Bristol Rovers vs Milton Keynes Dons

11 October 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Scott Oldham

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

  • Alfie Kilgour 8’ (og)
  • Laurence Maguire 83’
  • Alex Gilbey 90’
  • Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 90+3’

Match summary

Milton Keynes Dons won comfortably, 4-0 away at Bristol Rovers. Milton Keynes Dons led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kilgour's own goal put Milton Keynes Dons ahead in the 8th minute. In the second half, Laurence Maguire made it 0-2 with a header in the 83rd minute, Alex Gilbey made it 0-3 in the 90th minute, and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy made it 0-4 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 13-6 to Milton Keynes Dons, with 1 on target for Bristol Rovers and 7 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
7 Shots 13
1 Shots on target 7
7 Corners 2
333 Passes 313
63.7% Pass accuracy 64.9%
17 Tackles 11
9 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Bristol Rovers Milton Keynes Dons
Kick-off
Macauley Southam-HalesFoul
7’
8’
Alfie KilgourOwn goal0-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
24’
Will CollarShot on target
33’
Aaron NemaneShot on target
Ellis HarrisonShot on target
43’
45’
Marvin EkpitetaFoul
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
Ruel SotiriouClinton Mola
54’
Joel SeniorMacauley Southam-Hales
54’
70’
Marvin EkpitetaShot on target
75’
Alex GilbeyFoul
Bryant Akono BilongoJoel Senior
76’
Kamil ContehAlfie Chang
80’
83’
Laurence MaguireHeader0-2 (Milton Keynes Dons)
85’
Rushian Hepburn-MurphyNathaniel Méndez-Laing
85’
Kane Thompson-SommersWill Collar
88’
Rushian Hepburn-MurphyShot on target
Kacper ŁopataFoul
89’
90’
Alex GilbeyRight foot shot0-3 (Milton Keynes Dons)
90+1’
Nathan ThompsonAaron Nemane
90+1’
Jonathan LekoCallum Paterson
90+2’
Dan CrowleyLiam Kelly
90+3’
Rushian Hepburn-MurphyRight foot shot0-4 (Milton Keynes Dons)
Full-time0-4

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Milton Keynes Dons attacking Bristol Rovers attacking 
8’ Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), own goal 10’ Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 13’ Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 24’ Will Collar (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 25’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 25’ Liam Kelly (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 33’ Aaron Nemane (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 40’ Callum Paterson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 41’ Will Collar (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 43’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 56’ Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 59’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 70’ Marvin Ekpiteta (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, saved 72’ Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 74’ Marvin Ekpiteta (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, off target 77’ Kacper Łopata (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 78’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 83’ Laurence Maguire (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, goal 88’ Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, saved 90’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, goal 90+3’ Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 8’ Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), own goal 10’ Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 13’ Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 24’ Will Collar (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 25’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 25’ Liam Kelly (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 33’ Aaron Nemane (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 40’ Callum Paterson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 41’ Will Collar (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 43’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 56’ Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 59’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 70’ Marvin Ekpiteta (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, saved 72’ Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 74’ Marvin Ekpiteta (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, off target 77’ Kacper Łopata (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 78’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 83’ Laurence Maguire (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, goal 88’ Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, saved 90’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, goal 90+3’ Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Young
Mola 54’
Kilgour
Łopata
Sparkes
Chang 80’
McEachran
Southam-Hales 54’
Harrison
Thomas
Cavegn
Milton Keynes Dons 3-5-2 Starting XI
McGillivray
Offord
Ekpiteta
Maguire
Mellish
Collar 85’
Kelly 90’
Gilbey
Nemane 90’
Méndez-Laing 85’
Paterson 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Brad Young
90′ 4 4 32 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Alfie Kilgour
90′ 1 4 – 8 6 37 – – – –
Kacper Łopata
90′ 1 1 – 6 3 44 1 – –
Clinton Mola Taken off
54′ – 1 – 2 1 21 – – – –
Jack Sparkes
90′ 2 1 – 5 1 40 1 – – –
Joel Senior Came on as a substituteTaken off
36′ 2 – – 3 – 8 – – – –
Bryant Akono Bilongo Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – 1 1 5 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Macauley Southam-Hales Taken off
54′ – – 21 – – 2 – 5 1 1
Alfie Chang Taken off
80′ – – 23 – – 2 1 5 1 1 –
Josh McEachran
90′ – – 46 – – 2 1 5 – 1 –
Luke Thomas
90′ – – 19 1 – 1 – 1 1 – –
Kamil Conteh Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 5 – – – 1 – – – –
Forwards3 players
Ellis Harrison
90′ – – 2 1 – – 1 13 3 20 –
Fabrizio Cavegn
90′ – – – – – – – 1 1 3 –
Ruel Sotiriou Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 1 – – – 1 – – 9 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol Rovers win 36% Avg odds 2.58
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
Milton Keynes Dons win 35% Avg odds 2.67

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol Rovers WWDWL
Milton Keynes Dons LDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bristol Rovers 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons, 04 Feb 23 Next meeting: Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Bristol Rovers, 27 Jan 26  All Bristol Rovers vs Milton Keynes Dons meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.