Gillingham 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report
League Two · Saturday 7 October 2023
Result
Gillingham 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons
League Two · Saturday 7 October 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Gillingham 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons: match report
Gillingham defeated Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 7 October 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.
Macauley Bonne opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Gillingham's goals came from Macauley Bonne (26') and Scott Malone (55'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Ellis Harrison (82').
Discipline: Gillingham received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Gillingham were 8th on 19 points from 11 and Milton Keynes Dons 11th on 15 points from 11. Gillingham went on to finish that season 12th with 64 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 5th with 78.
Gillingham lined up in a 4-4-2 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jake Turner of Gillingham (8.1), ahead of Connor Mahoney (7.8).
Going into the match Gillingham's last five read L-D-L-W-W and Milton Keynes Dons's D-L-D-L-D.
Key events
- 26'Goal · Macauley Bonne
- 35'Yellow card · Scott Malone
- 55'Goal · Scott Malone
- 58'Yellow card · Jordan Williams
- 62'Yellow card · Daniel Harvie
- 73'Yellow card · Jake Turner
- 81'Yellow card · Max Dean
- 82'Goal · Ellis Harrison
- 90'Yellow card · Anthony Stewart
- 90+2'Second yellow · Daniel Harvie
Team news
Gillingham line-up (4-4-2)
Jake Turner, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, Shadrach Ogie, Scott Malone, Connor Mahoney, Ethan Coleman, Dom Jefferies, Jayden Clarke, Ashley Nadesan, Tom Nichols
Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-4-1-2)
Craig MacGillivray, Warren O'Hora, Anthony Stewart, Daniel Harvie, Cameron Norman, MJ Williams, Alex Gilbey, Joe Tomlinson, Jack Payne, Matthew Dennis, Mo Eisa