Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Swindon Town: FA Cup result, 7 Nov 2026

How the match unfolded

Milton Keynes Dons took the lead in the 6th minute through Marvin Ekpiteta. Milton Keynes Dons extended their lead to 2-0 in the 13th minute through Aaron Collins. Swindon Town pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 45th minute through Aaron Drinan. Milton Keynes Dons led 2-1 at the break.

What the numbers say

Milton Keynes Dons won 3 corners, Swindon Town 4. Cards: 2-2 in yellows. 5 saves came from the Milton Keynes Dons goalkeeper. Swindon Town produced 96 dangerous attacks to Milton Keynes Dons' 81. Fouls: 6 by Milton Keynes Dons, 11 by Swindon Town; offsides 1-1.

Booked for Milton Keynes Dons: Jack Sanders (83') and Alex Gilbey (91'). Swindon Town's yellow cards went to Anthony Munda in the 57th minute and Tom Nichols in the 81st minute.

Who stood out

Behind him, Marvin Ekpiteta at 7.1, Aaron Drinan at 6.8 and Elijah Campbell at 6.2 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: Gethin Jones for Daniel Crowley (45'), Ben Wiles for Samuel Silvera (45'), Callum Paterson for Sam Nombe (62') and Cohen Bramall for Elijah Campbell (80'). From the Swindon Town bench came Kaelan Majekodunmi on 62 minutes, Tom Nichols on 63 minutes, Jaylan Pearman on 73 minutes and Ollie Palmer on 73 minutes, among 5 changes.

Before the match

Before kick-off, Milton Keynes Dons' last 5 matches had brought 4 wins and 1 defeat. Last time out, Milton Keynes Dons beat Doncaster Rovers 6-1 at home. Swindon Town came into the match with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches — unbeaten in 4. Their most recent game was a 2-1 win over Rotherham United for Swindon Town. Milton Keynes Dons and Swindon Town have met 10 times in our records: 7 wins for Milton Keynes Dons, 2 for Swindon Town and 1 draw. When they last met, on 14 March 2026, Milton Keynes Dons won 2-1. There have been 35 goals in the 10 meetings, 3.5 a game.

The bigger picture

Milton Keynes Dons have now won 4 in a row. Milton Keynes Dons ended Swindon Town's unbeaten run of 4 matches.

Coming up

Next up for Milton Keynes Dons: home to Burton Albion on Saturday 14 November. Swindon Town's next match is at home against Grimsby Town on 14 November.