Morecambe vs Milton Keynes Dons

23 December 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • John Joshua Mckiernan 49’
  • Max Dean 31’, 90+7’
  • Joseph Tomlinson 69’

Match summary

Milton Keynes Dons beat Morecambe 3-1 on the road. Milton Keynes Dons led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Max Dean put Milton Keynes Dons ahead in the 31st minute. In the second half, John Joshua Mckiernan equalised with a header in the 49th minute, Joseph Tomlinson put Milton Keynes Dons back in front in the 69th minute, and Dean made it 1-3 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 20-9 to Milton Keynes Dons, with 4 on target for Morecambe and 7 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Match stats

Morecambe Milton Keynes Dons
9 Shots 20
4 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Morecambe Milton Keynes Dons
Kick-off
31’
Max Dean0-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
Half-time0-1
John Joshua Mckiernan1-1 (Morecambe)
49’
69’
Joseph Tomlinson1-2 (Milton Keynes Dons)
90+7’
Max Dean1-3 (Milton Keynes Dons)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Morecambe
  • James Connolly
  • John Joshua Mckiernan
  • Jordan Slew
Milton Keynes Dons
  • MJ Williams

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Milton Keynes Dons attacking Morecambe attacking 
6’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), set piece, off target 7’ Jordan Slew (Morecambe), open play, blocked 8’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 12’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 26’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, saved 31’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 36’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 39’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 40’ David Tutonda (Morecambe), open play, off target 42’ James Connolly (Morecambe), set piece, saved 46’ Jordan Slew (Morecambe), open play, blocked 49’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, goal 60’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 62’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 63’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 66’ Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe), open play, off target 69’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 72’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 75’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 76’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 77’ Ethan Robson (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target 78’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 84’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 87’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 90+1’ Eli King (Morecambe), open play, saved 90+2’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+5’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+5’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+7’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 6’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), set piece, off target 7’ Jordan Slew (Morecambe), open play, blocked 8’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 12’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 26’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, saved 31’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 36’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 39’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 40’ David Tutonda (Morecambe), open play, off target 42’ James Connolly (Morecambe), set piece, saved 46’ Jordan Slew (Morecambe), open play, blocked 49’ John Joshua Mckiernan (Morecambe), open play, goal 60’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 62’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 63’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 66’ Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe), open play, off target 69’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 72’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 75’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, blocked 76’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 77’ Ethan Robson (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target 78’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 84’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 87’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 90+1’ Eli King (Morecambe), open play, saved 90+2’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+5’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+5’ Alex Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+7’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
David Tutonda Taken off
86′ – – 1 – – – –
Yann Songo'o Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Tom Bloxham Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
John Joshua Mckiernan Taken off
86′ 1 – 3 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Slew
90′ – – 2 – – –
Jake Taylor Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Charlie Brown Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Max Melbourne Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Cammy Smith Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
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

Morecambe win 32% Avg odds 2.96
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.42
Milton Keynes Dons win 41% Avg odds 2.28

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.