Date:18 Sep 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:stadium:mk

Doumbe (27)
Kennedy (19)

Goal!

Live Commentary

48mins The referee shows Josh Thompson a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

The referee brings the game to a close.

92mins Unfair challenge on Luke Chadwick by Alan Goodall results in a free kick. Alan Goodall is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Peter Leven restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Unfair challenge on Mathias Doumbe by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Mathias Doumbe.

87mins Angelo Balanta delivers the ball, Headed effort from inside the area by Jermaine Easter misses to the right of the target.

87mins Gary Jones gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Luke Chadwick. Sean O'Hanlon takes the free kick.

86mins Unfair challenge on Craig Dawson by Luke Chadwick results in a free kick. Luke Chadwick receives a caution. Direct free kick taken by Brian Barry-Murphy.

85mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro by Dan Woodards. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Brian Barry-Murphy, Dan Woodards manages to make a clearance.

84mins Angelo Balanta has an effort at goal. Josh Lillis makes a save.

83mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Brian Barry-Murphy.

82mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Brian Barry-Murphy, clearance by Jabo Ibehre.

79mins Corner taken left-footed by Brian Barry-Murphy from the left by-line, Aaron Wilbraham manages to make a clearance.

78mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro joins the action as a substitute, replacing Andrew Tutte.

77mins Foul by Dean Lewington on Joe Thompson, free kick awarded. Booking for Dean Lewington. Strike on goal comes in from Brian Barry-Murphy from the free kick.

76mins Dan Woodards gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Tutte. Direct free kick taken by Marcus Holness.

75mins Gary Jones fouled by Jabo Ibehre, the ref awards a free kick. Aaron Wilbraham joins the action as a substitute, replacing Lewis Guy. Josh Lillis takes the free kick.

72mins Andrew Tutte gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dan Woodards. Peter Leven takes the free kick.

70mins Inswinging corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy, Sean O'Hanlon manages to make a clearance.

69mins Gary Jones takes a shot from 20 yards. Save made by David Martin.

68mins Chris O'Grady is flagged offside by the assistant referee. David Martin takes the indirect free kick.

64mins Joe Thompson comes on in place of Anthony Elding.

63mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alan Goodall on Angelo Balanta. Free kick crossed by Peter Leven, Craig Dawson makes a clearance.

61mins Effort from the edge of the box by Lewis Guy goes wide of the left-hand post.

60mins Shot by Josh Thompson. Save by David Martin.

58mins Effort on goal by Angelo Balanta from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

57mins Unfair challenge on Luke Chadwick by Gary Jones results in a free kick. Luke Chadwick takes the free kick.

55mins Corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy, Dean Lewington makes a clearance.

53mins Outswinging corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy from the left by-line, save by David Martin.

53mins Short corner worked by Brian Barry-Murphy.

50mins Joe Widdowson leaves the field to be replaced by Alan Goodall.

48mins Jermaine Easter challenges Craig Dawson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Josh Lillis takes the free kick.

47mins Foul by Chris O'Grady on Sean O'Hanlon, free kick awarded. Peter Leven restarts play with the free kick.

47mins Jermaine Easter has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

45mins Chris O'Grady gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean O'Hanlon. Sean O'Hanlon takes the direct free kick.

45mins Unfair challenge on Craig Dawson by Jabo Ibehre results in a free kick. Josh Lillis takes the direct free kick.

The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.

It is the end of the first-half.

42mins Handball by Jermaine Easter. Josh Lillis takes the direct free kick.

40mins Joe Widdowson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lewis Guy. Joe Widdowson goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Free kick taken by Luke Chadwick.

39mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Peter Leven from the left by-line, Craig Dawson makes a clearance.

37mins Sean O'Hanlon concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Jones. Free kick taken by Andrew Tutte.

36mins The ball is delivered by Chris O'Grady, clearance by Dean Lewington.

29mins Foul by Joe Widdowson on Jabo Ibehre, free kick awarded. Peter Leven crosses the ball, Header from deep inside the area by Sean O'Hanlon goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

27mins Outswinging corner taken by Peter Leven from the left by-line, Mathias Doumbe grabs a headed goal from inside the area. Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Rochdale.Assist on the goal came from Peter Leven.

26mins Andrew Tutte challenges Angelo Balanta unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Peter Leven, clearance by Josh Thompson.

26mins Joe Widdowson concedes a free kick for a foul on Lewis Guy. Sean O'Hanlon takes the free kick.

23mins The ball is crossed by Angelo Balanta, Craig Dawson makes a clearance.

22mins Anthony Elding gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dan Woodards. Free kick taken by Peter Leven.

20mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Tutte on Jermaine Easter. Free kick taken by Peter Leven.

19mins Jason Kennedy scores a goal from inside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Rochdale.

16mins Unfair challenge on Mathias Doumbe by Chris O'Grady results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Peter Leven.

9mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Jones on Luke Chadwick. Peter Leven takes the direct free kick.

9mins Craig Dawson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jabo Ibehre. Peter Leven restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Foul by Angelo Balanta on Josh Thompson, free kick awarded. Josh Lillis takes the direct free kick.

7mins Chris O'Grady challenges Jabo Ibehre unfairly and gives away a free kick. Dan Woodards takes the direct free kick.

5mins Corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy.

5mins Shot from 18 yards by Chris O'Grady. Save by David Martin.

1mins Foul by Joe Widdowson on Dan Woodards, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Dan Woodards.

The game kicks-off.

Match Preview

Dons to wait on duo MK Dons will closely monitor the fitness of striker Sam Baldock and defender Sean O'Hanlon ahead of the visit of Rochdale. Baldock lasted just 11 minutes of Wednesday night's 2-0 win over Southampton before coming off with an ankle injury while centre-half O'Hanlon limped out late on with a back injury. Baldock was replaced by Jabo Ibehre against the Saints and he is line to start if the youngster does not recover though manager Karl Robinson has plenty of options. Fellow striker Aaron Wilbraham made his first appearance of the season as a late substitute for O'Hanlon and could come into the picture after recovering from a back condition of his own. Angelo Balanta is another replacement who impressed in scoring the opener and the on-loan QPR man will be hoping to force his way into the starting XI. Summer signing Gary Mackenzie is still waiting for his debut as he recovers from an injury sustained in the summer but may be back in the squad for the weekend. Luke Howell could recover from a dead leg but Jude Stirling rests his groin injury and Stephen Gleeson is still absent as he recovers from a muscle injury. Rochdale boss Keith Hill is again missing defender Scott Wiseman. Wiseman sustained a stomach muscle injury in the recent win at Southampton and will be closely monitored as he bids to return to full fitness. Yet Hill has no other injury or suspension concerns as his side go in search of their fourth successive npower League Two victory. Hill is expected to again name the same starting line-up which beat Walsall 3-2 at home last weekend, a result which left Dale riding high in the play-off places. Hill's men have acclimatised well to life in the third tier after last season's promotion and midfielder Jason Kennedy said: "We believe we can beat anybody."

Formation:442Manager: Paul Ince

Milton Keynes Dons

Formation: 442Manager: Keith Hill

Rochdale

David Martin
Dan Woodards
Mathias Doumbe
Sean O'Hanlon
Dean Lewington
Lewis Guy
Luke Chadwick
Peter Leven
Angelo Balanta
Jabo Ibehre
Jermaine Easter
SUBS
Stuart Searle
Gary MacKenzie
Aaron Wilbraham
Mark Carrington
Dietmar Hamann
Luke Howell
Adam Chicksen

Home

Away

Josh Lillis
Josh Thompson
Craig Dawson
Marcus Holness
Joe Widdowson
Brian Barry-Murphy
Andrew Tutte
Jason Kennedy
Gary Jones
Chris O'Grady
Anthony Elding
SUBS
Ryan Jones
Matt Done
Alan Goodall
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
Joe Thompson
Matthew Flynn
Reece Gray

Match Report

Dale earn a point Rochdale earned a battling draw at MK Dons to end the hosts' 100% record at stadium:mk. Mathias Doumbe's 28th-minute header cancelled out Jason Kennedy's early opener for Dale, who maintained their unbeaten away record. Kennedy put Rochdale ahead in the 20th minute when he seized upon Angelo Balanta's poor defensive header and fired the ball past keeper David Martin from 10 yards. Doumbe equalised for the Dons eight minutes later with an acrobatic diving header from Peter Leven's corner. Dons striker Jermaine Easter had a goal ruled out for handball at the end of an evenly-contested first half. Milton Keynes dominated the second half and Dale keeper Josh Lillis was quick off his line to save at the feet of Lewis Guy. Rochdale skipper Gary Jones saw his long-range shot acrobatically tipped over the bar by Martin at the other end. Easter should have won it for the Dons at the death but he planted a free-header wide from Balanta's perfect cross.

Form Guide

WLWWLW Milton Keynes Dons VS Rochdale DDLWWW

Last Meetings

Top Scorers

Milton Keynes Dons S Baldock 3 P Leven 2 L Guy 1 D Woodards 1 A Balanta 1 Rochdale G Jones 2 A Elding 2 C O'Grady 2 J Kennedy 1 J Thompson 1 C Dawson 1

Goals

Milton Keynes Dons Total goals 16 Goals per game 8 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins Rochdale Total goals 19 Goals per game 11 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins