Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons

Grimsby Town and Milton Keynes Dons drew 2-2 in the England League Two on Saturday 31 January 2026, 0-2 at half-time. In their last 6 meetings, including this one, Grimsby Town won 2, Milton Keynes Dons won 1 and 3 were drawn.

England League Two Sat 31 Jan 2026, 12:30 Save

Grimsby Town

HT 0-2

Milton Keynes Dons

Blundell Park, Cleethorpes Kirsty Dowle

Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons timeline

22' Callum Paterson 0-1 Penalty · Right foot shot, Milton Keynes Dons
28' Marvin Ekpiteta 0-2 Goal · Left foot shot, Milton Keynes Dons
35' Charles Vernam Yellow card · Foul, Grimsby Town
64' Jaze Kabia 1-2 Goal · Right foot shot, Grimsby Town
72' Jaze Kabia 2-2 Goal · Assist R. Staunton · Header, Grimsby Town
75' Luke Offord Yellow card · Foul, Milton Keynes Dons
90+8' Jay Matete Yellow card · Foul, Milton Keynes Dons

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Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Grimsby TownMilton Keynes Dons

1.03 Expected goals (xG) 1.35

1.61 xG on target 1.41

62% Possession 38%

121 Attacks 71

80 Dang. Attacks 35

12 Shots 8

3 Shots On Target 2

3 Big Chances 1

9 Corners 6

60% Pass Accuracy 45%

0 Saves 1

7 Fouls 16

1 Yellow Cards 2

1 Offsides 0

1.03 Expected goals (xG) 1.35

1.61 xG on target 1.41

121 Attacks 71

80 Dang. Attacks 35

12 Shots 8

3 Shots On Target 2

7 Shots Off Target 3

2 Shots Blocked 3

7 Shots Inside Box 6

5 Shots Outside Box 2

3 Big Chances 1

1 Big Chances Missed 0

9 Corners 6

0 Penalties 1

11 Dribbles 9

4 Successful Dribbles 3

36% Dribble Success 33%

1 Offsides 0

Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons lineups

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Grimsby Town 4-1-4-1

31 J. Smith

5 Harvey Rodgers
6 Samuel Lavelle
17 Cameron McJannett
3 Jayden Sweeney

20 George McEachran

9 Jaze Kabia 2
7 Jamie Walker
8 Evan Khouri
30 Charles Vernam

39 Andy Cook

Substitutes

14 Justin Amaluzor 86'
15 Géza Dávid Turi 87'
16 R. Staunton 27'
18 Darragh Burns
21 Tyrell Warren 79'
29 Clarke Oduor
40 Tyrell Sellars-Fleming 90'

Milton Keynes Dons 3-1-4-2

1 Craig MacGillivray

15 Luke Offord
25 Curtis Nelson
21 Marvin Ekpiteta

6 Liam Kelly

22 Jon Mellish
8 Alex Gilbey
26 Ben Wiles
2 G. Jones

13 Callum Paterson
10 A. Collins

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9 Scott Hogan
14 Joseph Tomlinson
16 Aaron Nemane
24 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 71'
27 Connal Trueman
28 Jay Matete 84'
29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 71'

Grimsby Town and Milton Keynes Dons player stats

Grimsby Town player stats

31 J. Smith GK	90	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	40	0
5 Harvey Rodgers DEF	90	0	0	1	0	36	0	1	0	36	0
17 Cameron McJannett DEF	90	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	41	0
6 Samuel Lavelle DEF	79	0	0	0	0	30	1	0	0	30	1
3 Jayden Sweeney DEF	27	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
8 Evan Khouri MID	90	0	0	1	0	26	1	1	0	26	1
9 Jaze Kabia MID	90	2	0	2	2	15	2	2	2	15	2
20 George McEachran MID	90	0	0	1	1	53	0	1	1	53	0
30 Charles Vernam MID	90	0	0	1	0	26	1	1	0	26	1
7 Jamie Walker MID	87	0	0	4	0	23	2	4	0	23	2
39 Andy Cook FWD	86	0	0	3	0	10	0	3	0	10	0
16 R. Staunton DEF Sub	63	0	1	0	0	32	0	0	0	32	0
21 Tyrell Warren DEF Sub	11	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
15 Géza Dávid Turi MID Sub	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
14 Justin Amaluzor FWD Sub	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
40 Tyrell Sellars-Fleming FWD Sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Milton Keynes Dons player stats

1 Craig MacGillivray GK	90	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
15 Luke Offord DEF	90	0	0	0	22	2	0	0	22	2
21 Marvin Ekpiteta DEF	90	1	1	1	16	1	1	1	16	1
25 Curtis Nelson DEF	90	0	2	0	13	0	2	0	13	0
2 G. Jones MID	90	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	19	1
8 Alex Gilbey MID	90	0	0	0	22	3	0	0	22	3
22 Jon Mellish MID	90	0	0	0	21	2	0	0	21	2
26 Ben Wiles MID	90	0	2	0	18	0	2	0	18	0
6 Liam Kelly MID	71	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	29	0
10 A. Collins FWD	90	0	1	0	12	4	1	0	12	4
13 Callum Paterson FWD	71	1	2	1	15	0	2	1	15	0
24 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans MID Sub	13	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
28 Jay Matete MID Sub	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy FWD Sub	19	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons team news

Grimsby Town had no reported absences and Milton Keynes Dons were without 3 players.

Grimsby Town 0 out

No reported absences.

Milton Keynes Dons 3 out

Will Collar Hamstring Injury · Missed 17 games Injured

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing Hamstring Injury · Missed 21 games Injured

Kane Wilson Knee Injury · Missed 64 games Injured

Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons form

Grimsby Town W W W W W

Milton Keynes Dons W W W D D

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons head to head

2 Grimsby Town wins 3 draws 1 Milton Keynes Dons wins

2.7 goals per game 67% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

Grimsby Town vs Milton Keynes Dons standings

League Two table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford City	14	10	1	3	25	15	+10	31
2	Barnet	13	7	5	1	28	18	+10	26
3	Walsall	13	5	7	1	21	12	+9	22
4	Crewe Alexandra	14	5	7	2	17	17	0	22
5	Cheltenham Town	14	6	3	5	23	25	-2	21
6	Grimsby Town	14	5	5	4	24	18	+6	20
7	York City	14	5	5	4	24	21	+3	20
8	Gillingham	14	5	5	4	20	19	+1	20
9	Accrington Stanley	14	4	7	3	23	17	+6	19
10	Chesterfield	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	19
11	Tranmere Rovers	14	4	7	3	19	17	+2	19
12	Exeter City	14	5	4	5	11	9	+2	19
13	Swindon Town	14	5	4	5	15	17	-2	19
14	Newport County	14	4	6	4	20	17	+3	18
15	Shrewsbury Town	14	5	3	6	17	22	-5	18
16	Fleetwood Town	14	4	5	5	18	18	0	17
17	Bristol Rovers	14	5	1	8	17	23	-6	16
18	Oldham Athletic	14	4	3	7	15	19	-4	15
19	Port Vale	12	4	3	5	10	14	-4	15
20	Rochdale	14	4	3	7	17	26	-9	15
21	Northampton Town	13	3	5	5	9	10	-1	14
22	Rotherham United	14	2	6	6	18	25	-7	12
23	Colchester United	13	2	6	5	12	19	-7	12
24	Crawley Town	12	2	3	7	13	21	-8	9

League Two home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cambridge United	23	15	6	2	43	15	+28	51
2	Bromley	23	14	9	0	41	21	+20	51
3	Notts County	25	14	5	6	48	25	+23	47
4	Salford City	24	14	5	5	36	26	+10	47
5	Milton Keynes Dons	23	13	6	4	41	20	+21	45
6	Grimsby Town	24	12	5	7	42	24	+18	41
7	Chesterfield	24	11	8	5	38	25	+13	41
8	Crewe Alexandra	23	12	5	6	34	28	+6	41
9	Swindon Town	23	11	6	6	38	27	+11	39
10	Oldham Athletic	23	10	8	5	30	18	+12	38
11	Bristol Rovers	23	12	1	10	31	28	+3	37
12	Colchester United	23	10	6	7	35	23	+12	36
13	Barnet	23	10	6	7	38	29	+9	36
14	Fleetwood Town	23	8	9	6	34	34	0	33
15	Shrewsbury Town	23	9	6	8	22	27	-5	33
16	Accrington Stanley	23	9	5	9	27	27	0	32
17	Cheltenham Town	23	9	4	10	28	33	-5	31
18	Gillingham	23	8	7	8	29	36	-7	31
19	Walsall	23	8	5	10	23	30	-7	29
20	Crawley Town	23	5	10	8	26	28	-2	25
21	Newport County	23	6	4	13	24	37	-13	22
22	Barrow	23	5	4	14	18	34	-16	19
23	Tranmere Rovers	23	4	6	13	22	37	-15	18
24	Harrogate Town	23	4	3	16	16	38	-22	15

League Two away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Milton Keynes Dons	23	11	8	4	45	25	+20	41
2	Barnet	23	11	7	5	32	24	+8	40
3	Notts County	24	12	4	8	30	27	+3	40
4	Chesterfield	24	10	9	5	33	32	+1	39
5	Grimsby Town	24	10	8	6	35	30	+5	38
6	Salford City	25	12	2	11	29	31	-2	38
7	Walsall	23	10	6	7	33	26	+7	36
8	Bromley	23	10	6	7	30	25	+5	36
9	Swindon Town	23	11	3	9	32	32	0	36
10	Cambridge United	23	7	10	6	23	18	+5	31
11	Oldham Athletic	23	8	6	9	30	26	+4	30
12	Colchester United	23	8	6	9	27	26	+1	30
13	Fleetwood Town	23	7	7	9	23	24	-1	28
14	Crewe Alexandra	23	7	5	11	30	30	0	26
15	Bristol Rovers	23	7	4	12	25	37	-12	25
16	Harrogate Town	23	6	6	11	23	30	-7	24
17	Tranmere Rovers	23	6	5	12	32	42	-10	23
18	Gillingham	23	5	7	11	24	36	-12	22
19	Accrington Stanley	23	5	6	12	20	31	-11	21
20	Newport County	23	6	3	14	24	40	-16	21
21	Cheltenham Town	23	5	6	12	25	46	-21	21
22	Barrow	23	4	5	14	27	44	-17	17
23	Shrewsbury Town	23	4	4	15	20	42	-22	16
24	Crawley Town	23	3	6	14	18	40	-22	15

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League Two 2025/2026 standings as of 12 Nov 2026, 22:51 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Blundell Park, Cleethorpes Capacity 9,546 · Grass
Weather: 7°C, light rain Wind 37 km/h · Humidity 91%
Managers: David Artell Grimsby Town Paul Warne Milton Keynes Dons
Officials: Referee Kirsty Dowle 1st Assistant P. Newhouse 2nd Assistant W. Cavanagh 4th Official G. Thomas

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