Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League Two · Saturday 18 April 2026

Result

Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons

League Two · Saturday 18 April 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Crewe Alexandra were beaten by Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 in the League Two on Saturday 18 April 2026. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Curtis Nelson opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Crewe Alexandra's goal came from Adrien Thibaut (75'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Curtis Nelson (12'), Marvin Ekpiteta (45+1') and Alex Gilbey (66').

Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card; Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 10th on 66 points from 43 and Milton Keynes Dons 2nd on 80 points from 43. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 11th with 67 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 1st with 87.

Crewe Alexandra lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marvin Ekpiteta of Milton Keynes Dons (8.5), ahead of Joe Tomlinson (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Crewe Alexandra win, 1 draw and 3 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Curtis NelsonMilton Keynes Dons · 0-1
  • 45+1'Goal · Marvin EkpitetaMilton Keynes Dons · 0-2
  • 59'Yellow card · Max SandersCrewe Alexandra
  • 60'Yellow card · Alex GilbeyMilton Keynes Dons
  • 66'Goal · Alex GilbeyMilton Keynes Dons · 0-3
  • 75'Goal · Adrien ThibautCrewe Alexandra · 1-3

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 1, draws 1, Milton Keynes Dons 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Joel TabinerCrewe Alexandra · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • Kane WilsonMilton Keynes Dons · injury (Knee Injury)
  • Owen LuntCrewe Alexandra · injury (Back Injury)

Crewe Alexandra line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ian Lawlor, Lewis Billington, James Connolly, Mickey Demetriou, Reece Hutchinson, Matus Holicek, Max Sanders, Josh March, Tommi O'Reilly, Calum Agius, Emre Tezgel

Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-1-4-2)

Craig MacGillivray, Marvin Ekpiteta, Curtis Nelson, Jack Sanders, Liam Kelly, Gethin Jones, Ben Wiles, Alex Gilbey, Joe Tomlinson, Callum Paterson, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing