Milton Keynes Dons 5-3 Northampton Town: result and report

League One · Saturday 21 January 2017

Result

Milton Keynes Dons 5-3 Northampton Town

League One · Saturday 21 January 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Milton Keynes Dons 5-3 Northampton Town: match report

Milton Keynes Dons won against Northampton Town 5-3 in the League One on Saturday 21 January 2017. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Kieran Agard opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Milton Keynes Dons's goals came from Kieran Agard (38'), Chuks Aneke (43', penalty), Chuks Aneke (56'), an own goal by Lewin Nyatanga (63') and Harvey Barnes (79'). Northampton Town scored through G. Wylde (61'), Marc Richards (71') and Marc Richards (84', penalty).

Discipline: Milton Keynes Dons received 5 yellow cards; Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Milton Keynes Dons were 19th on 28 points from 25 and Northampton Town 16th on 30 points from 27. Milton Keynes Dons went on to finish that season 12th with 61 points, and Northampton Town 16th with 53.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · Matthew TaylorNorthampton Town
  • 38'Goal · Kieran AgardMilton Keynes Dons · 1-0
  • 43'Penalty goal · Chuks AnekeMilton Keynes Dons · 2-0
  • 56'Goal · Chuks AnekeMilton Keynes Dons · 3-0
  • 61'Goal · G. WyldeNorthampton Town · 3-1
  • 63'Own goal · Lewin NyatangaMilton Keynes Dons · 4-1
  • 64'Yellow card · George WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons
  • 71'Goal · Marc RichardsNorthampton Town · 4-2
  • 73'Yellow card · Chuks AnekeMilton Keynes Dons
  • 73'Yellow card · Lewin NyatangaNorthampton Town
  • 79'Goal · Harvey BarnesMilton Keynes Dons · 5-2
  • 84'Yellow card · Hiram BoatengNorthampton Town
  • 84'Yellow card · Dean LewingtonMilton Keynes Dons
  • 84'Penalty goal · Marc RichardsNorthampton Town · 5-3
  • 87'Yellow card · E. UpsonMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Darren PotterMilton Keynes Dons

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Milton Keynes Dons 0, draws 0, Northampton Town 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Sam HoskinsNorthampton Town · injury (Knee Surgery)
  • Scott WoottonMilton Keynes Dons · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)

Milton Keynes Dons line-up

David Martin, Dean Lewington, Joe Walsh, G. Williams, Paul Michael Downing, George Baldock, Edward Upson, Darren Potter, Kieran Agard, C. Aneke, Nicky Maynard

Northampton Town line-up

Adam Smith, David Buchanan, Zander Diamond, John-Joe O'Toole, Lewin Nyatanga, Matthew Taylor, Neal Eardley, Hiram Boateng, Harry Beautyman, Marc Richards, A. Revell