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MK Dons vs Crawley: match report

Milton Keynes Dons hosted Crawley Town at Stadium MK on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Aaron Farmer is the referee, averaging 4.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

MK Dons 4-1 Crawley. Goals: Ben Wiles 42' for MK Dons; Jack Sanders 45' for MK Dons; Elijah Campbell 61' for MK Dons; Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 70' (pen) for MK Dons; Nathan Tinsdale 90'+1' for Crawley. Attendance: 1,145.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 19' Yellow card: Jude Robertson (Crawley)
  • 22' Yellow card: Ibrahim Fullah (MK Dons)
  • 31' Yellow card: Jay Matete (MK Dons)
  • 42' Goal: Ben Wiles (MK Dons)
  • 45' Goal: Jack Sanders (MK Dons)
  • 61' Goal: Elijah Campbell (MK Dons)
  • 70' Penalty: Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons)
  • 73' Yellow card: Justin Ferizaj (Crawley)
  • 90'+1' Goal: Nathan Tinsdale (Crawley)
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Ty Ewens-Findlay (Crawley)
Match stats (contains the result)
55%Possession45%
17Shots13
7Shots on target5
4Corners5
10Fouls23
1Offsides3
4Saves3
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

MK Dons 3-5-2

Coach: Paul Warne

  1. 23 Will Dennis GK
  2. 21 Marvin Ekpiteta DEF
  3. 32 Jack Sanders DEF
  4. 20 Elijah Campbell DEF
  5. 2 Gethin Jones MID
  6. 28 Jay Matete MID
  7. 4 Daniel Barlaser MID
  8. 26 Ben Wiles MID
  9. 17 Samuel Silvera MID
  10. 22 Ibrahim Fullah FWD
  11. 29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy FWD

Bench

  • 51 Sebastian Stacey GK
  • 42 Elisha Boateng DEF
  • 46 Jack Burke DEF
  • 40 Rian Silver MID
  • 33 Damerai Singh-Hurditt MID
  • 47 Simone Troso MID
  • 39 Jack Perniskie FWD

Crawley 4-1-4-1

Coach: Colin Kazim-Richards

  1. 31 Jackson Izquierdo GK
  2. 56 Jude Robertson DEF
  3. 4 Pele Arganese-McDermott DEF
  4. 24 Akinwale Joseph Odimayo DEF
  5. 12 Lewis Richards DEF
  6. 5 Charlie Barker DEF
  7. 8 Louie Watson MID
  8. 25 Klaudio Krasniqi MID
  9. 21 Justin Ferizaj MID
  10. 28 Nathan Tinsdale MID
  11. 14 Gianmarco Di Biase FWD

Bench

  • 35 Ty Ewens-Findlay DEF
  • 27 Dylan Morgan MID
  • 20 Jude Arthurs MID
  • 7 Malcolm Ebiowei FWD
  • 17 Osman Kamara FWD
  • 9 Danilo Orsi FWD
  • 22 Ade Adeyemo FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 17 February 2026: Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Crawley Town
  • Tuesday 19 August 2025: Crawley Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons
  • Saturday 11 May 2024: Milton Keynes Dons 1-5 Crawley Town
  • Tuesday 7 May 2024: Crawley Town 3-0 Milton Keynes Dons
  • Friday 29 December 2023: Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 Crawley Town