Milton Keynes Dons vs West Ham U21: 1–5

West Ham U21 beat Milton Keynes Dons 5–1 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 16 September 2025 at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Tue, 16 Sept 2025, 18:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England
Attendance: 1,074
Teams: Milton Keynes Dons (home), West Ham U21 (away)

Goals

12' — Preston Fearon (West Ham U21)
39' — Preston Fearon (West Ham U21)
43' — Laurence Maguire (own goal) (West Ham U21)
67' — Aaron Collins (penalty) (Milton Keynes Dons)
71' — Callum Marshall (West Ham U21)
90'+8' — Callum Marshall (West Ham U21)

Starting line-ups

Milton Keynes Dons (4-3-3): Connal Trueman (G), Laurence Maguire (CD-L), Kobe Sinclair-Linton (CD-R), Jon Mellish (LB), Callum Tripp (RB), Keon Lewis-Burgess (CM), Simone Troso (LM), Will Collar (RM), Aaron Collins (F), Chase Medwynter (LF), Jonathan Leko (RF).

West Ham U21 (5-4-1): Lukasz Fabianski (G), Ezra Mayers (CD), Regan Clayton (CD-L), Airidas Golambeckis (CD-R), Emeka Adeile (LB), Ryan Battrum (RB), Freddie Potts (CM-L), Mohamadou Kanté (CM-R), George Earthy (LM), Preston Fearon (RM), Callum Marshall (F).

Recent form

Milton Keynes Dons: drew 1–1 away to Crawley Town (19 Aug); won 2–1 away to Newport County (23 Aug); lost 1–0 vs Walsall (30 Aug); lost 3–2 vs Grimsby Town (6 Sept); drew 1–1 away to Chesterfield (13 Sept).

West Ham U21: won 4–0 away to Colchester United (5 Dec); lost 2–1 away to Wycombe Wanderers (9 Jan); lost 3–1 away to Reading (20 Aug); lost 1–0 away to Newport County (17 Sept); lost 3–1 away to Cheltenham Town (29 Oct).