Match Report
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes Dons |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Kelvin Hibbs | K. Hibbs |  | 50 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | David Moncur | D. Moncur | ||||||||
| Gregoor Zuidersma | G. Zuidersma |  | 48 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Nwankwo Lee | N. Lee | |||||||||
| Jonathan Woodgate | J. Woodgate | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Max Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Anthony Murrin | A. Murrin | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 |  | Ighli Adami | I. Adami | |||||||||
| Les Clarke | L. Clarke | | 57 | M | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Kevin Shields | K. Shields | |||||||||
| Dave Laver | D. Laver | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Darren Izzet | D. Izzet | |||||||||
| Joe Goldberg | J. Goldberg | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Ian Howells | I. Howells | |||||||||
| Mathias Biancalani | M. Biancalani |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Carl Lineker | C. Lineker | ||||||||
| Richard Milligan | R. Milligan | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | John Izzet | J. Izzet | |||||||||
| Greg Peters | G. Peters | | 43 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Neil Ferguson | N. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Simon Best | S. Best | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Giampietro Pinzi | G. Pinzi | |||||||||
| Bill Butt | B. Butt | | 46 | M | | 12 | | G | 49 | | Alexander Beattie | A. Beattie | |||||||||
| Glynn Smith | G. Smith | | 45 | M | | 13 | | M | 47 | | Matt Wilson | M. Wilson | |||||||||
| Terry Peckham | T. Peckham | | 45 | G | | 14 | | M | 45 | | Damien Clegg | D. Clegg | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at StadiumMK where Milton Keynes Dons play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 4,259 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Milton Keynes Dons are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Bower.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Milton Keynes Dons are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Bower.
0.00
0-0Milton Keynes Dons kick off the first half!
3.22
0-0Ian Howells deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampietro Pinzi. Giampietro Pinzi whips in a cross ball towards Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
4.05
0-0Max Thirlwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Lineker. Carl Lineker changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carl Lineker knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Giampietro Pinzi is offside!
9.01
Darren Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to John Izzet. John Izzet threads a neat, attacking ball through to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
18.30
Joe Goldberg sees Simon Best in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Best shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.51
0-0Darren Izzet plays the ball forward to John Izzet. John Izzet shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Kelvin Hibbs.
23.36
0-0Corner kick to Crystal Palace. Giampietro Pinzi chips it to the near post. Some good footwork from Ighli Adami provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.16
Ian Howells changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ian Howells flicks a high pass forward. John Izzet controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from John Izzet provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
30.41
0-0Neil Ferguson catches Jonathan Woodgate on the ankles. The referee brings Neil Ferguson to one side and gives him a warning! Jonathan Woodgate runs off the knock.
32.14
Ighli Adami clumsily knocks into Richard Milligan. Ighli Adami is given a warning by the referee! Richard Milligan stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.09
0-1With imagination, Max Thirlwell laces a weighted ball forward to Carl Lineker. Carl Lineker makes a probing pass to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards John Izzet. John Izzet beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.46
0-1Ian Howells hacks Joe Goldberg from behind! The referee calls over Ian Howells and shows him a yellow card! Joe Goldberg runs off the knock.
44.14
Anthony Murrin catches Neil Ferguson on the ankles. The referee calls over Anthony Murrin and shows him a yellow card! Neil Ferguson runs off the knock.
45.00
0-1Max Thirlwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Lineker. Carl Lineker knocks the ball forward to Giampietro Pinzi. Giampietro Pinzi runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Giampietro Pinzi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball is deflected off Jonathan Woodgate and goes out of play.
45.00
0-1Corner kick to Crystal Palace. Giampietro Pinzi plays it to the far post. Les Clarke reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Milton Keynes Dons appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
47.29
Gregoor Zuidersma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Goldberg. Joe Goldberg makes a beautiful solo run. Joe Goldberg shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
48.23
Ian Howells knocks the ball to his team mate, John Izzet. John Izzet plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Ferguson and advances towards the goal... John Izzet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Jonathan Woodgate.
51.45
0-1Richard Milligan catches Ighli Adami in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Ighli Adami carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.21
0-1Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Damien Clegg replacing Giampietro Pinzi .
67.31
Dave Laver runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dave Laver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.10
Nwankwo Lee plays the ball forward to Darren Izzet. Darren Izzet hits a low pass to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards John Izzet. John Izzet flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
72.40
Gregoor Zuidersma chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Laver. Dave Laver threads a neat ball through to Greg Peters. Greg Peters shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
73.43
Les Clarke clumsily knocks into Carl Lineker. Les Clarke is shown the yellow card! Carl Lineker stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.11
Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Alexander Beattie replacing Kevin Shields and Matt Wilson replacing Darren Izzet .
81.25
Ian Howells barges into Dave Laver. The referee brings Ian Howells to one side and gives him a warning! Dave Laver stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.50
Mathias Biancalani catches Matt Wilson on the ankles. The referee calls over Mathias Biancalani and warns him to calm down! Matt Wilson stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.57
Ighli Adami passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ian Howells. Seeing a gap ahead, Ian Howells plays the ball forward to Damien Clegg. Damien Clegg shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.54
Simon Best barges into Ighli Adami. Simon Best is shown the yellow card! Ighli Adami runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Dave Laver 67 | John Izzet 36 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dave Laver of Milton Keynes Dons |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Kelvin Hibbs (GK)
6
2. Gregoor Zuidersma (DEF)
6
3. Jonathan Woodgate (DEF)
6
4. Anthony Murrin (DEF)
5
5. Les Clarke (MID)
5
6. Dave Laver (MID)
8
7. Joe Goldberg (MID)
6
8. Mathias Biancalani (MID)
5
9. Richard Milligan (ATT)
3
10. Greg Peters (ATT)
6
11. Simon Best (ATT)
5
12. Bill Butt (MID)
0
13. Glynn Smith (MID)
0
14. Terry Peckham (GK)
0
1. David Moncur (GK)
6
2. Nwankwo Lee (DEF)
6
3. Max Thirlwell (DEF)
6
4. Ighli Adami (DEF)
6
5. Kevin Shields (DEF)
6
6. Darren Izzet (MID)
6
7. Ian Howells (MID)
6
8. Carl Lineker (MID)
7
9. John Izzet (ATT)
8
10. Neil Ferguson (ATT)
7
11. Giampietro Pinzi (ATT)
6
12. Alexander Beattie (GK)
6
13. Matt Wilson (MID)
6
14. Damien Clegg (MID)
6