Salford City vs Milton Keynes Dons

25 November 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee S Jackson

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 2–1

  • Kelly N'Mai 36’
  • Ryan Watson 45+2’ (pen)
  • Max Dean 10’
  • Joseph Tomlinson 50’, 72’
  • Ellis Harrison 88’

Match summary

Milton Keynes Dons came from behind to win 4-2 away at Salford City. Salford City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Max Dean put Milton Keynes Dons ahead in the 10th minute, Kelly N'Mai equalised with a header in the 36th minute, and Ryan Watson put Salford City in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Joseph Tomlinson equalised in the 50th minute, Tomlinson put Milton Keynes Dons back in front in the 72nd minute, and Ellis Harrison made it 2-4 in the 88th minute.

Shots finished 16-9 to Milton Keynes Dons, with 4 on target for Salford City and 5 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Match stats

Salford City Milton Keynes Dons
9 Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Salford City Milton Keynes Dons
Kick-off
10’
Max Dean0-1 (Milton Keynes Dons)
Kelly N'Mai1-1 (Salford City)
36’
Ryan Watson
Penalty
2-1 (Salford City)
45+2’
Half-time2-1
50’
Joseph Tomlinson2-2 (Milton Keynes Dons)
72’
Joseph Tomlinson2-3 (Milton Keynes Dons)
88’
Ellis Harrison2-4 (Milton Keynes Dons)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Salford City
  • Adrian Mariappa
  • Matthew Lund
Milton Keynes Dons
  • Joseph Tomlinson
  • MJ Williams

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Milton Keynes Dons attacking Salford City attacking 
2’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 4’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 10’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 23’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), set piece, blocked 25’ Curtis Tilt (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 25’ Connor McLennan (Salford City), open play, saved 34’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 34’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 36’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, goal 41’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 41’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 47’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), penalty, goal 50’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 56’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), open play, blocked 57’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 59’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 62’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target 66’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, blocked 71’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, off target 71’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 72’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 82’ Theo Vassell (Salford City), open play, saved 88’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 90’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+3’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target 2’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 4’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 10’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 23’ Conor McAleny (Salford City), set piece, blocked 25’ Curtis Tilt (Salford City), from a corner, blocked 25’ Connor McLennan (Salford City), open play, saved 34’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 34’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 36’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, goal 41’ Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, saved 41’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 47’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), penalty, goal 50’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 56’ Ryan Watson (Salford City), open play, blocked 57’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 59’ Max Dean (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, off target 62’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target 66’ Conor Grant (Milton Keynes Dons), set piece, blocked 71’ Matt Smith (Salford City), open play, off target 71’ Kelly N'Mai (Salford City), open play, off target 72’ Joseph Tomlinson (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 82’ Theo Vassell (Salford City), open play, saved 88’ Ellis Harrison (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, goal 90’ Jonathan Leko (Milton Keynes Dons), open play, blocked 90+3’ Daniel Harvie (Milton Keynes Dons), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players12 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Theo Vassell
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Adrian Mariappa
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Matthew Lund
90′ – – – – – –
Connor McLennan Taken off
85′ – – 1 – – – –
Conor McAleny
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Matt Smith
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Junior Luamba Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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

Salford City win 32% Avg odds 2.94
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56
Milton Keynes Dons win 42% Avg odds 2.25

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.