The sides know each other very well

The Buckinghamshire derby will add another chapter to the annuls next month with MK Dons and Wycombe Wanderers drawn together in the FA Cup second round.

Dons eased their way into the hat with a 2-1 win over League Two Swindon Town on Saturday, thanks to goals from Marvin Ekpiteta and Aaron Collins, while Tom Hounsell’s side also saw off fourth tier opposition in the form of Accrington Stanley, winning 2-0 at the Wham Stadium.

The sides are certainly no strangers to one another. Having faced each other 20 times previously, Dons have come out on top in nine of them, with Wycombe claiming six wins, and five draws.

One of those draws was the dramatic and action-packed 3-3 draw between the sides in early September. Dan Casey and Ewan Henderson had given the Chairboys a 2-0 first-half lead, only for Dons to wipe it out in 14 second-half minutes to lead 3-2 before Jayden Wareham’s leveller shared the spoils with 16 minutes remaining.

But the history between the clubs does not stop there. They met each other five times in 2021/22, in League One, the EFL Trophy and then the play-off semi-finals. A 2-0 win for Wycombe at Adams Park was enough of a lead for them to cling onto at Stadium MK, with an inspired performance from keeper David Stockdale denying Dons’ onslaught, with the 1-0 scoreline not enough to deny the south Bucks side their trip to Wembley.

There is barely anything to tell between the sides as it stands in League One at the moment, with both tied on 18 points, with four wins, six draws and three defeats to their name. Only Don’s superior goal-difference puts them ahead of the Chairboys, sitting 12th and 13th respectively.

The winner of the tie will secure £79,500 along with a spot in the third round, with the loser pocketing £21,200.

The second round fixtures will be played around the weekend of Saturday December 5.