Burton Albion vs MK Dons: Get the latest from the Papa John's Trophy
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FULL TIME: Burton Albion 1-2 MK Dons
Key Events
- Eight changes for the Papa John’s Trophy
- Peter Kioso signs on loan from Luton on deadline day
Eight changes for MK Dons
As expected, wholesale changes for Liam Manning’s side with just three players who started on Saturday playing again tonight.
MK Dons: Walker, Darling, Jules, Baldwin, Watson, Harvie, Boateng, McEachran, Martin, Bird, Brown
Subs: Ravizzoli, Johnson, Freeman, Ilunga, O'Hora, O'Riley, Gyamfi
Last time the sides met: March 2021
HIGHLIGHTS: Burton Albion 1-2 MK Dons
Highlights from the Sky Bet League One fixture between Burton Albion and MK Dons at the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday 20 March 2021.
McEachran on his ‘nightmare’ six weeks
Dons midfielder Josh McEachran was all set to re-sign for MK Dons in the summer and head in for pre-season training, but he caught coronavirus and it knocked back his progress for several weeks.
Now he’s back, and he wants to make a big impression.
Josh McEachranThe last six weeks have been an absolute nightmare. I feel good now. Hopefully I'll get 60, 70 minutes tomorrow and take it from there really. I was devastated to mis pre-season because that's your foundation. But the new gaffer has come in and the intensity has gone up, so that's only going to be good for me. Hopefully I can be a big part of things this season.
Expect a lot of changes this evening
The Papa John’s Trophy offers Dons head coach Liam Manning his first chance to make significant changes to his side tonight for the opening group game against Burton Albion.
Mo Eisa and Troy Parrott are likely to miss out through injury and international call-up respectively, while Josh McEachran is in line for his first start of the season.
Changes in line for Dons for Trophy trip to Burton
“It’s down to some of the others guys to take that opportunity”