Cheltenham vs MK Dons

League Two 7 Feb 2026, 15:01
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
2–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
MK Dons
MK Dons
🏟 Whaddon Road 👤 C. Brook Round 31

Match report

MK Dons edged past Cheltenham 3-2 in the League Two on 7 February 2026.

MK Dons had 17 shots to Cheltenham's 14.

The match was played at Whaddon Road, with C. Brook in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 14 - 17 On target 2 - 8 Corners 7 - 8 Fouls 3 - 12 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Isaac Hutchinson
Cheltenham · 1 goal
8 Jake Bickerstaff 1 goal
8 Callum Paterson 1 goal
8 Joe Day 6 saves
8 Liam Kelly 1 assist
First half vs second half
Cheltenham stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–11 9–6
Shots On Goal 1–5 1–3
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 1–6 6–2
Attacks 37–40 0–0
Match statistics
7 Corners 8
5 Substitution 4
49% Ball Possession 51%
14 Shots Total 17
2 Shots On Goal 8
6 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 5
6 Shots Inside Box 14
8 Shots Outside Box 3
3 Fouls 12
7 Corners 8
1 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 4
6 Saves 0
323 Passes Total 247
219 Passes Accurate 128
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cheltenham · 4-1-4-1
1 J. Day
2 A. Jude-Boyd 6 R. Cundy 5 J. Wilson 27 J. Tomkinson
26 B. Stevenson
11 J. Thomas 8 L. Young 23 I. Hutchinson 20 J. Bickerstaff
9 J. Davison
MK Dons · 3-1-4-2
1 C. MacGillivray
21 M. Ekpiteta 25 C. Nelson 15 L. Offord
6 L. Kelly
16 A. Nemane 26 B. Wiles 8 A. Gilbey 14 J. Tomlinson
10 A. Collins 13 C. Paterson
Cheltenham
Coach
Steve Cotterill
Substitutes
  • 10 George Miller
  • 16 Josh Martin
  • 7 Cole Deeming
  • 4 Harry Ashfield
  • 21 George Nurse
  • 41 Mamadou Diallo
  • 3 George Harmon
MK Dons
Coach
Paul Warne
Substitutes
  • 2 Gethin Jones
  • 29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
  • 22 Jon Mellish
  • 32 Jack Sanders
  • 27 Connal Trueman
  • 7 Daniel Crowley
  • 28 Jay Matete
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ G. Jones ↓ A. Nemane MK Dons
  • 60' ↑ R. Hepburn-Murphy ↓ A. Collins MK Dons
  • 61' ↑ J. Mellish ↓ J. Tomlinson MK Dons
  • 72' ↑ G. Miller ↓ J. Davison Cheltenham
  • 72' ↑ J. Martin ↓ A. Jude-Boyd Cheltenham
  • 73' ↑ C. Deeming ↓ L. Young Cheltenham
  • 73' ↑ H. Ashfield ↓ J. Bickerstaff Cheltenham
  • 81' ↑ G. Nurse ↓ J. Thomas Cheltenham
  • 84' ↑ J. Sanders ↓ M. Ekpiteta MK Dons
Cards
  • 19' L. Offord MK Dons
  • 81' A. Gilbey MK Dons
  • 85' J. Mellish MK Dons
  • 89' L. Kelly MK Dons
  • 90+5' G. Nurse Cheltenham
Head-to-head
Cheltenham 1 1 draws 5 MK Dons
2026-02-07 Cheltenham vs MK Dons 2 - 3
2025-08-16 MK Dons vs Cheltenham 5 - 0
2025-03-22 Cheltenham Town vs Milton Keynes Dons 0 - 1
2024-11-16 Milton Keynes Dons vs Cheltenham Town 3 - 2
2022-08-30 Milton Keynes Dons vs Cheltenham Town 1 - 2
2022-03-08 Milton Keynes Dons vs Cheltenham Town 3 - 1
Recent form
Cheltenham D D D D D
MK Dons D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cheltenham vs MK Dons?
Cheltenham lost 2-3 against MK Dons on 7 February 2026.
Who won Cheltenham vs MK Dons?
MK Dons won the match 3-2.
Where was Cheltenham vs MK Dons played?
The match was played at Whaddon Road.
Who had more possession in Cheltenham vs MK Dons?
MK Dons had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.