Crewe vs Milton Keynes Dons match stats & report

1–3 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 44 · Alexandra Stadium, Crewe · Ref Z. Kennard-Kettle

Crewe stats & fixtures · Milton Keynes Dons stats & fixtures

Crewe lost to Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 in League Two on 18 April 2026. Expected goals finished 0.66–1.32. Crewe had 61% of the ball.

Crewe vs Milton Keynes Dons match statistics

CreweMilton Keynes Dons

61% Ball possession 39%
0.66 Expected goals (xG) 1.32
8 Total shots 17
4 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside the box 10
3 Corners 6
8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 1
498 Passes 313
78% Pass accuracy 71%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

12' Goal C. Nelson (assist L. Kelly) Milton Keynes Dons
45' Goal M. Ekpiteta (assist Nathaniel Méndez-Laing) Milton Keynes Dons
59' Yellow card M. Sanders Crewe
60' Yellow card A. Gilbey Milton Keynes Dons
66' Goal A. Gilbey (assist M. Ekpiteta) Milton Keynes Dons
75' Goal A. Thibaut (assist J. Powell) Crewe

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Crewe

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Lee Bell

41 I. Lawlor

3 R. Hutchinson 5 Mickey Demetriou 18 J. Connolly 2 L. Billington

6 M. Sanders 17 M. Holíček

20 Calum Agius 26 T. O'Reilly 24 J. March

36 E. Tezgel

Bench T. Booth , Shilow Tracey , A. Pond , C. Finney , C. Thomas , J. Powell , A. Thibaut

Milton Keynes Dons

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Paul Warne

1 C. MacGillivray

32 J. Sanders 25 C. Nelson 21 M. Ekpiteta

6 L. Kelly

14 J. Tomlinson 8 A. Gilbey 26 B. Wiles 2 G. Jones

11 Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 13 Callum Paterson

Bench C. Trueman , D. Crowley , A. Collins , A. Nemane , C. Lemonheigh-Evans , S. Hogan , R. Hepburn-Murphy

Form guide

Crewe at home

4–5–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Milton Keynes Dons away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Crewe vs Milton Keynes Dons head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 Oct 25	Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe	3–1
21 Apr 25	Crewe v Milton Keynes Dons	0–1
29 Dec 24	Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe	1–1
16 Mar 24	Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe	3–1
2 Sep 23	Crewe v Milton Keynes Dons	3–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Crewe vs Milton Keynes Dons head-to-head record