MK Dons vs Crawley Town - prediction, team news, lineups

MK Dons invited Crawley Town to Stadium MK connected Tuesday nighttime for a matchday 1 clash successful Southern Group H of the EFL Trophy.

The hosts are winless aft 8 matches successful 2026-27, portion the visitors person mislaid each of their past 3 games.

Match preview

MK Dons secured automatic promotion from League Two past play with a second-placed finish, but Paul Warne's broadside person subsequently endured a miserable instrumentality to the 3rd division. 

A 4-1 demolition against Norwich City successful the EFL Cup successful the opening crippled of the play acceptable the code for MK Dons, who stay winless 8 games into the caller campaign. 

Although the Dons person lone mislaid erstwhile much since that opening-day cupful defeat, losing 3-1 to Wigan Athletic, Warne's men person recorded six draws successful the remaining six League One fixtures.

As a result, MK Dons beryllium 22nd successful the League One standings with six points from 7 matches. 

Now faced with League Two broadside Crawley Town successful their opening crippled of the EFL Trophy, Warne volition beryllium hopeless for his squad to extremity their hunt for a archetypal triumph of the campaign. 

The hosts besides look Crawley Town astatine a cleanable time, with the Red Devils having mislaid each of their past 3 matches heading into Tuesday's Southern Group H encounter. 

Crawley, who narrowly survived relegation from League Two connected the last time of past season, got their 2026-27 run underway with an encouraging 2-0 triumph against York City successful the EFL Cup. 

Colin Kazim-Richards' broadside subsequently mislaid their adjacent 2 matches, including their elimination from the EFL Cup against Watford, earlier securing their archetypal triumph of the league play connected matchday 2 against Rochdale, winning 2-1. 

However, that has proven to beryllium Crawley's astir caller victory, with the Red Devils losing 4 and drafting 1 of their adjacent 4 matches, including 3 consecutive defeats. 

Kazim-Richards volition beryllium looking for his squad to extremity their losing streak erstwhile they instrumentality connected MK Dons, who the Red Devils are unbeaten against successful their past 4 meetings.

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Team News

Aaron Collins has enjoyed a superb goalscoring commencement to the season, uncovering the nett 5 times successful 7 League One games, and Warne volition beryllium hoping the striker tin pb the squad to triumph connected Tuesday. 

Collins is apt to proceed alongside Sam Nombe successful attack, with Cohen Bramall and Callum Paterson providing width from wing-back positions. 

Meanwhile, Crawley Town whitethorn marque changes aft a 3rd consecutive defeat, meaning the likes of Louie Watson, Malcolm Ebiowei and Pemi Aderoju could start.

Dylan Morgan could displacement retired to the near to let Aderoju to commencement successful onslaught alongside Danilo Orsi-Dadomo, with Ebiowei replacing Ade Adeyemo connected the right.

MK Dons imaginable starting lineup:

Dennis; Goode, Nelson, Campbell; Paterson, Crowley, Wintle, Gilbey, Bramall; Nombe, Collins

Crawley Town imaginable starting lineup:

Michalski; Gordon, Farquharson, Barker, Russell; Ebiowei, Arthurs, Watson, Morgan; Orsi-Dadomo, Aderoju

We say: MK Dons 2-0 Crawley Town

MK Dons whitethorn beryllium winless astatine the opening of the season, portion Crawley are unbeaten successful the past 4 clashes with the Dons, but the hosts are the stronger squad connected insubstantial and besides person the location advantage, starring america to expect a archetypal triumph for the location side.

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