Cheltenham 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons — League Two, 7 Feb 2026
Milton Keynes Dons beat Cheltenham 3-2 in the League Two on 7 February 2026 at Whaddon Road, Cheltenham. Curtis Nelson, Callum Paterson, J. Bickerstaff, Marvin Ekpiteta got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cheltenham have won 0 and Milton Keynes Dons 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Whaddon Road · Cheltenham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 19'Foul
- 0-132'assist: Liam Kelly
- 0-237'
- 1-245'
- Half-time1-2
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'
- 1-364'
- 72'
- 72'
- 73'L. Youngout: C. Deeming
- 73'
- 81'Foul
- 81'
- 84'
- 85'Time wasting
- 2-387'assist: C. Deeming
- 89'Time wasting
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Cheltenham
- 8.3Joseph DayG
- 7.9Isaac HutchinsonM
- 7.9Jake BickerstaffM
- 7.3Ben StevensonM
- 7.0Cole DeemingM
- 6.9Harry AshfieldM
- 6.9Joshua DavisonF
- 6.7George NurseD
- 6.7James WilsonD
- 6.7Josh MartinF
- 6.5George MillerF
- 6.3Luke YoungM
- 6.3Jordan ThomasM
- 6.2Robbie CundyD
- 6.2Jonathan TomkinsonD
- 5.9Arkell Jude-BoydD
Milton Keynes Dons
- 8.7Liam KellyM
- 8.2Callum PatersonF
- 7.2Marvin EkpitetaD
- 6.9Joseph TomlinsonM
- 6.7Alex GilbeyM
- 6.5Aaron CollinsF
- 6.5Jon MellishD
- 6.3Curtis NelsonD
- 6.3Benjamin WilesM
- 6.3Aaron NemaneM
- 6.3Jack SandersD
- 6.2Rushian Hepburn-MurphyF
- 6.0Gethin JonesD
- 6.0Craig MacGillivrayG
- 5.3Luke OffordD
Line-ups
Milton Keynes Dons3-1-4-2
Cheltenham4-1-4-1
Substitutes
CheltenhamSteve Cotterill
Substitutes
- 10George Miller72'F6.5
- 21George Nurse90+5'81'D6.7
- 16J. Martin72'F6.7
- 3G. HarmonD
- 7C. Deeming73'M7.0
- 4H. Ashfield73'M6.9
- 41M. Diallo
Milton Keynes DonsPaul Warne
Substitutes
- 2Gethin Jones60'D6.0
- 29R. Hepburn-Murphy60'F6.2
- 22Jon Mellish85'61'D6.5
- 27Connal TruemanG
- 7Daniel CrowleyM
- 28Jay MateteM
- 32Jack Sanders84'D6.3
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
0.44Expected goals (xG)2.16
14Total shots19
2Shots on target9
6Shots off target4
6Blocked shots6
7Corners8
1Offsides2
4Fouls12
1Yellow cards4
6Goalkeeper saves0
321Total passes247
220Accurate passes128
69%Pass accuracy52%
Cheltenham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Day | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Isaac Hutchinson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7.9 |
| Jake Bickerstaff | 73 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Ben Stevenson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Cole Deeming | 17 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Harry Ashfield | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joshua Davison | 72 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| George Nurse | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| James Wilson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Josh Martin | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| George Miller | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Luke Young | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jordan Thomas | 81 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Robbie Cundy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jonathan Tomkinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Arkell Jude-Boyd | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Milton Keynes Dons
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Kelly | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 8.7 |
| Callum Paterson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Marvin Ekpiteta | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Joseph Tomlinson | 61 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alex Gilbey | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Aaron Collins | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jon Mellish | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Curtis Nelson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Wiles | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Aaron Nemane | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Sanders | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Gethin Jones | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Craig MacGillivray | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Luke Offord | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.3 |
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