Milton Keynes Dons 2-3 Grimsby Town: result and report

League Two · Saturday 6 September 2025

Result

Milton Keynes Dons 2-3 Grimsby Town

League Two · Saturday 6 September 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-3

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Milton Keynes Dons 2-3 Grimsby Town: match report

Milton Keynes Dons lost to Grimsby Town 2-3 in the League Two on Saturday 6 September 2025. The half-time score was 0-3.

Kieran Green opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Milton Keynes Dons's goals came from an own goal by George McEachran (47') and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (90+1'). Grimsby Town scored through Kieran Green (9'), Jaze Kabia (23') and Charles Vernam (29').

Discipline: Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Milton Keynes Dons were 7th on 11 points from 6 and Grimsby Town 8th on 11 points from 6. Milton Keynes Dons went on to finish that season 1st with 87 points, and Grimsby Town 6th with 81.

Milton Keynes Dons lined up in a 4-4-2 and Grimsby Town in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Charles Vernam of Grimsby Town (8.8), ahead of Kieran Green (7.5).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Luke OffordMilton Keynes Dons
  • 9'Goal · Kieran GreenGrimsby Town · 0-1
  • 23'Goal · Jaze KabiaGrimsby Town · 0-2
  • 29'Goal · Charles VernamGrimsby Town · 0-3
  • 36'Red card · Jon MellishMilton Keynes Dons
  • 47'Own goal · George McEachranMilton Keynes Dons · 1-3
  • 74'Yellow card · Liam KellyMilton Keynes Dons
  • 86'Yellow card · George McEachranGrimsby Town
  • 90+1'Goal · Connor Lemonheigh-EvansMilton Keynes Dons · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Milton Keynes Dons 4, draws 3, Grimsby Town 3.

Team news

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

Craig MacGillivray, Luke Offord, Marvin Ekpiteta, Jack Sanders, Jon Mellish, Kane Wilson, Liam Kelly, Alex Gilbey, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Callum Paterson, Scott Hogan

Grimsby Town line-up (4-1-4-1)

Christy Pym, Harvey Rodgers, Tyrell Warren, Cameron McJannet, Jayden Sweeney, George McEachran, Darragh Burns, Kieran Green, Evan Khouri, Charles Vernam, Jaze Kabia