MK Dons Away 12 March 2022

MK Dons away is one of the best away days for any fan in the EFL due to them having one of the best stadiums in the country. The seats at Stadium MK are comfy. The stadium has a Papa Johns situated inside. When we went, we stayed at the hotel the night before, which is also situated inside the stadium and if you are making the trip to MK from a long distance I would recommend the hotel. The stadium is on a retail park and has lots of restaurants and pubs and it is easy to park. The home fans are scattered around the stadium and the atmosphere is quite from there fans. It seems to be a stadium ready for a big concert rather than a football ground. The ticket prices were £22 for adults and £7 for Under 18s.

Both teams were eager for a win to improve their position in the league standings.

The game started with a fast-paced tempo, as Wigan looked to take control. Wigan had the better of the early exchanges, creating a few chances, but failing to convert them into goals.

Wigan's best chance in the first half was a well worked playing out from the back from Kell Watts up to Stephen Humphry's who took the ball down brilliantly and slotted Callum Lang in but unfortunately couldn't get control on the ball. The first half ended 0-0. The second half started the same as the first half with Wigan looking more likely to break the deadlock. They had a couple of good chances with a 25 yard strike from Max Power just missing the net and a shot from Humphreys being rebounded out to defender Tom Pearce on the left side who drilled the ball back into the box took a deflection off a MK Dons player and it fell to midfielder Tom Naylor who couldn't believe his luck 1 on 1 smashed into the net. It carried on as all Wigan and in the 88th minute repeated corners and failing to clear our box Harry Darling headed it into the net and the game finished 1-1

Coming out of the stadium there is a lot of traffic but as soon as you hit the motorway its fine. The result was a good one for Wigan as we drew 1-1 but it was one of them games where it is 2 points dropped.

Overall, MK Dons is a good away day and would recommend but the atmosphere from the home fans and the retail park/football stadium traffic at 5pm is long. Also as previously stated, the stadium is huge and it is more of a Americanised stadium than the traditional English ground.

Through all of this, I would rate MK Dons away a 7/10