Bromley's difficult run of form continued with a 2-1 defeat to Milton Keynes Dons in the EFL Trophy Group South on Tuesday. The loss leaves the Ravens bottom of the League One table and without a victory in six matches across all competitions. This latest defeat, which occurred on Tuesday 10 November, leaves the club in 24th place with just nine points from 13 games, having recorded only two wins and three draws all season. Their recent form of four losses and a draw from their last five matches, including this loss, shows the scale of the challenge.
Nicke Kabamba gave Bromley a 22nd-minute lead, finishing from a Corey Whitely assist. The advantage was short-lived, as Callum Paterson equalised for the visitors five minutes later, set up by Ben Wiles. Jack Burke then scored what proved to be the winner for MK Dons six minutes after the restart, heading in from a Curtis Nelson cross.
How the game unfolded
Bromley started brightly and were rewarded when Kabamba found the net. The response from the visitors was swift, with Paterson levelling the scores. The decisive moment came early in the second half when Burke rose highest to nod home. George Saville received a yellow card for Bromley shortly after the goal, and Jack Burke was also booked for the Dons.
The hosts enjoyed more possession, 57% to 43%, and had more shots, but they struggled to convert their chances. Milton Keynes Dons were more clinical, with their two goals coming from an expected goals total of 1.61. Bromley made a flurry of substitutions around the 72nd minute, introducing Michael Cheek and Jodi Jones, but they could not find an equaliser.
This result compounds a tough period for Bromley, who sit 24th in the League One standings with just nine points from 13 games. They have now conceded 33 goals while scoring only 13, giving them a goal difference of minus twenty. They are a full 20 points behind the league leaders, Huddersfield. Their next match is a key League One fixture at home to Notts County, who are 17th, on Saturday 14 November. The club will be hoping for a positive result to lift the mood, especially with a new managerial team of Karl Robinson and Jermain Defoe set to take charge.
