

J. Roles 11.Cyprus

A. Adeyemo 22.England

6.4

90'

Crawley Town adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Scott Lindsey decided to play with the following team: C. Addai (7.3), W. Wright (8.9), Jay Williams (7.5), D. Conroy (6.8), Klaidi Lolos (6.4), K. Lolos (6.4), L. Maguire (7.0), H. Forster (6.8), L. Kelly (9.1), J. Kelly (7.0), A. Campbell (7.3) and D. Orsi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: K. Gordon (6.7), R. Darcy (7.7), J. Roles, R. Sandford, J. Mukena, A. Adeyemo (6.4) and N. Tsaroulla (6.4).

Crawley Town could not rely on the presence of R. Darcy (injured).

Substitutions

Crawley Town made 4 changes: A. Campbell for R. Darcy (53′), H. Forster for K. Gordon (56′), J. Kelly for N. Tsaroulla (75′) and D. Orsi for A. Adeyemo (90′).

Player of the match: L. Kelly

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crawley Town was L. Kelly.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 53 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons

Michael Kelly 32.Republic of Ireland

6.4

Jack Tucker 4.England

6.6

Warren O'Hora 5.Republic of Ireland

6.4

Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland

6.7

58'

Cameron Norman 2.England

7.0

68'

Alex Gilbey 8.England

6.8

85'

Jack Payne 11.England

6.4

85'

Joe Tomlinson 14.England

7.9

44'

Stephen Wearne 24.England

6.3

62'

Lewis Bate 50.England

7.0

50'

Max Dean 18.England

7.0

Substitutes

Filip Marschall 33.England

Dean Lewington 3.England

Kyran Lofthouse 29.England

6.4

68'

MJ Williams 6.Wales

6.4

85'

Ethan Robson 17.England

Ellis Harrison 9.Wales

6.6

62'

Emre Tezgel 22.England

6.8

85'

Also Milton Keynes Dons adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Mike Williamson played with: Joe Tomlinson (7.9), Michael Kelly (6.4), Jack Tucker (6.6), Stephen Wearne (6.3), Warren O’Hora (6.4), Alex Gilbey (6.8), Max Dean (7.0), Daniel Harvie (6.7), Cameron Norman (7.0), Jack Payne (6.4), Lewis Bate (7.0).

They had on the bench: Dean Lewington , MJ Williams (6.4), Ellis Harrison (6.6), Ethan Robson, Emre Tezgel (6.8), Kyran Lofthouse (6.4) and Filip Marschall.

Milton Keynes Dons could not rely on the presence of MJ Williams (injured) and Kyran Lofthouse (injured).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 4 changes: Jack Payne for MJ Williams (85′), Alex Gilbey for Emre Tezgel (85′), Cameron Norman for Kyran Lofthouse (68′) and Stephen Wearne for Ellis Harrison (62′).