English League Two

FT Saturday, August 5, 2023
Milton Keynes Dons DLLDD 5
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Wrexham DLWWD 3
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MKD235
WXM123
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Match Report

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Wrexham beaten 5-3 by MK Dons in League Two season opener

Wrexham endured a miserable start to their Football League return as they were beaten 5-3 by MK Dons at the Stok Racecourse on Saturday.

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Head to Head

MKD leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WXM · 5-3-2

  1. 12Ben FosterG
  2. 4Ben TozerCD
  3. 22Thomas O'ConnorCD-L
  4. 15Eoghan O'ConnellCD-R
  5. 19Jacob MendyLB
  6. 29Ryan BarnettRB
  7. 20Andrew CannonCM
  8. 38Elliott LeeCM-L
  9. 30James JonesCM-R
  10. 16Billy WatersCF-L
  11. 18Sam DalbyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Jordan DaviesSUB
  2. 14Anthony FordeSUB
  3. 5Aaron HaydenSUB
  4. 21Mark HowardSUB
  5. 17Bryce HosannahSUB
  6. 9Ollie PalmerSUB
  7. 27Jake BickerstaffSUB

MKD · 3-5-2

  1. 1Craig MacGillivrayG
  2. 4Jack TuckerCD
  3. 15Tommy SmithCD-L
  4. 5Warren O'HoraCD-R
  5. 6Jordan WilliamsCM-L
  6. 17Ethan RobsonCM-R
  7. 8Alex GilbeyAM
  8. 21Daniel HarvieLM
  9. 2Cameron NormanRM
  10. 10Mohamed EisaCF-L
  11. 7Jonathan LekoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Joel AnkerSUB
  2. 28Dawson DevoySUB
  3. 19Brooklyn IlungaSUB
  4. 12Nathan HarnessSUB
  5. 11Nathan HollandSUB
  6. 22Ashley HunterSUB
  7. 25Phoenix ScholtzSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Own Goal by Eoghan O'Connell, Wrexham. Wrexham 0, MK Dons 1.
  2. 10' Goal! Wrexham 0, MK Dons 2. Mohamed Eisa (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Leko.
  3. 11' Mohamed Eisa (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 23' Elliot Lee (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 24' Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 42' Goal! Wrexham 1, MK Dons 2. Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 51' Goal! Wrexham 1, MK Dons 3. Jonathan Leko (MK Dons) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Robson.
  8. 61' Substitution, Wrexham. Jake Bickerstaff replaces Sam Dalby.
  9. 61' Substitution, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer replaces Billy Waters.
  10. 61' Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Davies replaces Andrew Cannon.
  11. 64' Goal! Wrexham 1, MK Dons 4. Jonathan Leko (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Eisa with a through ball.
  12. 68' Cameron Norman (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, MK Dons. Ashley Hunter replaces Jonathan Leko.
  14. 79' Substitution, Wrexham. Anthony Forde replaces Ryan Barnett.
  15. 79' Substitution, Wrexham. Bryce Hosannah replaces Jacob Mendy.
  16. 82' Goal! Wrexham 2, MK Dons 4. Jordan Davies (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bryce Hosannah.
  17. 84' Craig MacGillivray (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, MK Dons. Phoenix Scholtz replaces Mohamed Eisa.
  19. 90'+4' Goal! Wrexham 2, MK Dons 5. Daniel Harvie (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  20. 90'+6' Goal! Wrexham 3, MK Dons 5. Anthony Forde (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Palmer with a headed pass.

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