Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 27 January 2026

Result

Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Bristol Rovers

League Two · Tuesday 27 January 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 Bristol Rovers: match report

Milton Keynes Dons defeated Bristol Rovers 1-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 27 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Callum Paterson of Milton Keynes Dons in the 45th minute.

Discipline: Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Milton Keynes Dons were 3rd on 47 points from 27 and Bristol Rovers 22nd on 21 points from 26. Milton Keynes Dons went on to finish that season 1st with 87 points, and Bristol Rovers 14th with 62.

Milton Keynes Dons lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Curtis Nelson of Milton Keynes Dons (8.0), ahead of Jack Sanders (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Milton Keynes Dons wins, 0 draws and 1 for Bristol Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Callum PatersonMilton Keynes Dons
  • 28'Yellow card · Riley HarbottleBristol Rovers
  • 40'Yellow card · Luke OffordMilton Keynes Dons
  • 45+7'Goal · Callum PatersonMilton Keynes Dons · 1-0
  • 89'Yellow card · Kamil ContehBristol Rovers
  • 90'Yellow card · Liam KellyMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90'Yellow card · Jack SparkesBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Milton Keynes Dons 2, draws 0, Bristol Rovers 1.

Team news

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

Craig MacGillivray, Jack Sanders, Curtis Nelson, Luke Offord, Jay Matete, Aaron Nemane, Ben Wiles, Alex Gilbey, Jon Mellish, Aaron Collins, Callum Paterson

Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-3)

Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Taylor Moore, Riley Harbottle, Joel Senior, Ryan De Havilland, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Shaq Forde, Fabrizio Cavegn, Ellis Harrison