Colchester United prevails over Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

COLCHESTER. Colchester United beats Milton Keynes Dons with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Read (81') and a goal from J. Payne (90').

John Ross

August 18, 2024

COLCHESTER. Colchester United conquers Milton Keynes Dons with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Read (81′) and a goal from J. Payne (90′). Milton Keynes Dons was much better in terms of ball possession (68%).

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,521 spectators. The referee was Jacob Miles who had the assistance of Anthony Da Costa and Stephen Brown. The 4th official was David Harrison. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.85 degrees Celsius or 73.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.

Match Statistics

Colchester United

2 - 0

Milton Keynes Dons

! 32 Ball Possession 68

Shots

12 Total 11
8 On Target 3
2 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 4

61 Attack 110
40 Dangerous attack 65
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

16 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons had a strong ball possession 68% while Colchester United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Colchester United was able to find the solution to win this match.

Colchester United shot 12 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (Tom Flanagan and Samson Tovide). Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards (Luke Offord, Alex Gilbey and Jack Tucker).

Match Timeline

15'

Luke Offord- Yellow

27'

Jack Tucker- Yellow

Arthur Read- sub ->Teddy Bishop

62'

65'

Ellis Harrison- sub ->Callum Hendry

65'

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans- sub ->Aaron Nemane

Tom Flanagan- Yellow

69'

Harry Anderson- sub ->Mandela Egbo

70'

Owura Edwards- sub ->John-Kymani Gordon

71'

75'

Alex Gilbey- Yellow

Arthur Read(goal)Samson Tovide

81'

Samson Tovide- Yellow

84'

Tommy Leigh- sub ->Luke Offord

85'

Jack Payne(goal)Arthur Read

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Colchester United has 3 points to occupy the 12th place in the table. On the other side, Milton Keynes Dons stays with 0 points (23rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will host Harrogate Town on the 24th of August with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Colchester United (0 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will host Carlisle United on the 24th of August with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Carlisle United (1 draw).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United

Matt Macey 1.England

7.2

Ellis Iandolo 3.England

7.2

Tom Flanagan 6.Northern Ireland

6.7

69'

Rob Hunt 19.England

7.3

Teddy Bishop 8.England

6.9

62'

Jack Payne 10.England

8.5

90'

John-Kymani Gordon 11.England

7.7

71'

Mandela Egbo 18.England

6.8

70'

Alex Woodyard 30.England

7.6

Samson Tovide 9.England

7.2

85'

84'

Tom Hopper 14.England

6.9

Substitutes

Tom Smith 12.England

Fiacre Kelleher 4.Republic of Ireland

Harry Anderson 7.England

6.7

70'

Arthur Read 16.England

8.3

62'

81'

Owura Edwards 21.England

7.1

71'

Milton Oni 42.England

7.1

85'

Bradley Ihionvien 48.England

Colchester United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey (7.2), Rob Hunt (7.3), Tom Flanagan (6.7), Ellis Iandolo (7.2), Alex Woodyard (7.6), Mandela Egbo (6.8), Teddy Bishop (6.9), Jack Payne (8.5), John-Kymani Gordon (7.7), Tom Hopper (6.9) and Samson Tovide (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Fiacre Kelleher, Harry Anderson (6.7), Tom Smith, Arthur Read (8.3), Owura Edwards (7.1), Milton Oni (7.1) and Bradley Ihionvien.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 4 changes: John-Kymani Gordon for Owura Edwards (71′), Teddy Bishop for Arthur Read (62′), Mandela Egbo for Harry Anderson (70′) and Samson Tovide for Milton Oni (85′).

Player of the match: Jack Payne

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Jack Payne.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 21 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons

Tom McGill 1.Canada

7.8

Dean Lewington 3.England

7.2

Jack Tucker 4.England

6.6

27'

Sam Sherring 5.England

7.6

Tom Carroll 28.England

6.7

Alex Gilbey 8.England

7.1

75'

Stephen Wearne 11.England

7.5

Joe Tomlinson 14.England

7.8

Aaron Nemane 16.France

6.2

65'

Luke Offord 17.England

6.6

84'

15'

Callum Hendry 22.Scotland

6.7

65'

Substitutes

Nathan Harness 12.England

Callum Tripp 34.England

MJ Williams 6.Wales

Tommy Leigh 18.England

6.4

84'

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 24.Wales

6.4

65'

Ellis Harrison 9.Wales

6.6

65'

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

Mike Williamson played with: Tom McGill (7.8), Sam Sherring (7.6), Jack Tucker (6.6), Dean Lewington (7.2), Aaron Nemane (6.2), Luke Offord (6.6), Tom Carroll (6.7), Joe Tomlinson (7.8), Stephen Wearne (7.5), Alex Gilbey (7.1) and Callum Hendry (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: MJ Williams, Ellis Harrison (6.6), Nathan Harness, Tommy Leigh (6.4), Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (6.4), Damerai Singh-Hurditt and Callum Tripp.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: Callum Hendry for Ellis Harrison (65′), Aaron Nemane for Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (65′) and Luke Offord for Tommy Leigh (84′).