Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United

26 December 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee A Chilowicz

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ellis Harrison 89’

Match summary

Milton Keynes Dons saw off Colchester United 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Ellis Harrison put Milton Keynes Dons ahead in the 89th minute.

Shots finished 27-7 to Milton Keynes Dons, with 4 on target for Milton Keynes Dons and 3 for Colchester United.

Match stats

Milton Keynes Dons Colchester United
27 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 3
11 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Milton Keynes Dons Colchester United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ellis Harrison1-0 (Milton Keynes Dons)
89’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Milton Keynes Dons
  • MJ Williams
  • Jack Payne
  • Max Dean
Colchester United
  • Arthur Read

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Colchester United attacking Milton Keynes Dons attacking 
2’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 9’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 10’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, blocked 12’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 15’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 17’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 17’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 17’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 18’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 30’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, hit the woodwork 30’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 32’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 38’ Chay Cooper (Colchester United), open play, saved 39’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 45’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 48’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 51’ Cameron Norman (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 53’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 54’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 57’ Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United), open play, blocked 58’ Cameron Norman (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 59’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 62’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 63’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, saved 67’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 68’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 70’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 70’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 78’ Al-Amin Kazeem (Colchester United), open play, off target 80’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 86’ MJ Williams (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 88’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 89’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, goal 90+2’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), from a corner, hit the woodwork 90+4’ John Akinde (Colchester United), open play, saved 2’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 9’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 10’ Noah Chilvers (Colchester United), open play, blocked 12’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 15’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 17’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 17’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 17’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 18’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 30’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, hit the woodwork 30’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 32’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 38’ Chay Cooper (Colchester United), open play, saved 39’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 45’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 48’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 51’ Cameron Norman (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 53’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 54’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 57’ Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United), open play, blocked 58’ Cameron Norman (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 59’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 62’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 63’ Joe Taylor (Colchester United), open play, saved 67’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 68’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 70’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 70’ Mohamed Eisa (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 78’ Al-Amin Kazeem (Colchester United), open play, off target 80’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 86’ MJ Williams (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 88’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 89’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, goal 90+2’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), from a corner, hit the woodwork 90+4’ John Akinde (Colchester United), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Dean Lewington
90′ – – – – – – –
Cameron Norman Taken off
78′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 4 – – –
Ethan Robson
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 5 – – – –
90′ – – 8 – – –
Jonathan Leko Taken off
69′ – – 4 – – – –
Mohamed Eisa Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 – – – –
Ellis Harrison Came on as a substitute
12′ 1 – 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 58% Avg odds 1.61
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Colchester United win 19% Avg odds 5.07

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.