Southend United 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League One · Monday 17 April 2017

Result

Southend United 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons

League One · Monday 17 April 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Southend United 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Southend United were beaten by Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 in the League One on Monday 17 April 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Joe Walsh opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Southend United's goal came from Simon Cox (90+7', penalty). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Joe Walsh (53') and Ben Reeves (62').

Discipline: Southend United received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Southend United were 7th on 69 points from 43 and Milton Keynes Dons 12th on 55 points from 43. Southend United went on to finish that season 7th with 72 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 12th with 61.

Southend United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Southend United wins, 0 draws and 3 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Going into the match Southend United's last five read W-L-L-W-W and Milton Keynes Dons's L-D-W-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 35'Yellow card · Ben ReevesMilton Keynes Dons
  • 53'Goal · Joe WalshMilton Keynes Dons · 0-1
  • 62'Goal · Ben ReevesMilton Keynes Dons · 0-2
  • 84'Yellow card · Theo RobinsonSouthend United
  • 90+5'Yellow card · A. WordsworthSouthend United
  • 90+7'Penalty goal · Simon CoxSouthend United · 1-2

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Southend United 2, draws 0, Milton Keynes Dons 3.

Team news

Unavailable

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

Southend United line-up (4-4-2)

Christian Walton, Adam Thompson, Stephen McLaughlin, Anton Ferdinand, Anthony Wordsworth, Michael Timlin, Will Atkinson, Ryan Leonard, Jason Demetriou, Simon Cox, Nile Ranger

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

Lee Nicholls, Dean Lewington, Joe Walsh, G. Williams, Callum Brittain, Edward Upson, Darren Potter, Ben Reeves, Stuart O'Keefe, Harvey Barnes, Kieran Agard