League One
December 26, 2012
Milton Keynes Dons
2 - 4
Walsall
League One
15:00 +00:00, December 26, 2012
stadium:mk, England
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Grigg double downs dons
Scoring Summary
| Milton Keynes Dons | Walsall |
|---|---|
| Ryan Lowe (6') | Febian Brandy (15') |
| Dean Bowditch (31') | William Grigg (25') |
| William Grigg (43') | |
| Jamie Paterson (90') |
Teams
| Milton Keynes Dons | Walsall |
|---|---|
| 1 David Martin | 32 Aaron McCarey |
| 24 Antony Kay | 4 Andy Butler |
| 4 Mathias Doumbe | 14 Ben Purkiss |
| 3 Dean Lewington | 26 Andy Taylor |
| 12 Adam Chicksen | 22 Paul Downing |
| 8 Darren Potter | 7 Adam Chambers |
| 6 Steven Williams | 27 Sam Mantom |
| 17 Daniel Powell | 10 Jamie Paterson |
| 14 Ryan Lowe | 29 Craig Westcarr |
| 9 Dean Bowditch | 12 Febian Brandy |
| 29 Angelo Balanta | 9 William Grigg |
| Substitutes | |
| 16 Ian McLoughlin | David Grof 1 |
| 11 Alan Smith | Dean Holden 5 |
| 21 Dele Ali | Malvind Benning 20 |
| 32 Zeli Ismail | Ashley Hemmings 11 |
| 10 Charlie MacDonald | Florent Cuvelier 8 |
| 28 Ibrahim Sekajja | James Baxendale 24 |
| 33 Patrick Bamford | George Bowerman 17 |
| Substitutions | |
| Patrick Bamford for Angelo Balanta (46) | Florent Cuvelier for Craig Westcarr (71) |
| Zeli Ismail for Daniel Powell (59) | |
| Alan Smith for Mathias Doumbe (74) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Darren Potter (56) | Febian Brandy (79) |
| Alan Smith (88) | Andy Butler (82) |
| Zeli Ismail (90) | |
| · Squads: Milton Keynes Dons | Walsall | |
Will Grigg scored twice as Walsall secured an npower League One double over high-flying MK Dons with a 4-2 win.
Grigg's brace plus goals from Febian Brandy and Jamie Paterson handed the Saddlers a second successive win, while Ryan Lowe and Dean Bowditch were both on target for the below-par Dons.
Lowe put the Dons ahead after only six minutes when he stole in unmarked to head home Adam Chicksen's cross for his fourth goal in as many games.
But Walsall scored two goals in 10 minutes to turn the match on its head, first when Brandy bundled his way through to lash the ball into the top corner and then when Grigg skinned Mathias Doumbe to curl the ball past David Martin.
Dons forward Bowditch made it 2-2 when he neatly slotted in Lowe's lay-off, but Grigg restored Walsall's lead two minutes before the break, tapping in Craig Westcarr's low cross from close range.
The Dons struck the woodwork twice after the break as substitute Patrick Bamford had a shot deflected against the post and Antony Kay headed against an upright,
But after Grigg had also been denied a hat-trick by the woodwork as his header hit the crossbar, Paterson made it 4-2 in the 90th minute when his curling shot was deflected past Martin.