League One · Matchday 7 · The Cherry Red Records Stadium
AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons
The only League One fixture of the night, and the one everyone will look at. Wimbledon have won three, drawn one and lost two, with ten points; their five goals have come from just two players. MK Dons have not won a match — five draws and one defeat from six, and five draws is more than any other club in the division has managed. Five of their eight goals are Aaron Collins’s.
Before kick-off: how the two teams stand
AFC Wimbledon 3W 1D 2L · 10 points
| LA v Huddersfield | 0-3 |
| DH v Reading | 0-0 |
| WH v Wigan | 1-0 |
| LA v Burton Albion | 1-4 |
| WA v Bromley | 2-0 |
| WH v Doncaster | 1-0 |
Milton Keynes Dons 0W 5D 1L · 5 points
| DA v Oxford United | 2-2 |
| DH v Huddersfield | 1-1 |
| DH v Leicester | 0-0 |
| LA v Wigan | 1-3 |
| DA v Wycombe | 3-3 |
| DH v Peterborough | 1-1 |
League matches completed before this fixture. Figures are correct as at kick-off and are not updated during the match.
Paul Warne, speaking to the MK Citizen on 15 September, did not play the occasion down and did not lean on it either:
“I get all parts of it, I’m aware of the importance for both sets of fans, but fundamentally it’s a game of football we need to win.”
Live commentary
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SCORE0·0
90+3'fulltimeFull-time, 0-0
90+1'commentFree kick — AFC Wimbledon, Won by Stockley on the right hand side, could Plough Lane be sent into bedlam here
90+1'comment2 added on
87'commentCorner — Milton Keynes Dons, conceded by I. Ogundere
80'commentCorner — AFC Wimbledon, Richards does well again on the right to play a nice ball through for Sessegnon, but Dennis does well to rush out and make the save
78'sub🔄 A. Collins and D. Crowley replaced by I. Fullah and B. Wiles
78'commentRichards puts a great ball in towards Stockley, who just can't get any contact to turn it in, so close
76'commentA. Gilbey's cross is flicked on by Crowley towards Nombe, but Sweeney made a crucial block
73'commentA. Smith's shot from outside the box whistles just wide
72'sub🔄 Z. Nelson and D. Richards replaces C. Maycock and O. Harrison
70'commentCorner — Milton Keynes Dons, Bramall does really well to win a corner off of Sessegnon
67'commentShot — Milton Keynes Dons, Collins heads way over from a good position from a free kick
66'commentA. Collins drives to the byline but his cutback is well intercepted by Bursik
59'commentJ. Stockley seemed lucky there after stamping on the calf of A. Gilbey, wasn't spotted by the officials
56'card🟨 C. Bramall for an off the ball foul on S. Sessegnon
52'commentCorner — AFC Wimbledon, won well by S. Sessegnon
HTkickoffKick-off for the second half
45+2'halftimeHalf-time, 0-0
41'commentShot — AFC Wimbledon, Sweeney heads over
40'commentCorner — AFC Wimbledon, Given away by C. Nelson, big handball appeals
31'commentShot — Milton Keynes Dons, C. Bramall puts a cross into the box that Johnson doesn't deal with, it falls to Paterson at the back post in a lot of space, he strikes it with venom at goal and Bursik saves well
30'card🟨 Free kick — Milton Keynes Dons, Good run from Collins as he drives up the field, R. Johnson fouls him and gets himself a yellow card, good free kick position
28'commentMK Dons starting to get into the game
27'commentCorner — Milton Keynes Dons, C. Paterson's cross turned behind by R. Johnson
21'commentCorner — Milton Keynes Dons, S. Nombe turns Ogundere and shoots from a really difficult angle although forces Bursik to parry it behind
20'commentS. Nombe should have done better
17'commentAFC Wimbledon have been the better side so far
15'commentNever a yellow card for C. Paterson there
15'card🟨 First Yellow goes to C. Paterson for a challenge on S. Seddon, the yellow also might've been for his reaction after it
12'commentShot — AFC Wimbledon, Another decent chance and a good save from Dennis, S. Sessegnon sends a cross in which is flicked on by Stockley but Dennis rushes out at the far post to make the save, good goalkeeping
9'commentShot — AFC Wimbledon, Big chance for C. Maycock, J. Stockley wins a header and Hippolyte wins the second ball and drives through on goal, Wintle catches up but he plays it out right into Maycock who shoots hide and wide of the near post
1'commentEvening all
20:00kickoffKick-off at Plough Lane for this tense rivalry
19:52commentMK Dons have failed to win any of their opening six league matches this season (D5 L1), only once before failing to win their opening seven in an EFL campaign (2005-06).
19:51commentNo side in League One this season has kept more clean sheets than AFC Wimbledon (4, level with Bradford), with this just the second time the Dons have kept four across their opening six EFL matches of a campaign after 2024-25.
19:51commentAfter remaining unbeaten across their nine league matches away to London sides between April 2017 and September 2023 (W6 D3), MK Dons have since lost three of their last five (D2).
19:51commentAFC Wimbledon are unbeaten across their last three league games against MK Dons (W2 D1), keeping a clean sheet in each - more wins and clean sheets than across their prior 10 EFL meetings combined.
19:47commentMK DONS TEAM NEWS: 1 change from the XI who drew to Peterborough, Elijah Campbell comes in for G. Jones who drops to the bench
19:43commentAFC WIMBLEDON TEAM NEWS: 2 changes from the 1-0 win against Doncaster, D. Sweeney and S. Sessegnon come in for F. Simmonds and A. Sasu who both drop to the bench
19:39commentMK Dons Bench: C. MacGillivray, G. Jones, D. Barlaser, M. Ekpiteta, I. Fullah, B. Wiles, R. Hepburn-Murphy
19:38commentAFC Wimbledon Bench: Z. Nelson, F. Simmonds, A. Yiadom, Donnell McNeilly, J. McDonnell, A. Sasu, D. Richardsedited
19:38commentStarting Line-ups
19:35score0-0
What the models say
Two models run on this fixture and they point the same way. The outcome model makes it 55.6% Wimbledon, 23.5% a draw, 20.8% MK Dons. The goals model expects about 1.52 goals for Wimbledon and 1.08 for MK Dons; summed across every scoreline that gives Wimbledon 47.6%, so it is the less emphatic of the two — it puts a draw and an MK Dons win closer together than the bars do.
The figure worth watching is the margin rather than the score: the goals model puts it at 65.9% to finish within one goal. Beyond that it is close to even — 52.0% for under 2.5 goals, 51.3% that both sides score. The three likeliest scores are 1-1 (12.0%), 1-0 (11.5%) and 2-1 (9.3%): a flat pile, not a confident call, and the likeliest single score is a draw, for a side that has drawn five of six.
Match Prediction
The table before kick-off
League One
Updated: 03 Nov 2026, 12:37 PM
Match commentary timeline
Auto-generated from live commentary. 43 entries between kickoff and full-time.
1′ comment Evening all
9′ comment Shot — AFC Wimbledon, Big chance for C. Maycock, J. Stockley wins a header and Hippolyte wins the second ball and drives through on goal, Wintle catches up but he plays it out right into Maycock who shoots hide and wide of the near post
12′ comment Shot — AFC Wimbledon, Another decent chance and a good save from Dennis, S. Sessegnon sends a cross in which is flicked on by Stockley but Dennis rushes out at the far post to make the save, good goalkeeping
15′ card 🟨 First Yellow goes to C. Paterson for a challenge on S. Seddon, the yellow also might’ve been for his reaction after it
15′ comment Never a yellow card for C. Paterson there
17′ comment AFC Wimbledon have been the better side so far
20′ comment S. Nombe should have done better
21′ comment Corner — Milton Keynes Dons, S. Nombe turns Ogundere and shoots from a really difficult angle although forces Bursik to parry it behind
27′ comment Corner — Milton Keynes Dons, C. Paterson’s cross turned behind by R. Johnson
28′ comment MK Dons starting to get into the game
30′ card 🟨 Free kick — Milton Keynes Dons, Good run from Collins as he drives up the field, R. Johnson fouls him and gets himself a yellow card, good free kick position
31′ comment Shot — Milton Keynes Dons, C. Bramall puts a cross into the box that Johnson doesn’t deal with, it falls to Paterson at the back post in a lot of space, he strikes it with venom at goal and Bursik saves well
40′ comment Corner — AFC Wimbledon, Given away by C. Nelson, big handball appeals
41′ comment Shot — AFC Wimbledon, Sweeney heads over
HT kickoff Kick-off for the second half
45+2′ halftime Half-time, 0-0
52′ comment Corner — AFC Wimbledon, won well by S. Sessegnon
56′ card 🟨 C. Bramall for an off the ball foul on S. Sessegnon
59′ comment J. Stockley seemed lucky there after stamping on the calf of A. Gilbey, wasn’t spotted by the officials
66′ comment A. Collins drives to the byline but his cutback is well intercepted by Bursik
67′ comment Shot — Milton Keynes Dons, Collins heads way over from a good position from a free kick
70′ comment Corner — Milton Keynes Dons, Bramall does really well to win a corner off of Sessegnon
72′ sub 🔄 Z. Nelson and D. Richards replaces C. Maycock and O. Harrison
73′ comment A. Smith’s shot from outside the box whistles just wide
76′ comment A. Gilbey’s cross is flicked on by Crowley towards Nombe, but Sweeney made a crucial block
78′ comment Richards puts a great ball in towards Stockley, who just can’t get any contact to turn it in, so close
78′ sub 🔄 A. Collins and D. Crowley replaced by I. Fullah and B. Wiles
80′ comment Corner — AFC Wimbledon, Richards does well again on the right to play a nice ball through for Sessegnon, but Dennis does well to rush out and make the save
87′ comment Corner — Milton Keynes Dons, conceded by I. Ogundere
90+1′ comment 2 added on
90+1′ comment Free kick — AFC Wimbledon, Won by Stockley on the right hand side, could Plough Lane be sent into bedlam here
90+3′ fulltime Full-time, 0-0
score 0-0
comment Starting Line-ups
comment AFC Wimbledon Bench: Z. Nelson, F. Simmonds, A. Yiadom, Donnell McNeilly, J. McDonnell, A. Sasu, D. Richards
comment MK Dons Bench: C. MacGillivray, G. Jones, D. Barlaser, M. Ekpiteta, I. Fullah, B. Wiles, R. Hepburn-Murphy
comment AFC WIMBLEDON TEAM NEWS: 2 changes from the 1-0 win against Doncaster, D. Sweeney and S. Sessegnon come in for F. Simmonds and A. Sasu who both drop to the bench
comment MK DONS TEAM NEWS: 1 change from the XI who drew to Peterborough, Elijah Campbell comes in for G. Jones who drops to the bench
comment AFC Wimbledon are unbeaten across their last three league games against MK Dons (W2 D1), keeping a clean sheet in each – more wins and clean sheets than across their prior 10 EFL meetings combined.
comment After remaining unbeaten across their nine league matches away to London sides between April 2017 and September 2023 (W6 D3), MK Dons have since lost three of their last five (D2).
comment No side in League One this season has kept more clean sheets than AFC Wimbledon (4, level with Bradford), with this just the second time the Dons have kept four across their opening six EFL matches of a campaign after 2024-25.
comment MK Dons have failed to win any of their opening six league matches this season (D5 L1), only once before failing to win their opening seven in an EFL campaign (2005-06).
kickoff Kick-off at Plough Lane for this tense rivalry
