Norwich vs Milton Keynes Dons — League Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 1′Norwich, goal:1–0assist
- 7′Norwich, goal:2–0assist
- 9′Norwich, yellow card:Foul
- 20′Norwich, yellow card:Foul
- 34′Norwich, yellow card:Foul
- 43′Norwich, goal:3–0assist
- Half-time3 – 0
- 46′Milton Keynes Dons, substitution:off
- 55′Milton Keynes Dons, missed penalty:Missed penalty
- 56′Milton Keynes Dons, goal:3–1
- 56′Milton Keynes Dons, substitution:off
- 57′Milton Keynes Dons, substitution:off
- 59′Norwich, goal:4–1
- 60′Norwich, yellow card:
- 61′Norwich, substitution:off
- 61′Norwich, substitution:off
- 62′Norwich, substitution:off
- 69′Milton Keynes Dons, substitution:off
- 70′Norwich, substitution:off
- 77′Norwich, substitution:off
- 77′Milton Keynes Dons, substitution:off
- 84′Milton Keynes Dons, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time4 – 1
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Match report
Norwich brush aside Milton Keynes Dons 4-1 in League Cup romp
Norwich thrashed Milton Keynes Dons 4-1 at Carrow Road in the League Cup round of 128, blitzing their visitors with three first-half goals before adding a fourth after the break. Philippe Clement's side led 3-0 at half-time and were rarely troubled thereafter.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Mohamed Touré opened the scoring inside the first minute, finishing off an assist from Kenneth McLean, before Anis Ben Slimane doubled the lead in the seventh minute with Touré turning provider. Benjamin Chrisene, set up by Andre Brooks, made it three shortly before the interval to leave Milton Keynes Dons chasing the game from the restart.
Ryan Wintle pulled one back for the visitors in the 56th minute, but any hope of a comeback was extinguished three minutes later when Andre Brooks restored the three-goal cushion to make it 4-1, a scoreline that held to the final whistle.
Norwich dominated proceedings throughout, controlling 65 percent of possession and firing 25 shots to their opponents' seven, underlining the gulf between the sides on the night.
Mohamed Touré scored inside the opening minute and later teed up a goal for Ben Slimane, finishing the match with a rating of 8.6 to lead all performers.
Norwich's dominance was reflected in their 25 shots to Milton Keynes Dons' seven, more than triple their opponents' output.
Norwich beat Milton Keynes Dons 4–1 (half-time 3–0).
Norwich met Milton Keynes Dons in the League Cup (Round of 128). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 14:00 UTC at Carrow Road. Referee: E. Swallow.
Team pages: Norwich · Milton Keynes Dons · League Cup
Key moments
- 1' Goal: Mohamed Touré (assist: Kenny McLean) — 1–0
- 7' Goal: Anis Ben Slimane (assist: Mohamed Touré) — 2–0
- 43' Goal: Ben Chrisene (assist: Andre Brooks) — 3–0
- 56' Goal: Ryan Wintle — 3–1
- 59' Goal: Andre Brooks — 4–1
Starting line-ups
Norwich (4-2-3-1)
Milton Keynes Dons (4-5-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Norwich 57%, the draw 24%, Milton Keynes Dons 19%. It finished Norwich 4–1 Milton Keynes Dons.
Norwich's rating edge carries it — Norwich are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Norwich's 57%. The draw at 24% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Norwich at 57%?
Norwich sit 181 points higher on our strength rating — 1541 to 1359. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,653 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 60–19–21.
Why only 57%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 57% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 24% and Milton Keynes Dons at 19%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,733.
What did we measure but not count?
Norwich average 10 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 181 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here.
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About this match
On this page: the Norwich vs Milton Keynes Dons final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Norwich and Milton Keynes Dons team pages or the League Cup page.