Colchester United 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League Two · Saturday 17 August 2024

Result

Colchester United 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons

League Two · Saturday 17 August 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Colchester United 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Colchester United won against Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 in the League Two on Saturday 17 August 2024. The half-time score was 0-0.

Arthur Read opened the scoring in the 81st minute. Colchester United's goals came from Arthur Read (81') and Jack Payne (90+4'). Milton Keynes Dons did not score.

Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards.

Colchester United went on to finish that season 9th with 69 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 18th with 52.

Colchester United lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Payne of Colchester United (8.3), ahead of Arthur Read (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

  • 15'Yellow card · Luke OffordMilton Keynes Dons
  • 27'Yellow card · Jack TuckerMilton Keynes Dons
  • 69'Yellow card · Tom FlanaganColchester United
  • 75'Yellow card · Alex GilbeyMilton Keynes Dons
  • 81'Goal · Arthur ReadColchester United · 1-0
  • 84'Yellow card · Samson TovideColchester United
  • 90+4'Goal · Jack PayneColchester United · 2-0

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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Colchester United line-up (3-1-4-2)

Matt Macey, Rob Hunt, Tom Flanagan, Ellis Iandolo, Alex Woodyard, Mandela Egbo, Teddy Bishop, Jack Payne, John-Kymani Gordon, Tom Hopper, Samson Tovide

Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-4-2-1)

T. McGill, Sam Sherring, Jack Tucker, Dean Lewington, Aaron Nemane, Luke Offord, Tom Carroll, Joe Tomlinson, Stephen Wearne, Alex Gilbey, Callum Hendry