Carlisle v Milton Keynes Dons result

Full-time · Carlisle 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons

League Two · Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:45 GMT · Brunton Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Carlisle 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons — this League Two match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Carlisle and Milton Keynes Dons drew 2–2 at Brunton Park in League Two on Tuesday 25 March.

The goals

It was 2–2 at half-time. The goals — Milton Keynes Dons: Joseph Tomlinson (6’, assisted by Aaron Nemane) and Alexander Gilbey (37’); Carlisle: Matthew Dennis (26’, assisted by A. Davies) and K. Harris (45+4’).

What it changes

Carlisle have scored 44 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Carlisle have conceded 71 goals, the third-most of the 24 clubs.

Milton Keynes Dons have scored 52 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 66 goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, K. Harris (Carlisle) 7.4, Alexander Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons) 6.9 and Aaron Nemane (Milton Keynes Dons) 6.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

Milton Keynes Dons are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Carlisle, every meeting checked.

Next up

Carlisle next host Boston United on 14 November 2026.

Milton Keynes Dons next host Burton Albion on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Carlisle: Carlisle v Boston United, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Milton Keynes Dons: Milton Keynes Dons v Burton Albion, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Carlisle 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons · League Two
Venue: Brunton Park · Carlisle, Cumbria
Referee: B. Speedie
Head-to-head (last 3): Carlisle 0 · draws 0 · Milton Keynes Dons 3 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Carlisle 2W 1D 2L · Milton Keynes Dons 2W 0D 3L

Carlisle 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.63 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.6 / 5.17

Corners

against 4.6 / 4 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.4 / 2.17

Shots on target

against 4.6 / 3.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.4 / 2.17

Cards

against 1.8 / 1.17 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.14 yellows

Referee · B. Speedie

25 fouls a game

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over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 22 March 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Carlisle for / against	Line	Milton Keynes Dons for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.6 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.4 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.17 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.4 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.17 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.67 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.4 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: B. Speedie — 3.14 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 25 fouls over 7 matches.

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Carlisle

Carlisle Defensive

Carlisle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Lavelle n 8	90	1.4 5/4	0.6 4/1	J. Tomlinson
C. Harper n 8	70.9	0.5 2/1	0.6 4/0	A. Nemane
G. Breeze n 8	90	0 0/0	1.1 5/2	—
J. Mellish n 8	86.5	0.3 2/0	1.3 6/3	—
T. Thomas n 8	90	0.6 4/1	1.1 4/3	L. Offord
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Carlisle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Lavelle n 8	90	1.9 5/4
C. Harper n 8	70.9	1.9 4/4
G. Breeze n 8	90	0.1 1/0
J. Mellish n 8	86.5	1.3 6/2
T. Thomas n 8	90	1.6 6/5
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Carlisle Attacking

Carlisle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Lavelle n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
C. Harper n 8	70.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
G. Breeze n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Mellish n 8	86.5	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
T. Thomas n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
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Carlisle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Carlisle before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Lavelle n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Harper n 8	70.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Breeze n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Mellish n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Thomas n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons Defensive

Milton Keynes Dons — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.8 6/5	0.5 2/1	—
L. Offord n 8	84.4	1.5 6/4	1.2 7/2	T. Thomas
A. Nemane n 8	74.9	1.1 5/1	1.5 6/3	C. Harper
J. Tomlinson n 8	78.8	1.3 4/2	0.3 2/0	S. Lavelle
L. Kelly n 8	71.6	0.8 4/1	1.9 6/5	—
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Milton Keynes Dons — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.4 6/4
L. Offord n 8	84.4	1.5 8/2
A. Nemane n 8	74.9	2.3 6/4
J. Tomlinson n 8	78.8	1.7 6/4
L. Kelly n 8	71.6	1.1 6/1
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Milton Keynes Dons Attacking

Milton Keynes Dons — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.3 1/1
L. Offord n 8	84.4	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
A. Nemane n 8	74.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Tomlinson n 8	78.8	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
L. Kelly n 8	71.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Milton Keynes Dons — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 22 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Gilbey n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Offord n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Nemane n 8	74.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Tomlinson n 8	78.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Kelly n 8	71.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Carlisle Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Breeze	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
A. Davies	90	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	7.5
S. Lavelle	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
T. Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
C. Harper	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.9
K. Harris	90	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
M. Dennis	90	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
C. Whelan	87	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.6
S. Wearne	87	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.3
Jordan Jones	87	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	7
J. Vela	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
G. Kelly sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Fusire sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Guy sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Bevan sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Milton Keynes Dons Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Trueman	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Offord	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Sanders	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Tomlinson	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
C. Lemonheigh-Evans	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
A. Gilbey	90	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	7.3
D. Orsi	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Crowley	88	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
A. Nemane	74	0	1	0	0	1	3	Y	7.2
J. White	55	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
L. Kelly sub	35	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Leko sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. O'Reilly sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Carlisle v Milton Keynes Dons — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CarlisleWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

Milton Keynes DonsLLWLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Carlisle 0 · 0 draws · Milton Keynes Dons 3 · 3.33 goals/game

2024-08-24 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Carlisle
2019-02-16 Carlisle 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons
2018-12-08 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Carlisle

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Carlisle#23 pos42 pts46 pl-27 GD

Milton Keynes Dons#19 pos52 pts46 pl-14 GD

Goals per game

Carlisle scored0.96

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.13

Carlisle conceded1.54

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Carlisle and Milton Keynes Dons?: In their last 3 meetings, Carlisle won 0, Milton Keynes Dons won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Carlisle and Milton Keynes Dons?: Recent form — Carlisle 2W 1D 2L; Milton Keynes Dons 2W 0D 3L.

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