Milton Keynes Dons vs Bradford City

24 October 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee M Corlett

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Joseph Tomlinson 4’
  • Jack Payne 31’
  • Max Dean 59’
  • Alex Gilbey 90’
  • Alex Gilliead 17’

Match summary

Milton Keynes Dons won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Bradford City. Milton Keynes Dons led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Joseph Tomlinson put Milton Keynes Dons ahead from a corner in the 4th minute, Alex Gilliead equalised in the 17th minute, and Jack Payne put Milton Keynes Dons back in front with a direct free kick in the 31st minute. In the second half, Max Dean made it 3-1 in the 59th minute and Alex Gilbey made it 4-1 in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 18-7 to Milton Keynes Dons, with 11 on target for Milton Keynes Dons and 2 for Bradford City.

Match stats

Milton Keynes Dons Bradford City
18 Shots 7
11 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Milton Keynes Dons Bradford City
Kick-off
Joseph Tomlinson1-0 (Milton Keynes Dons)
4’
17’
Alex Gilliead1-1 (Bradford City)
Jack Payne2-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
31’
Half-time2-1
Max Dean3-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
59’
Alex Gilbey4-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
90’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Bradford City
  • Ash Taylor
  • Sam Stubbs
  • Liam Ridehalgh
  • Kevin McDonald

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bradford City attacking Milton Keynes Dons attacking 
4’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, goal 7’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 10’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 12’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, hit the woodwork 17’ Alex Gilliead (Bradford City), open play, goal 21’ Emmanuel Osadebe (Bradford City), open play, blocked 22’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 23’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 27’ Brad Halliday (Bradford City), open play, off target 31’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), direct free kick, goal 35’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 35’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 53’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 53’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 54’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, hit the woodwork 58’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), set piece, off target 59’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 71’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 71’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 79’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 81’ Warren O'Hora (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 83’ Ethan Robson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 90’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 90+6’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, saved 90+7’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), set piece, blocked 4’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, goal 7’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 10’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 12’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, hit the woodwork 17’ Alex Gilliead (Bradford City), open play, goal 21’ Emmanuel Osadebe (Bradford City), open play, blocked 22’ Andy Cook (Bradford City), open play, off target 23’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 27’ Brad Halliday (Bradford City), open play, off target 31’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), direct free kick, goal 35’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 35’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 53’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 53’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 54’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, hit the woodwork 58’ Bobby Pointon (Bradford City), set piece, off target 59’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 71’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 71’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 79’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 81’ Warren O'Hora (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 83’ Ethan Robson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 90’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 90+6’ Tyler Smith (Bradford City), open play, saved 90+7’ Clarke Oduor (Bradford City), set piece, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Ethan Robson Taken off
89′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
90′ 1 – 5 – – – –
Conor Grant Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Max Dean Taken off
77′ 1 – 5 – – – –
MJ Williams Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Mohamed Eisa Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Dawson Devoy Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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

Milton Keynes Dons win 41% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.29
Bradford City win 31% Avg odds 3.04

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

Form going into the game

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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.