Gillingham 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League Two · Saturday 7 October 2023

Result

Gillingham 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons

League Two · Saturday 7 October 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Gillingham 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Gillingham defeated Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 7 October 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Macauley Bonne opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Gillingham's goals came from Macauley Bonne (26') and Scott Malone (55'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Ellis Harrison (82').

Discipline: Gillingham received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Gillingham were 8th on 19 points from 11 and Milton Keynes Dons 11th on 15 points from 11. Gillingham went on to finish that season 12th with 64 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 5th with 78.

Gillingham lined up in a 4-4-2 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jake Turner of Gillingham (8.1), ahead of Connor Mahoney (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Gillingham wins, 1 draw and 5 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Goal · Macauley BonneGillingham · 1-0
  • 35'Yellow card · Scott MaloneGillingham
  • 55'Goal · Scott MaloneGillingham · 2-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Jordan WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons
  • 62'Yellow card · Daniel HarvieMilton Keynes Dons
  • 73'Yellow card · Jake TurnerGillingham
  • 81'Yellow card · Max DeanMilton Keynes Dons
  • 82'Goal · Ellis HarrisonMilton Keynes Dons · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Anthony StewartMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90+2'Second yellow · Daniel HarvieMilton Keynes Dons

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Gillingham 4, draws 1, Milton Keynes Dons 5.

Team news

Gillingham line-up (4-4-2)

Jake Turner, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, Shadrach Ogie, Scott Malone, Connor Mahoney, Ethan Coleman, Dom Jefferies, Jayden Clarke, Ashley Nadesan, Tom Nichols

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

Craig MacGillivray, Warren O'Hora, Anthony Stewart, Daniel Harvie, Cameron Norman, MJ Williams, Alex Gilbey, Joe Tomlinson, Jack Payne, Matthew Dennis, Mo Eisa