Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Gillingham: result and report

League One · Saturday 1 April 2017

Result

Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Gillingham

League One · Saturday 1 April 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 Gillingham: match report

Milton Keynes Dons defeated Gillingham 3-2 in the League One on Saturday 1 April 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

R. Muirhead opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Milton Keynes Dons's goals came from R. Muirhead (5'), Harvey Barnes (10') and Dean Lewington (90+1'). Gillingham scored through Cody McDonald (56') and J. Wright (90').

Discipline: Milton Keynes Dons received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Gillingham received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Milton Keynes Dons were 15th on 48 points from 39 and Gillingham 19th on 45 points from 40. Milton Keynes Dons went on to finish that season 12th with 61 points, and Gillingham 20th with 50.

Milton Keynes Dons lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Gillingham in a 3-5-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Milton Keynes Dons wins, 1 draw and 4 for Gillingham.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · R. MuirheadMilton Keynes Dons · 1-0
  • 10'Goal · Harvey BarnesMilton Keynes Dons · 2-0
  • 37'Yellow card · Max EhmerGillingham
  • 56'Goal · Cody McDonaldGillingham · 2-1
  • 69'Yellow card · George WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons
  • 79'Yellow card · B. DackGillingham
  • 85'Yellow card · George BaldockMilton Keynes Dons
  • 86'Yellow card · Adedeji OshilajaGillingham
  • 89'Red card · George WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90'Missed penalty · J. WrightGillingham
  • 90'Goal · J. WrightGillingham · 2-2
  • 90+1'Goal · Dean LewingtonMilton Keynes Dons · 3-2
  • 90+3'Second yellow · B. DackGillingham
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Dean BowditchMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Dean BowditchMilton Keynes Dons

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Milton Keynes Dons 2, draws 1, Gillingham 4.

Team news

Unavailable

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

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

Lee Nicholls, Dean Lewington, Joe Walsh, G. Williams, George Baldock, Edward Upson, Ben Reeves, Stuart O'Keefe, Harvey Barnes, Kieran Agard, Robbie Muirhead

Gillingham line-up (3-5-2)

Tomas Holy, Max Ehmer, Zeshan Rehman, Ryan Jackson, Deji Oshilaja, Bradley Dack, Mark Byrne, Josh Wright, Cody McDonald, Lee Martin, Harry Cornick