Bristol City vs MK Dons

League Cup - 1st Round 12 Aug 2025, 18:45
Bristol City
Bristol City
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
MK Dons
MK Dons
🏟 Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol) 👤 Robert Madley

Match report

Bristol City beat MK Dons 2-0 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 12 August 2025.

MK Dons failed to register a single shot on target, while Bristol City dominated possession with 65% of the ball.

Bristol City had 13 shots to MK Dons' 5.

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol), with Robert Madley in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 13 - 5 On target 2 - 0 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 7 - 12 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Jason Knight
Bristol City · 1 goal
9 Scott Twine 2 assists
8 Yu Hirakawa 1 goal
8 George Tanner captained the side
8 Zak Vyner captained the side
First half vs second half
Bristol City stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 10–1
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–0
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 3–1 2–2
Attacks 51–39 48–52
Match statistics
5 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
99 Attacks 91
45 Dangerous Attacks 41
2 On Target 0
12 Off Target 5
13 Shots Total 5
2 Shots On Goal 0
7 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 4
2 Shots Outside Box 1
7 Fouls 12
5 Corners 3
6 Offsides 0
65% Ball Possession 35%
0 Yellow Cards 2
456 Passes Total 243
354 Passes Accurate 146
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol City · 3-4-2-1
13 J. Lumley
19 G. Tanner 14 Z. Vyner 16 R. Dickie
17 M. Sykes 12 J. Knight 4 A. Randell 31 E. Morrison
10 S. Twine 11 A. Mehmeti
25 E. Yeboah
MK Dons · 3-5-2
27 C. Trueman
4 N. Thompson 21 M. Ekpiteta 35 C. Waller
16 A. Nemane 18 W. Collar 6 L. Kelly 29 R. Hepburn-Murphy 24 C. Lemonheigh-Evans
17 J. Leko 9 S. Hogan
Bristol City
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Substitutes
  • 7 Yu Hirakawa
  • 18 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 26 Josh Stokes
  • 30 Sinclair Armstrong
  • 6 Max Bird
  • 32 Lewis Thomas
  • 24 Haydon Roberts
  • 2 Ross McCrorie
  • 20 Sam Bell
MK Dons
Coach
Paul Warne
Substitutes
  • 8 Alex Gilbey
  • 13 Callum Paterson
  • 15 Luke Offord
  • 14 Joseph Tomlinson
  • 32 Jack Sanders
  • 1 Craig MacGillivray
  • 2 Gethin Jones
  • 7 Daniel Crowley
  • 11 Nathaniel Méndez-Laing
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Hirakawa ↓ E. Morrison Bristol City
  • 46' ↑ E. Riis ↓ E. Yeboah Bristol City
  • 46' ↑ A. Gilbey ↓ L. Kelly MK Dons
  • 62' ↑ J. Stokes ↓ A. Mehmeti Bristol City
  • 62' ↑ S. Armstrong ↓ S. Twine Bristol City
  • 62' ↑ C. Paterson ↓ S. Hogan MK Dons
  • 63' ↑ L. Offord ↓ N. Thompson MK Dons
  • 63' ↑ J. Tomlinson ↓ R. Hepburn-Murphy MK Dons
  • 71' ↑ J. Sanders ↓ W. Collar MK Dons
  • 75' ↑ M. Bird ↓ A. Randell Bristol City
Cards
  • 31' N. Thompson MK Dons
  • 54' S. Hogan MK Dons
Head-to-head
Bristol City 2 1 draws 0 MK Dons
2025-08-12 Bristol City vs MK Dons 2 - 0
2025-07-22 MK Dons vs Bristol City 0 - 0
2021-07-24 Bristol City vs Milton Keynes Dons 3 - 1
Recent form
Bristol City D D W L L
MK Dons D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol City vs MK Dons?
Bristol City won 2-0 against MK Dons on 12 August 2025.
Who won Bristol City vs MK Dons?
Bristol City won the match 2-0.
Where was Bristol City vs MK Dons played?
The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium (Bristol).
Who had more possession in Bristol City vs MK Dons?
Bristol City had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.