Colchester United 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League Two · Saturday 19 August 2023

Result

Colchester United 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons

League Two · Saturday 19 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Colchester United 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Colchester United were beaten by Milton Keynes Dons 2-3 in the League Two on Saturday 19 August 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Mohamed Eisa opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Joe Taylor (10') and Joe Taylor (13'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Mohamed Eisa (8'), Alex Gilbey (88') and Matthew Dennis (90+10').

Discipline: Colchester United received 5 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 24th on 0 points from 2 and Milton Keynes Dons 4th on 6 points from 3. Colchester United went on to finish that season 22nd with 45 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 5th with 78.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Taylor of Colchester United (8.6), ahead of Ashley Hunter (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Colchester United wins, 1 draw and 6 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Mohamed EisaMilton Keynes Dons · 0-1
  • 10'Goal · Joe TaylorColchester United · 1-1
  • 13'Goal · Joe TaylorColchester United · 2-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Bradley IhionvienColchester United
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Jayden FevrierColchester United
  • 45+5'Yellow card · Mohamed EisaMilton Keynes Dons
  • 67'Yellow card · Noah ChilversColchester United
  • 81'Yellow card · Junior TchamadeuColchester United
  • 82'Yellow card · Daniel HarvieMilton Keynes Dons
  • 84'Yellow card · Alex GilbeyMilton Keynes Dons
  • 85'Yellow card · Mandela EgboColchester United
  • 88'Goal · Alex GilbeyMilton Keynes Dons · 2-2
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Conor GrantMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90+10'Goal · Matthew DennisMilton Keynes Dons · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 3, draws 1, Milton Keynes Dons 6.

Team news

Colchester United line-up (4-4-2)

Owen Goodman, Mandela Egbo, Tom Dallison, Connor Hall, Nico Lawrence, Junior Tchamadeu, Arthur Read, Noah Chilvers, Jayden Fevrier, Joe Taylor, Bradley Ihionvien

Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-5-2)

Craig MacGillivray, Warren O'Hora, Jack Tucker, Tommy Smith, Cameron Norman, Alex Gilbey, Ethan Robson, Dawson Devoy, Daniel Harvie, Mo Eisa, Jonathan Leko