Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons, 2025-26 English FA Cup, First Round

· English FA Cup

Colchester United

26': Micah Mbick
48': Harry Anderson

FT
2 - 3

Milton Keynes Dons

37': Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
58': Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
87': Joseph Tomlinson

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Colchester United are hosting Milton Keynes Dons at JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Will Collar (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
6': Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Ellis Iandolo.
7': Attempt missed. Jack Sanders (MK Dons) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
8': Foul by Will Collar (MK Dons).
8': Teddy Bishop (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons).
11': Kyreece Lisbie (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Jon Mellish (MK Dons).
12': Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt blocked. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
20': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Marvin Ekpiteta (MK Dons).
21': Foul by Liam Kelly (MK Dons).
21': Jaden Williams (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt missed. Teddy Bishop (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
23': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Aaron Nemane (MK Dons).
25': Attempt saved. Arthur Read (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Connal Trueman (MK Dons).
26': Goal! Colchester United 1, MK Dons 0. Micah Mbick (Colchester United) right footed shot from long range on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
29': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Luke Offord.
30': Foul by Micah Mbick (Colchester United).
30': Will Collar (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
32': Attempt blocked. Harry Anderson (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
33': Foul by Jon Mellish (MK Dons).
33': Jack Tucker (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Harry Anderson (Colchester United).
34': Jack Sanders (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Goal! Colchester United 1, MK Dons 1. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Nemane.
38': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Macey (Colchester United).
40': Foul by Jon Mellish (MK Dons).
40': Kyreece Lisbie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Jon Mellish (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Foul by Micah Mbick (Colchester United).
42': Jack Sanders (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Luke Offord (MK Dons).
44': Jaden Williams (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt blocked. Jack Sanders (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Marvin Ekpiteta (MK Dons).
45'+1': Jaden Williams (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Marvin Ekpiteta (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Colchester United 1, MK Dons 1.
45': Second Half begins Colchester United 1, MK Dons 1.
46': Foul by Teddy Bishop (Colchester United).
46': Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Goal! Colchester United 2, MK Dons 1. Harry Anderson (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyreece Lisbie.
49': Foul by Harry Anderson (Colchester United).
49': Jack Sanders (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Jack Tucker.
50': Attempt missed. Will Collar (MK Dons) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
51': Foul by Dan Crowley (MK Dons).
51': Jaden Williams (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Arthur Read (Colchester United).
52': Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Arthur Read (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt blocked. Jon Mellish (MK Dons) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
56': Foul by Jack Sanders (MK Dons).
56': Harry Anderson (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Goal! Colchester United 2, MK Dons 2. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
59': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
60': Attempt missed. Harry Anderson (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
61': Aaron Nemane (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Micah Mbick (Colchester United).
62': Foul by Jack Sanders (MK Dons).
62': Kyreece Lisbie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Luke Offord (MK Dons).
66': Kyreece Lisbie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Luke Offord (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
67': Attempt blocked. Harvey Araujo (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
71': Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Kane Vincent-Young.
71': Attempt missed. Luke Offord (MK Dons) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
71': Substitution, MK Dons. Joe Tomlinson replaces Jon Mellish.
72': Substitution, Colchester United. Samson Tovide replaces Jaden Williams.
72': Foul by Micah Mbick (Colchester United).
72': Luke Offord (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Will Collar (MK Dons).
74': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Joe Tomlinson.
75': Foul by Jack Tucker (Colchester United).
75': Joe Tomlinson (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Teddy Bishop (Colchester United).
76': Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, MK Dons. Callum Paterson replaces Will Collar.
77': Substitution, MK Dons. Nathan Thompson replaces Jack Sanders.
77': Foul by Marvin Ekpiteta (MK Dons).
77': Harry Anderson (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Anderson (Colchester United).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Teddy Bishop (Colchester United).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Arthur Read.
85': Foul by Dan Crowley (MK Dons).
85': Kyreece Lisbie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Callum Paterson (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Harvey Araujo (Colchester United).
87': Goal! Colchester United 2, MK Dons 3. Joe Tomlinson (MK Dons) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
88': Substitution, Colchester United. Owura Edwards replaces Harry Anderson.
88': Substitution, MK Dons. Kane Thompson-Sommers replaces Dan Crowley.
90': Foul by Kane Thompson-Sommers (MK Dons).
90': Micah Mbick (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Kane Thompson-Sommers (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Micah Mbick (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (MK Dons) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Macey (Colchester United).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Colchester United 2, MK Dons 3.
0': Match ends, Colchester United 2, MK Dons 3.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: JobServe Community Stadium
Location: Colchester, England
Attendance: 3,639

Line-Ups

Colchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Matt Macey (GK)
24	Harvey Araujo
5	Jack Tucker
3	Ellis Iandolo
30	Kane Vincent-Young
17	Jaden Williams
8	Teddy Bishop
16	Arthur Read
33	Micah Mbick
7	Harry Anderson
14	Kyreece Lisbie

Colchester United Substitutes:

Will Goodwin, Josh Powell, Samson Tovide, Tom Smith, Tom Flanagan, John-Kymani Gordon, Milton Oni, Owura Edwards, Rob Hunt.

Milton Keynes Dons (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
27	Connal Trueman (GK)
21	Marvin Ekpiteta
32	Jack Sanders
15	Luke Offord
18	Will Collar
7	Daniel Crowley
6	Liam Kelly
22	Jon Mellish
16	Aaron Nemane
29	Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
11	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

Milton Keynes Dons Substitutes:

Tom Finch, Simone Troso, Chase Medwynter, Nathan Thompson, Jonathan Leko, Callum Paterson, Keon Lewis-Burgess, Joseph Tomlinson, Kane Thompson-Sommers.

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