Match Report
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes Dons |  |  | Fulham | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| James Broomhead | James Broomhead | Brendan Dao | Brendan Dao | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kieron Le Tissier | K. Le Tissier |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Carlton Gower | C. Gower | |||||||||
| Wes White | W. White | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Graeme Walker | G. Walker | |||||||||
| Damien Crooks | D. Crooks | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Fabrizio Florio | F. Florio | |||||||||
| Martin Shearer | M. Shearer | | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Nigel Thatcher | N. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Ian Palmer | I. Palmer | | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 |  | Jean-Pierre Javary | J. Javary | |||||||||
| Nigel Thirlwell | N. Thirlwell | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Wes Haynes | W. Haynes | |||||||||
| Craig Thomson | C. Thomson |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Arthur Ball | A. Ball | |||||||||
| Nigel Lisbie | N. Lisbie | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | John Cottee | J. Cottee | |||||||||
| Helder Costa | H. Costa |  | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Robert Brand | R. Brand | |||||||||
| Dominic James | D. James | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Gianluca Diana | G. Diana | |||||||||
| Alistair Wilcox | A. Wilcox | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Paul White | P. White | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at StadiumMK where Milton Keynes Dons play host to Fulham. A crowd of 20,474 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Milton Keynes Dons are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Milton Keynes Dons are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Fulham get the match underway!
2.13
0-0Graeme Walker makes a beautiful solo run. Graeme Walker knocks the ball forward to Paul White. Paul White knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wes White.
3.37
0-0Nigel Lisbie flicks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Wilcox. Alistair Wilcox lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic James. Dominic James heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.30
1-0Damien Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Thirlwell. Nigel Thirlwell passes the ball forward to Helder Costa. Helder Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alistair Wilcox. Alistair Wilcox makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Carlton Gower is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.44
Nigel Thatcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Cottee. John Cottee knocks the ball forward to Robert Brand. Robert Brand whips in a cross ball towards Gianluca Diana. Gianluca Diana heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.21
Martin Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Thirlwell. Nigel Thirlwell surges forward with the ball. Nigel Thirlwell tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.41
1-0Fabrizio Florio sees space and advances. Fabrizio Florio makes a simple pass to Gianluca Diana. Gianluca Diana shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Kieron Le Tissier.
18.03
1-0Wes White makes a probing pass to Nigel Thirlwell. Nigel Thirlwell sees a break and surges forward. Nigel Thirlwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Wilcox but he's offside!
20.26
Arthur Ball threads the ball through to Gianluca Diana. Gianluca Diana shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.24
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
32.15
Craig Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Costa. Helder Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlton Gower who gathers it comfortably.
42.16
Craig Thomson knocks the ball forward to Dominic James. Dominic James goes all the way! Dominic James cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.55
Craig Thomson knocks the ball forward to Dominic James. Dominic James makes a simple pass to Helder Costa. Helder Costa takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Milton Keynes Dons kick off the second half!
48.58
Jean-Pierre Javary makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Pierre Javary sees a break and surges forward. Jean-Pierre Javary goes all the way! Jean-Pierre Javary tries a spectacular strike. Jean-Pierre Javary scores for Fulham!!
54.28
Nigel Thirlwell passes the ball forward to Alistair Wilcox. Alistair Wilcox goes all the way! Alistair Wilcox shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alistair Wilcox scores for Milton Keynes Dons!!
57.47
Craig Thomson takes it forward alone. Craig Thomson knocks the ball forward to Alistair Wilcox but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.03
Martin Shearer passes the ball forward to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson makes a simple pass to Helder Costa. Helder Costa knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Wilcox. Alistair Wilcox is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.24
Craig Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa goes all the way! Helder Costa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.53
Fabrizio Florio makes a simple pass to Arthur Ball. Arthur Ball chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Diana. Gianluca Diana finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Kieron Le Tissier easily smothers it!
75.04
Martin Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Lisbie. Nigel Lisbie chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Wilcox. Alistair Wilcox shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
78.56
Nigel Lisbie advances with the ball. Nigel Lisbie knocks the ball forward to Dominic James but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.16
Craig Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic James. Dominic James goes all the way! Dominic James shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.26
Martin Shearer passes the ball forward to Ian Palmer. Ian Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic James. Dominic James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Nigel Thirlwell brings the ball forward. Nigel Thirlwell plays a perfect one-two with Dominic James and rushes in on goal... Nigel Thirlwell rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.9%
30.1%
Play Area
23.3%
41.1%
35.6%
Scorers
| Alistair Wilcox 6, 54, 59 | Jean-Pierre Javary 49 |