Crewe Alexandra vs Milton Keynes Dons

2 September 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee P Wright

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Conor Thomas 62’
  • Courtney Baker-Richardson 69’
  • Chris Long 90’
  • Jonathan Leko 8’

Match summary

Crewe Alexandra came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Milton Keynes Dons. Milton Keynes Dons led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jonathan Leko put Milton Keynes Dons ahead in the 8th minute. In the second half, Conor Thomas equalised in the 62nd minute, Courtney Baker-Richardson put Crewe Alexandra in front in the 69th minute, and Chris Long made it 3-1 in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 15-12 to Crewe Alexandra, with 7 on target for Crewe Alexandra and 4 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Match stats

Crewe Alexandra Milton Keynes Dons
15 Shots 12
7 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Crewe Alexandra Milton Keynes Dons
Kick-off
8’
Jonathan Leko0-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
Half-time0-1
Conor Thomas1-1 (Crewe Alexandra)
62’
Courtney Baker-Richardson2-1 (Crewe Alexandra)
69’
Chris Long3-1 (Crewe Alexandra)
90’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Crewe Alexandra
  • Harvey Davies
  • Connor O'Riordan
  • Conor Thomas
  • Aaron Rowe
Milton Keynes Dons
  • Alex Gilbey

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Milton Keynes Dons attacking Crewe Alexandra attacking 
7’ Ashley Hunter (Milton Keynes Dons), direct free kick, saved 8’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 8’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 8’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 10’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 15’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 17’ Ethan Robson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 30’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 40’ Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 46’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 50’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 54’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 57’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 58’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 58’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 60’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 61’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 62’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 69’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 69’ Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 71’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 73’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 76’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 78’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 78’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 84’ Joe White (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 90’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 90+2’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target 7’ Ashley Hunter (Milton Keynes Dons), direct free kick, saved 8’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 8’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 8’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 10’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 15’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 17’ Ethan Robson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 30’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 40’ Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 46’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 50’ Rio Adebisi (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 54’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 57’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 58’ Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 58’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 60’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, off target 61’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 62’ Conor Thomas (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 69’ Courtney Baker-Richardson (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 69’ Joel Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 71’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 73’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 76’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, saved 78’ Connor O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 78’ Aaron Rowe (Crewe Alexandra), from a corner, blocked 84’ Joe White (Crewe Alexandra), open play, blocked 90’ Chris Long (Crewe Alexandra), open play, goal 90+2’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Ryan Cooney Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Conor Thomas Taken off
63′ 1 – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Rio Adebisi Taken off
80′ – – 1 – – – –
75′ 1 – 4 – – – –
Chris Long
90′ 1 – 4 – – – –
Shilow Tracey Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Joe White Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 – – – –
Aaron Rowe Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 – – –
Zac Williams Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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

Crewe Alexandra win 32% Avg odds 2.93
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Milton Keynes Dons win 41% Avg odds 2.26

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.