Match summary
Before kickoff, Grimsby Town were 9th in the table but 1st on points from the last five league games. Grimsby Town had won 6 matches in a row before this one.
Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes DonsResult, Lineups & H2H
Blundell Park
Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Grimsby Town5W 0D 0L
Grimsby TownMilton Keynes Dons
15Pointsof 1511
8Goals scored11
2Goals conceded4
4Clean sheets2
6Scored in a row5
7Unbeaten in a row5
Head to head8 meetings · Aug 2018 – Sep 2025
- Grimsby Town wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- Milton Keynes Dons wins
- 1
2.38goals per meeting
63%both teams scored
38%3+ goals
38%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsGrimsby Town 2W 2D 1L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 326 earlier results
Grimsby TownMilton Keynes Dons
#9Position#2
43Points27 v 28 games50
+9Goal difference+25
1.44Scored per gameleague avg 1.31.93
1.11Conceded per game1.04
#1Form table position#5
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Grimsby TownMilton Keynes Dons
- 90+8'Yellow Card · Milton Keynes Dons · Jay Matete
- Substitution · Grimsby Town · Tyrell Sellars-Fleming · InOut: Charles Vernam90+6'
- Substitution · Grimsby Town · Géza Dávid Turi · InOut: Jamie Walker87'
- Substitution · Grimsby Town · Justin Amaluzor · InOut: Andy Cook86'
- 84'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · Jay Matete · InOut: Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
- Substitution · Grimsby Town · Tyrell Warren · InOut: Samuel Lavelle79'
- 75'Yellow Card · Milton Keynes Dons · Luke Offord
- Goal · Grimsby Town · Jaze Kabia2-272'
- 71'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · Rushian Hepburn-Murphy · InOut: Callum Paterson
- 71'Substitution · Milton Keynes Dons · Connor Lemonheigh-Evans · InOut: Liam Kelly
- Goal · Grimsby Town · Jaze Kabia1-264'
- Yellow Card · Grimsby Town · Charles Vernam35'
- 28'Goal · Milton Keynes Dons · Marvin Ekpiteta0-2
- Substitution · Grimsby Town · R. Staunton · InOut: Jayden Sweeney27'
- 22'Penalty · Milton Keynes Dons · Callum Paterson0-1 · Penalty
Match Statistics
Match stats
Grimsby TownMilton Keynes Dons
62%Ball Possession38%
12Shots Total8
3Shots On Target2
9Corners6
7Fouls16
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides0
0Saves1
360Passes228
7Shots Off Target3
121Attacks71
80Dangerous Attacks35
7Shots Inside Box6
5Shots Outside Box2
2Goals2
16Free Kicks6
2Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions3
17Tackles24
1Assists0
216Accurate Passes103
29Total Crosses15
6Accurate Crosses3
7Interceptions10
58Duels Won79
3Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 3-1-4-2
Manager: David Artell
Starting XI
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JS
J. Smith6.1
-
HR
Harvey Rodgers6.7
-
SL
Samuel Lavelle6.0
-
JS
Jayden Sweeney6.4
-
GM
George McEachran6.7
-
EK
Evan Khouri6.6
-
CV
Charles Vernam6.2
Substitutes
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JA
Justin Amaluzor-
RS
R. Staunton7.3
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TW
Tyrell Warren6.2
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TS
Tyrell Sellars-FlemingManager: Paul Warne
Starting XI
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LO
Luke Offord6.5
Substitutes
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JT
Joseph Tomlinson-
CL
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans6.2
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JM
Jay Matete6.5
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 2 | 0 | 2/2 | 15(80%) | 1 | 3/19 | |
R. Staunton DF | 7.3 | 63' | 0 | 1 | - | 32(55%) | 2 | 6/12 |
| 7.2 | 87' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 23(65%) | 2 | 9/14 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 41(66%) | 1 | 4/11 | |
George McEachran MF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 53(70%) | 4 | 7/14 |
Harvey Rodgers DF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 36(49%) | - | 6/6 |
Evan Khouri MF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 26(60%) | 3 | 5/10 |
Jayden Sweeney DF | 6.4 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(57%) | 1 | 1/1 |
| 6.4 | 86' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 10(80%) | - | 6/17 | |
Tyrell Warren DF | 6.2 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(13%) | - | 2/6 |
Charles Vernam MF | 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 26(78%) | 1 | 1/12 |
J. Smith GK | 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(43%) | - | - |
Samuel Lavelle DF | 6.0 | 79' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(63%) | 1 | 5/6 |
Justin Amaluzor FW | - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | - | 0/1 |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(43%) | - | 1/1 | |
Tyrell Sellars-Fleming FW | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 0/2 |
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