Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Gillingham — League Two, 4 Oct 2025
Milton Keynes Dons beat Gillingham 3-2 in the League Two on 4 October 2025 at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Callum Paterson, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden, J. Williams got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Milton Keynes Dons have won 1 and Gillingham 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Stadium MK · Milton Keynes·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-16'Own Goal
- 34'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 1-157'assist: Liam Kelly
- 60'Foul
- 63'Laurence MaguireArgument
- 63'Argument
- 65'E. Nevitt
- 65'
- 2-169'assist: W. Collar
- 76'S. Ogieout: M. Clark
- 76'
- 2-276'
- 83'
- 83'
- 87'L. Maguireout: N. Thompson
- 87'
- 2-390'assist: Sam Gale
- 90+3'Argument
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Milton Keynes Dons
- 7.9Nathaniel Mendez-LaingF
- 7.9Aaron NemaneF
- 7.3Will CollarM
- 7.0Callum PatersonF
- 6.9Liam KellyM
- 6.9Laurence MaguireD
- 6.7Alex GilbeyM
- 6.5Nathan ThompsonD
- 6.5Luke OffordD
- 6.5Kane Thompson-SommersM
- 6.3Daniel CrowleyM
- 6.3Marvin EkpitetaD
- 6.2Craig MacGillivrayG
- 6.2Jon MellishD
- 6.2Jonathan LekoF
Gillingham
- 7.9Jonathan WilliamsF
- 7.3Sebastian Palmer-HouldenF
- 7.3Remeao HuttonM
- 6.9Joshua AndrewsF
- 6.9Ethan ColemanM
- 6.7Sam GaleD
- 6.7Max ClarkD
- 6.7Shadrach OgieD
- 6.6Lenni Rae CirinoD
- 6.5Sam VokesF
- 6.3Elliott NevittF
- 6.2Robbie McKenzieM
- 6.0Glenn MorrisG
- 5.9Andrew SmithD
- 5.9Aaron RoweM
Line-ups
Gillingham3-4-1-2
Milton Keynes Dons4-3-3
Substitutes
Milton Keynes DonsPaul Warne
Substitutes
- 9S. HoganF
- 17J. Leko87'F6.2
- 27Connal TruemanG
- 4N. Thompson87'D6.5
- 7Daniel Crowley83'M6.3
- 34C. TrippD
- 20K. Thompson-Sommers83'
GillinghamGareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
- 19S. Vokes65'F6.5
- 25J. TurnerG
- 3M. Clark76'D6.7
- 27N. KhumbeniM
- 32L. Cirino76'D6.6
- 15T. AkomeahD
- 12Sebastian Palmer-Houlden76'65'F7.3
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
13Total shots14
4Shots on target4
6Shots off target8
3Blocked shots2
3Corners4
1Offsides2
20Fouls11
2Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves2
287Total passes322
168Accurate passes204
59%Pass accuracy63%
Milton Keynes Dons
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Aaron Nemane | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Will Collar | 83 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Callum Paterson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Liam Kelly | 83 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Laurence Maguire | 87 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alex Gilbey | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nathan Thompson | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Luke Offord | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Kane Thompson-Sommers | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Daniel Crowley | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marvin Ekpiteta | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Craig MacGillivray | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jon Mellish | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jonathan Leko | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Gillingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Williams | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Sebastian Palmer-Houlden | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Remeao Hutton | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Joshua Andrews | 65 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ethan Coleman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Sam Gale | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Max Clark | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Shadrach Ogie | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Lenni Rae Cirino | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Sam Vokes | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Elliott Nevitt | 65 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Robbie McKenzie | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Glenn Morris | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Andrew Smith | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Aaron Rowe | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 5.9 |
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