Bristol City 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Bristol City

J. Knight 6'

Y. Hirakawa 61'

Milton Keynes Dons

EFL Cup 2025/2026

1st Round

August 12, 2025 6:45pm

Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Key stats

Ball Possession

65%

35%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Bristol City 3-4-2-1

Milton Keynes Dons 3-5-2

Goalkeeper

J. Lumley

6.3

C. Trueman

6.3

Defenders

R. Dickie

8.2

C. Waller

6.5

Z. Vyner

7.5

M. Ekpiteta

6.7

G. Tanner

7.5

N. Thompson

7.0

Midfielders

E. Morrison

7.0

C. Lemonheigh-Evans

6.9

A. Randell

6.9

R. Hepburn-Murphy

6.2

J. Knight

8.7

L. Kelly

7.2

M. Sykes

7.2

W. Collar

5.6

A. Nemane

6.6

Forwards

A. Mehmeti

7.5

S. Hogan

6.2

S. Twine

8.5

J. Leko

6.3

Ephrahim Yeboah

6.2

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Highest rating

8.7

J. Knight

7.2

L. Kelly

Match Summary

On August 12, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Bristol City faced off against Milton Keynes Dons at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. The game concluded with Bristol City securing a victory. With 65% possession, Bristol City versus Milton Keynes Dons's 35% and shots on goal at 2 to 0. Bristol City had 78% successful passes (of 456 passes) over Milton Keynes Dons which had 60% successful passes (of 243 passes). The outstanding efforts by J. Knight and L. Kelly played a key role.

Lineup

3-4-2-1

3-5-2

Lumley

6.3

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
20/34

Won duels:
1/1

Tanner

7.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
43/54

Won duels:
5/6

Vyner

7.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
5

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
42/53

Won duels:
6/8

Dickie

8.2

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
66/80

Won duels:
15/16

Sykes

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
24/33

Won duels:
6/13

Dribbles:
1/2

Knight

8.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
56/66

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/9

Dribbles:
0/1

Randell

6.9

Played:
75Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
35/39

Won duels:
3/5

Morrison

7.0

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/14

Won duels:
9/14

Dribbles:
1/1

Twine

8.5

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
10/14

Key passes:
5

Won duels:
3/4

Mehmeti

7.5

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
13/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/12

Dribbles:
2/4

Yeboah

6.2

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
3/9

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Hogan

6.2

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
0/5

Leko

6.3

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
6/9

Won duels:
4/15

Dribbles:
1/5

Lemonheigh-Evans

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
11/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/13

Dribbles:
0/1

Hepburn-Murphy

6.2

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
8/13

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/9

Dribbles:
0/2

Kelly

7.2

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
17/22

Won duels:
2/5

Collar

5.6

Played:
71Min

Accurate passes:
6/9

Won duels:
0/8

Nemane

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
13/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/10

Dribbles:
2/3

Waller

6.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
15/24

Won duels:
4/6

Ekpiteta

6.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
4

Accurate passes:
17/22

Won duels:
4/8

Thompson

7.0

Played:
63Min

Tackles:
4

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
12/21

Won duels:
11/15

Dribbles:
1/1

Trueman

6.3

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
18/37

Substitutes

Coach

Gerhard Struber

Bird

6.7

Played:
16Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Won duels:
1/1

Stokes

6.2

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
8/10

Won duels:
0/1

Armstrong

6.2

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Won duels:
0/4

Hirakawa

7.6

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
14/17

Won duels:
0/3

Riis

6.9

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
5/8

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Bell

McCrorie

Thomas

Roberts

Coach

Paul Warne

Sanders

6.6

Played:
20Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
4/6

Won duels:
2/4

Offord

6.7

Played:
28Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
2/6

Tomlinson

6.9

Played:
28Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
2/6

Won duels:
3/5

Paterson

6.3

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
3/9

Won duels:
3/6

Gilbey

6.6

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/14

Won duels:
2/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Jones

Crowley

MacGillivray

Mendez-Laing

Stats

Ball Possession

Bristol City: 65%

Milton Keynes Dons: 35%

Total Shots

Bristol City: 13

Milton Keynes Dons: 5

Shots on Goal

Bristol City: 2

Milton Keynes Dons: 0

Corner Kicks

Bristol City: 5

Milton Keynes Dons: 3

Offsides

Bristol City: 6

Milton Keynes Dons: 0

Fouls

Bristol City: 7

Milton Keynes Dons: 12

Yellow Cards

Bristol City: 0

Milton Keynes Dons: 2

Red Cards

Bristol City: 0

Milton Keynes Dons: 0

Total Passes

Bristol City: 456

Milton Keynes Dons: 243

Goals Prevented

Bristol City: 0

Milton Keynes Dons: 0

Passes Accuracy

Bristol City: 354 (78%)

Milton Keynes Dons: 146 (60%)

Bristol City vs Milton Keynes Dons

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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