Match summary
Milton Keynes Dons had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Milton Keynes Dons won 5 of the 7 previous meetings on record.
Cambridge United vs Milton Keynes DonsResult, Lineups & H2H
Abbey Stadium
Cambridge United vs Milton Keynes Dons in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Cambridge United3W 1D 1L
Cambridge UnitedMilton Keynes Dons
10Pointsof 1511
10Goals scored8
4Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets3
15+Scored in a row1
4Unbeaten in a row10
Head to head7 meetings · Oct 2018 – Dec 2025
- Cambridge United wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Milton Keynes Dons wins
- 5
2.43goals per meeting
29%both teams scored
29%3+ goals
57%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCambridge United 1W 1D 3L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 395 earlier results
Cambridge UnitedMilton Keynes Dons
#2Position#5
63Points33 v 33 games61
+22Goal difference+29
1.45Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.88
0.79Conceded per game1
#3Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Cambridge UnitedMilton Keynes Dons
- 90+6'Penalty · Milton Keynes Dons · A. Collins1-1 · Penalty
- 90+3'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · Connor Lemonheigh-Evans · InOut: Marvin Ekpiteta
- Yellow Card · Cambridge United · Elliott Nevitt83'
- 82'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · A. Collins · InOut: Jack Sanders
- 82'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · Joseph Tomlinson · InOut: Jon Mellish
- Substitution · Cambridge United · B. Purrington · InOut: Liam Bennett80'
- Substitution · Cambridge United · S. Raggett · InOut: Ben Knight80'
- Goal · Cambridge United · Shayne Francis Lavery1-075'
- 74'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · Scott Hogan · InOut: Daniel Crowley
- 74'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · Aaron Nemane · InOut: G. Jones
- Substitution · Cambridge United · Elliott Nevitt · InOut: L. Appéré66'
- Substitution · Cambridge United · Korey Smith · InOut: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu66'
- Substitution · Cambridge United · Shayne Francis Lavery · InOut: Sullay Kaikai65'
- 55'Yellow Card · Milton Keynes Dons · Jack Sanders
- 54'Yellow Card · Milton Keynes Dons · Jon Mellish
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 3-4-2-1
Manager: Neil Harris
Starting XI
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JE
Jake Eastwood6.5
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JG
James Gibbons7.0
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MJ
Mamadou Jobe7.0
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LB
Liam Bennett6.5
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BK
Ben Knight6.4
Substitutes
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EN
Elliott Nevitt6.7
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BH
Ben Hughes-
GM
Glenn McConnellManager: Paul Warne
Starting XI
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LO
Luke Offord6.7
Substitutes
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JT
Joseph Tomlinson6.7
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CL
Connor Lemonheigh-EvansPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 25' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 2/7 | |
James Gibbons DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 45(57%) | 3 | 8/14 |
Mamadou Jobe DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(56%) | 1 | 15/21 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 33(58%) | 2 | 6/10 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(36%) | - | 6/7 | |
Elliott Nevitt FW | 6.7 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 7(29%) | 1 | 5/8 |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(52%) | - | 3/6 | |
Jake Eastwood GK | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(19%) | - | - |
Liam Bennett MF | 6.5 | 80' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(32%) | 3 | 6/13 |
| 6.4 | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(71%) | 1 | 2/9 | |
| 6.4 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8(88%) | 1 | 2/14 | |
Ben Knight FW | 6.4 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 16(63%) | - | 2/8 |
| 6.3 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(63%) | - | 3/10 | |
| 6.3 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(50%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.1 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1/2 | |
| 5.1 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 1/3 |
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