Crewe 1-3 Milton Keynes Dons — League Two, 18 Apr 2026
Milton Keynes Dons beat Crewe 3-1 in the League Two on 18 April 2026 at Alexandra Stadium, Crewe. Curtis Nelson, Marvin Ekpiteta, A. Gilbey, Adrien Thibaut got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crewe have won 1 and Milton Keynes Dons 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-112'assist: Liam Kelly
- 0-245'
- Half-time0-2
- 46'out: Alfie Pond
- 46'
- 59'Foul
- 60'Foul
- 66'
- 0-366'assist: Marvin Ekpiteta
- 74'
- 74'
- 1-375'assist: J. Powell
- 84'
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Crewe
- 7.7Adrien ThibautF
- 7.5Jack PowellM
- 7.2Max SandersM
- 7.0James ConnollyD
- 6.9Calum AgiusM
- 6.9Alfie PondD
- 6.7Mickey DemetriouD
- 6.6Matúš HolíčekM
- 6.3Emre TezgelF
- 6.3Conor ThomasM
- 6.2Lewis BillingtonD
- 6.2Tommi O'ReillyM
- 6.0Joshua MarchM
- 5.7Ian LawlorG
- 5.3Reece HutchinsonD
Line-ups
Milton Keynes Dons3-1-4-2
Crewe4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CreweLee Bell
Substitutes
- 8C. Thomas74'M6.3
- 23J. Powell74'M7.5
- 10S. TraceyF
- 25Alfie Pond46'D6.9
- 14C. FinneyD
- 1Tom BoothG
- 29Adrien Thibaut75'46'F7.7
Milton Keynes DonsPaul Warne
Substitutes
- 16Aaron NemaneF
- 10Aaron CollinsF
- 29R. Hepburn-Murphy84'F6.3
- 9S. HoganF
- 27Connal TruemanG
- 7Daniel CrowleyM
- 24Connor Lemonheigh-Evans66'M6.3
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
0.66Expected goals (xG)1.32
8Total shots17
4Shots on target6
3Shots off target7
1Blocked shots4
3Corners6
8Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves3
498Total passes313
390Accurate passes221
78%Pass accuracy71%
Crewe
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrien Thibaut | 45 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Jack Powell | 16 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Max Sanders | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 7.2 |
| James Connolly | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Calum Agius | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alfie Pond | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Mickey Demetriou | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Matúš Holíček | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Emre Tezgel | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Conor Thomas | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Billington | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Tommi O'Reilly | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Joshua March | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Ian Lawlor | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
| Reece Hutchinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.3 |
Milton Keynes Dons
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Ekpiteta | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Curtis Nelson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Alex Gilbey | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.5 |
| Liam Kelly | 84 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Craig MacGillivray | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 66 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Joseph Tomlinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Gethin Jones | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jack Sanders | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Wiles | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Paterson | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
CreweLWLWW
- L11 Apr 26AGrimsby2-3
- W06 Apr 26HSalford City1-0
- L03 Apr 26AAccrington ST0-2
- W28 Mar 26HOldham2-1
- W21 Mar 26AShrewsbury4-0
Head-to-head
- 18 Oct 25Milton Keynes Dons3-1Crewe
- 21 Apr 25Crewe0-1Milton Keynes Dons
- 29 Dec 24Milton Keynes Dons1-1Crewe
- 16 Mar 24Milton Keynes Dons3-1Crewe
- 02 Sept 23Crewe3-1Milton Keynes Dons
- 05 Apr 22Milton Keynes Dons2-1Crewe
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