Wigan Athletic 5-1 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League One · Saturday 7 April 2018

Result

Wigan Athletic 5-1 Milton Keynes Dons

League One · Saturday 7 April 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Wigan Athletic 5-1 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Wigan Athletic defeated Milton Keynes Dons 5-1 in the League One on Saturday 7 April 2018. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Will Grigg opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Wigan Athletic's goals came from Will Grigg (11'), an own goal by Ethan Ebanks-Landell (24'), N. Powell (57'), Will Grigg (74') and Will Grigg (76'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Callum Brittain (35').

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 3rd on 80 points from 38 and Milton Keynes Dons 21st on 42 points from 40. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 1st with 98 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 23rd with 45.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 0 draws and 0 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Will GriggWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 11'Yellow card · Scott GolbourneMilton Keynes Dons
  • 24'Own goal · Ethan Ebanks-LandellWigan Athletic · 2-0
  • 35'Goal · Callum BrittainMilton Keynes Dons · 2-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Kieran AgardMilton Keynes Dons
  • 54'Yellow card · Dan BurnWigan Athletic
  • 57'Goal · N. PowellWigan Athletic · 3-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Nathan ByrneWigan Athletic
  • 71'Yellow card · E. UpsonMilton Keynes Dons
  • 74'Goal · Will GriggWigan Athletic · 4-1
  • 76'Goal · Will GriggWigan Athletic · 5-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Wigan Athletic 1, draws 0, Milton Keynes Dons 0.

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Christian Walton, Nathan Byrne, Callum Elder, Chey Dunkley, Dan Burn, Sam Morsy, Max Power, Gavin Massey, Michael Jacobs, Nick Powell, Will Grigg

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

Lee Nicholls, G. Williams, Dean Lewington, Scott Golbourne, Elliott Ward, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Callum Brittain, Edward Upson, Peter Pawlett, C. Aneke, Kieran Agard