Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Gillingham: result and report

League Two · Saturday 27 January 2024

Result

Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Gillingham

League Two · Saturday 27 January 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Milton Keynes Dons · Gillingham · League Two predictions

Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Gillingham: match report

Milton Keynes Dons defeated Gillingham 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 27 January 2024. The half-time score was 0-0.

MJ Williams opened the scoring in the 79th minute. Milton Keynes Dons's goals came from MJ Williams (79') and Alex Gilbey (88'). Gillingham scored through Josh Walker (90').

Discipline: Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card; Gillingham received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Milton Keynes Dons were 6th on 45 points from 27 and Gillingham 8th on 42 points from 27. Milton Keynes Dons went on to finish that season 5th with 78 points, and Gillingham 12th with 64.

Milton Keynes Dons lined up in a 3-4-3 and Gillingham in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Alex Gilbey of Milton Keynes Dons (8.5), ahead of Dom Jefferies (8.4).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 69'Yellow card · Jack PayneMilton Keynes Dons
  • 79'Goal · MJ WilliamsMilton Keynes Dons · 1-0
  • 88'Goal · Alex GilbeyMilton Keynes Dons · 2-0
  • 90'Goal · Josh WalkerGillingham · 2-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Filip Marschall, MJ Williams, Warren O'Hora, Dean Lewington, Joe Tomlinson, Jack Payne, Lewis Bate, Daniel Harvie, Alex Gilbey, Dan Kemp, Max Dean

Gillingham line-up (5-3-2)

Jake Turner, Remeao Hutton, Conor Masterson, Max Ehmer, Shadrach Ogie, Scott Malone, Connor Mahoney, Ethan Coleman, Dom Jefferies, Ashley Nadesan, Oli Hawkins