Tranmere Rovers vs Milton Keynes Dons · League Two
Tranmere Rovers
4-8-5
2 – 2
FT
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Milton Keynes Dons
8-5-4
Prenton Park · Birkenhead · England
Tranmere Rovers let a two-goal lead slip and Milton Keynes Dons drew 2-2 at Prenton Park (crowd 5,786). Charlie Whitaker scored first for Tranmere at the 9-minute mark and Charlie Whitaker widened the gap after 27 minutes; MK Dons answered through Jon Mellish at the 78-minute mark and Kane Thompson-Sommers brought MK Dons level after 82 minutes. Jonathan Leko was shown a red card at the 79-minute mark MK Dons led the shot count 15-10 and held 54% possession. 4 of the 10 shots by Tranmere were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Prenton Park · Birkenhead · England
- Crowd
- 5,786
- Referee
- Richie Watkins
- Tranmere form
- LDLWD
- MK Dons form
- LWLWD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MK Dons | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Side by side
11Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
0Offsides0
1Corner Kicks8
0Saves2
46.4%Possession53.6%
10Shots15
4On Goal3
40%On Target %20%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots5
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 2-2
90'+5'
🔁Laurence Maguirereplacing Daniel Crowley
90'+1'
🟨Jon Mellish
🔁Kristian Dennisreplacing Billy Blacker
88'
82'2 - 2
⚽Kane Thompson-Sommers
79'
🟥Jonathan Leko
78'2 - 1
⚽Jon Mellish
75'
🔁Kane Thompson-Sommersreplacing Marvin Ekpiteta
🔁Josh Davisonreplacing Charlie Whitaker
73'
🟨Jayden Joseph
67'
62'
🔁Aaron Collinsreplacing Will Collar
61'
🔁Jon Mellishreplacing Joseph Tomlinson
61'
🔁Gethin Jonesreplacing Aaron Nemane
🔁Nohan Kennehreplacing Aaron McGowan
61'
🔁Connor Jenningsreplacing Joe Ironside
60'
🔁Richard Smallwoodreplacing Sam Finley
60'
Half-time · 2-0
⚽Charlie Whitaker
27'2 - 0
🟨Sam Finley
23'
⚽Charlie Whitaker
9'1 - 0
4'
🟨Jonathan Leko
Kick-off
Teams
Tranmere Rovers3-4-2-1
29↓Ironside
7⚽⚽↓Whitaker
14🟨Joseph
11Patrick
24↓Blacker
2Norman
8🟨↓Finley
3Brough
5Smith
30↓McGowan
13Murphy
Bench
- 18Connor Jenningson for Joe Ironside, 60'
- 12Jack Barrett
- 25Taylan Harris
- 6Richard Smallwoodon for Sam Finley, 60'
- 42Nohan Kennehon for Aaron McGowan, 61'
- 10Josh Davisonon for Charlie Whitaker, 73'
- 9Kristian Dennison for Billy Blacker, 88'
Milton Keynes Dons3-4-2-1
17🟥Leko
8Gilbey
18↓Collar
14↓Tomlinson
6Kelly
16↓Nemane
7↓Crowley
15Offord
21↓Ekpiteta
32Sanders
1MacGillivray
Bench
- 20Kane Thompson-Sommerson for Marvin Ekpiteta, 75' ⚽
- 34Callum Tripp
- 22Jon Mellishon for Joseph Tomlinson, 61' ⚽🟨
- 2Gethin Joneson for Aaron Nemane, 61'
- 23Laurence Maguireon for Daniel Crowley, 90'+5'
- 27Connal Trueman
- 10Aaron Collinson for Will Collar, 62'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
1Tranmere wins
2Level
2MK Dons wins
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Form
Last games: Tranmere
D1-1L3-1L2-1W2-1W3-2
Last games: MK Dons
L2-1W3-2D2-2L4-0W2-0
