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Colchester vs Milton Keynes Dons match stats & report

2–3 Full time

FA Cup · England · 1/128-finals · Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester

Colchester stats & fixtures · Milton Keynes Dons stats & fixtures

Colchester lost to Milton Keynes Dons 2–3 in the FA Cup (1/128-finals) on 1 November 2025.

Goals and cards

  1. 26' Goal M. Mbick (assist H. Anderson) Colchester
  2. 37' Goal R. Hepburn-Murphy (assist A. Nemane) Milton Keynes Dons
  3. 40' Yellow card J. Mellish Milton Keynes Dons
  4. 45+1' Yellow card M. Ekpiteta Milton Keynes Dons
  5. 48' Goal H. Anderson (assist Kyreece Lisbie) Colchester
  6. 52' Yellow card A. Read Colchester
  7. 58' Goal R. Hepburn-Murphy (assist Nathaniel Méndez-Laing) Milton Keynes Dons
  8. 66' Yellow card L. Offord Milton Keynes Dons
  9. 87' Goal J. Tomlinson (assist Nathaniel Méndez-Laing) Milton Keynes Dons
  10. 90+1' Yellow card K. Thompson-Sommers Milton Keynes Dons
  11. 90+4' Yellow card M. Mbick Colchester

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Colchester

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Danny Cowley

Bench T. Smith , R. Hunt , T. Flanagan , S. Tovide , John-Kymani Gordon , Will Goodwin , O. Edwards , Joshua Alan Powell , M. Oni

Milton Keynes Dons

Confirmed 3-5-1-1 Paul Warne

Bench T. Finch , N. Thompson , Callum Paterson , J. Tomlinson , J. Leko , K. Thompson-Sommers , Keon Lewis-Burgess , S. Troso , C. Medwynter

Form guide

Colchester at home

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored
1.0 per game
Conceded
1.2 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 10
Corners
4.3 per game
Shots on target
3.2 per game

43% 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.

Colchester vs Milton Keynes Dons head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester 0–1
Colchester v Milton Keynes Dons 2–0
Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester 1–0
Colchester v Milton Keynes Dons 2–3

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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