Milton Keynes Dons 3-3 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Tuesday 18 October 2016

Result

Milton Keynes Dons 3-3 Bristol Rovers

League One · Tuesday 18 October 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Milton Keynes Dons 3-3 Bristol Rovers: match report

Milton Keynes Dons drew with Bristol Rovers 3-3 in the League One on Tuesday 18 October 2016. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Dean Bowditch opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Milton Keynes Dons's goals came from Dean Bowditch (16'), George Williams (24') and Ben Reeves (66'). Bristol Rovers scored through Matty Taylor (46'), Matty Taylor (87') and Matty Taylor (88').

Discipline: Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Milton Keynes Dons were 16th on 15 points from 13 and Bristol Rovers 8th on 19 points from 12. Milton Keynes Dons went on to finish that season 12th with 61 points, and Bristol Rovers 10th with 66.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Milton Keynes Dons wins, 0 draws and 1 for Bristol Rovers.

Going into the match Milton Keynes Dons's last five read L-L-W-L-W and Bristol Rovers's W-W-L-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Dean BowditchMilton Keynes Dons · 1-0
  • 24'Goal · George WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons · 2-0
  • 31'Yellow card · Dean BowditchMilton Keynes Dons
  • 46'Goal · Matty TaylorBristol Rovers · 2-1
  • 57'Yellow card · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers
  • 58'Yellow card · Ollie ClarkeBristol Rovers
  • 66'Goal · Ben ReevesMilton Keynes Dons · 3-1
  • 71'Yellow card · E. UpsonMilton Keynes Dons
  • 73'Yellow card · Dean LewingtonMilton Keynes Dons
  • 87'Goal · Matty TaylorBristol Rovers · 3-2
  • 88'Goal · Matty TaylorBristol Rovers · 3-3
  • 89'Yellow card · C. RobertsBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Milton Keynes Dons 6, draws 0, Bristol Rovers 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Scott WoottonMilton Keynes Dons · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
  • C. AnekeMilton Keynes Dons · injury (Knee Injury)

Milton Keynes Dons line-up

David Martin, Dean Lewington, G. Williams, Jack Hendry, Paul Michael Downing, Edward Upson, Samir Carruthers, Dean Bowditch, Ben Reeves, Kieran Agard, Ryan Colclough

Bristol Rovers line-up

Kelle Roos, Lee Brown, Tom Lockyer, Connor Roberts, Jake Clarke-Salter, Ollie Clarke, Chris Lines, Stuart Sinclair, Ellis Harrison, M. Taylor, Billy Bodin