Gillingham vs Milton Keynes Dons

7 October 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee D Drysdale

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Macauley Bonne 26’
  • Scott Malone 55’
  • Ellis Harrison 82’

Match summary

Gillingham beat Milton Keynes Dons 2-1. Gillingham led 1-0 at half-time.

Macauley Bonne put Gillingham ahead in the 26th minute, Scott Malone made it 2-0 in the 55th minute, and Ellis Harrison pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 82nd minute.

Shots finished 27-16 to Milton Keynes Dons, with 6 on target for Gillingham and 8 for Milton Keynes Dons. Milton Keynes Dons had a player sent off.

Match stats

Gillingham Milton Keynes Dons
16 Shots 27
6 Shots on Target 8
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Gillingham Milton Keynes Dons
Kick-off
Macauley Bonne1-0 (Gillingham)
26’
Half-time1-0
Scott Malone2-0 (Gillingham)
55’
82’
Ellis Harrison2-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Gillingham
  • Jake Turner
  • Scott Malone
Milton Keynes Dons
  • Daniel Harvie
  • Anthony Stewart
  • MJ Williams
  • Max Dean

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Milton Keynes Dons attacking Gillingham attacking 
4’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 4’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 5’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 7’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 9’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 13’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 21’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 22’ Dom Jefferies (Gillingham), open play, off target 22’ Ethan Coleman (Gillingham), open play, saved 23’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, saved 24’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, off target 26’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, goal 30’ Ethan Coleman (Gillingham), open play, hit the woodwork 33’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, saved 43’ Jayden Clarke (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 43’ Tom Nichols (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 45’ MJ Williams (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 47’ Tom Nichols (Gillingham), open play, saved 48’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 50’ Tom Nichols (Gillingham), open play, blocked 51’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 51’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 52’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 47’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 48’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 49’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), from a corner, off target 55’ Scott Malone (Gillingham), open play, goal 60’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 69’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 70’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 71’ Anthony Stewart (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, saved 72’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 77’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 78’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 79’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, saved 80’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 80’ Warren O'Hora (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 82’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 84’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 87’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 90+3’ Ethan Coleman (Gillingham), open play, off target 90+4’ Cameron Norman (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 4’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 4’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 5’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 7’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 9’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 13’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 21’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 22’ Dom Jefferies (Gillingham), open play, off target 22’ Ethan Coleman (Gillingham), open play, saved 23’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, saved 24’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, off target 26’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, goal 30’ Ethan Coleman (Gillingham), open play, hit the woodwork 33’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, saved 43’ Jayden Clarke (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 43’ Tom Nichols (Gillingham), from a corner, blocked 45’ MJ Williams (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 47’ Tom Nichols (Gillingham), open play, saved 48’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 50’ Tom Nichols (Gillingham), open play, blocked 51’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 51’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 52’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 47’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 48’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 49’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), from a corner, off target 55’ Scott Malone (Gillingham), open play, goal 60’ Macauley Bonne (Gillingham), open play, off target 69’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 70’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 71’ Anthony Stewart (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, saved 72’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 77’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 78’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 79’ Connor Mahoney (Gillingham), open play, saved 80’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 80’ Warren O'Hora (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 82’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 84’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 87’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 90+3’ Ethan Coleman (Gillingham), open play, off target 90+4’ Cameron Norman (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – –
Cheye Alexander
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Scott Malone
90′ 1 – 1 – – –
Connor Mahoney Taken off
88′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Jayden Clarke Taken off
76′ – – 1 – – – –
Ashley Nadesan Taken off
18′ – – – – – – –
Tom Nichols Taken off
76′ – – 3 – – – –
Macauley Bonne Came on as a substitute
72′ 1 – 6 – – – –
Max Clark Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Max Ehmer Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Robbie McKenzie Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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

Gillingham win 44% Avg odds 2.14
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.41
Milton Keynes Dons win 29% Avg odds 3.25

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.