League One match reviews: 31 October 2026 to 1 November 2026
Aaron Collins scored four times as MK Dons beat Doncaster 6-1, leaders Huddersfield won by three goals to nil at Bradford, who finished with ten men, and Barnsley held Oxford to a 1-1 draw after playing from the ninth minute with ten men. Eleven games were played on Saturday 31 October, and the round ended on Sunday 1 November with Sheffield Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Blackpool at Hillsborough.
Thirty-five goals went in across the twelve games, with five home wins, three away wins and four draws. Four players were sent off: Barnsley's Jack Shepherd and Oxford goalkeeper Jamie Cumming at Oakwell, Bradford captain Antoni Sarcevic for a second booking against Huddersfield, and Sheffield Wednesday's Sil Swinkels against Blackpool.
Huddersfield lead on 28 points from 13 games, and Stockport are second on 26 from 14 after coming from behind to beat AFC Wimbledon. Oxford, Luton and Plymouth share 23 points, Oxford from 12 games. Luton climbed four places to fourth with a fourth league win in a row, and Wigan's 3-2 win over Bromley lifted them off the bottom, where Bromley now sit.
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MK Dons6-1Doncaster Rovers
MK Dons' Aaron Collins scores four in a 6-1 win over Doncaster
MK Dons beat Doncaster 6-1 at Stadium MK, and MK Dons striker Aaron Collins scored four of the six. It was a fourth win in five matches for MK Dons, who had 25 shots to 12 and put 11 on target to three, though Doncaster had 53 per cent of the ball.
MK Dons' Collins scored inside two minutes, his 10th in the league this season, taking a pass from his team-mate Marvin Ekpiteta and drilling it in. Collins made it two in the 21st minute after his MK Dons team-mate Ryan Wintle won the ball back and set him up to beat Doncaster goalkeeper Tommy Simkin. Doncaster's Jordan Thomas replied in the 64th minute after his team-mate Brandon Hanlan laid the ball off to him.
MK Dons' Collins completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute, cutting inside after a long pass from his team-mate Jack Sanders, and scored a fourth in the 76th from a pass by his MK Dons team-mate Ben Wiles. MK Dons' fifth came from Callum Paterson in the 81st, a rebound after Doncaster's Simkin saved from MK Dons' Charlie Goode, and MK Dons' Ekpiteta scored the sixth in the 89th when Paterson's shot came back off the post.
MK Dons rise from 14th to 11th on 18 points. Doncaster, who also lost at Luton on Tuesday, drop from 18th to 20th on 12.
Leaders Huddersfield win the derby at Bradford, who finish with ten men
Huddersfield won by three goals to nil at Valley Parade in front of 23,776, and Bradford finished with ten men after their captain Antoni Sarcevic was shown a second yellow card in the 69th minute. Huddersfield had 17 shots to 14 and six on target to three.
Huddersfield's Joe Low scored in the fourth minute with an overhead kick into the top corner after Bradford failed to clear a throw-in from his team-mate Ilias Bronkhorst. Huddersfield's Derensili Sanches Fernandes made it two in the 48th, breaking away after a Bradford corner and a slip by Bradford's Corey O'Keeffe, and Huddersfield's Joe Taylor headed in a cross from his team-mate Seán Roughan in the 51st.
Bradford's Sarcevic, booked in first-half stoppage time, was sent off for pulling back Huddersfield's Bronkhorst. Huddersfield stay top on 28 points, and Bradford fall from fourth to seventh on 22.
Ten-man Barnsley hold Oxford despite facing 35 shots
Barnsley drew 1-1 with Oxford at Oakwell after losing Jack Shepherd to a straight red card in the ninth minute. Oxford had 76 per cent of the ball, 35 shots to 11, ten on target to two and 14 corners to four, and Barnsley made eight saves. Oxford finished with ten men too, after goalkeeper Jamie Cumming was sent off in the 88th minute.
Barnsley's Shepherd was sent off for a late challenge on Oxford's Louie Sibley. Barnsley's Vimal Yoganathan still put them ahead in the 32nd minute, firing in after his team-mate Jubril Okedina cut the ball back. Oxford's Tyler Goodrham hit the crossbar from 30 yards after the break, and Oxford's equaliser came from Mark Harris in the 60th minute.
Oxford's Cumming was sent off for bringing down Barnsley's Rylan Brownlie. Barnsley had lost their previous four league games and stay 23rd on nine points. Oxford stay third on 23, with 12 games played.
Leicester led twice and drew 2-2 with Stevenage at the King Power Stadium. Leicester had 67 per cent of the ball, 17 shots to eight and 11 corners to two.
Leicester's Sammy Braybrooke scored his first senior Leicester goal in the second minute, from a pass by his team-mate Will Alves. Stevenage's Ben Broggio levelled in the 22nd minute after Leicester goalkeeper Alex McCarthy spilled the ball at Broggio's feet. Leicester's Kamari Doyle restored the lead in the 66th, and Stevenage's Tuğra Turhan, on his Stevenage league debut and on loan from Istanbul Basaksehir, equalised in the 78th with an angled shot.
Leicester rise from 11th to 10th on 19 points. Stevenage fall from 13th to 16th on 16, with 12 games played.
Leyton Orient beat Cambridge 3-0 and end a run of two defeats
Leyton Orient beat Cambridge 3-0 after two league defeats in a row, a defeat that was only Cambridge's second in 11 games. Cambridge had 16 shots to 12 and 34 touches in the opposition box to 17, but Orient put three on target to two.
Orient's Rarmani Edmonds-Green scored in the 32nd minute, meeting a corner from his team-mate Alex Gilbert first time, the ball going in off a post. Edmonds-Green then set up his Orient team-mate Jaze Kabia from close range in the 50th minute, and Orient's Aaron Connolly scored the third in the 62nd at the end of a solo run from inside his own half.
Orient rise from 16th to 14th on 17 points. Cambridge fall from seventh to eighth on 21.
Notts County win the derby at Mansfield for a first away league win
Notts County won by two goals to nil at Mansfield for their first League One away win of the season. Mansfield had 60 per cent of the ball and nine corners to three, and Notts County had 16 shots to 14 and five on target to four.
Notts County substitute Callum Roberts scored with a long-range shot in the 29th minute. Notts County's Luka Smyth hit the post with a header just after half-time, and Notts County's Daniel Kanu made it two in the 65th after a mistake by Mansfield's Louis Reed.
Notts County rise from 19th to 17th on 14 points. Mansfield, unbeaten in their four previous league games, fall from 10th to 12th on 18.
Luton win at Peterborough for a fourth league win in a row
Luton won by two goals to nil at Peterborough for a fourth league win in a row, and climbed four places, the biggest rise of the round. Peterborough had 17 shots to 11 and six on target to four, and Luton goalkeeper James Shea made saves from Peterborough's Brandon Khela and Harry Leonard.
Luton's Jordan Clark scored in the third minute after his team-mate Kasey Palmer slipped him through. Peterborough's Leonard hit the bar before the break, and in the 46th minute a cross from Luton's Palmer deflected in off Peterborough's Liam Kelly for an own goal.
Luton rise from eighth to fourth on 23 points. Peterborough, without a league win in four games, fall from 21st to 22nd on 10.
The own goal, by Peterborough United's Liam Kelly, is listed under Luton Town, the side it counted for.
Plymouth and Reading cancel each other out at Home Park
Plymouth and Reading drew 0-0 at Home Park. Each side had four shots on target, and Reading had 56 per cent of the ball and seven corners to three.
Reading's Josh Knight blocked an attempt from Plymouth's Aribim Pepple in the ninth minute, and Reading striker Kyreece Lisbie fired wide in the 16th after rounding Plymouth goalkeeper James Storer. In the 65th minute Reading goalkeeper Joel Pereira tipped over a 30-yard shot from Plymouth's Will Evans.
Plymouth stay fifth on 23 points, from 14 games, and Reading stay sixth on 22 from 13.
Ten-man Sheffield Wednesday draw with Blackpool on Sunday
Sheffield Wednesday and Blackpool drew 1-1 at Hillsborough on Sunday in front of 30,674, with Sheffield Wednesday down to ten men from the 40th minute. Blackpool had 18 shots to 17 and Sheffield Wednesday five on target to four.
Sheffield Wednesday's Davis Keillor-Dunn scored in the 25th minute, pouncing on a misplaced pass and running from the centre circle to shoot low inside the post. Sheffield Wednesday lost Sil Swinkels to a straight red in the 40th minute for bundling over Blackpool's Tom Bloxham. Blackpool substitute Jerry Yates equalised in the 81st minute from his team-mate Albie Morgan's cross.
Sheffield Wednesday stay ninth on 20 points. Blackpool rise from 20th to 19th on 12.
Stockport come from behind to beat AFC Wimbledon and stay second
Stockport beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1 after going a goal down, and stay second on 26 points. Stockport had 70 per cent of the ball, 18 shots to 10 and ten corners to four, though AFC Wimbledon put five on target to three.
AFC Wimbledon's Jayden Stockley headed in from his team-mate Harry Cornick's delivery in the 47th minute. Stockport's Jack Diamond equalised in the 64th after combining with his team-mate Mikaël Mandron, a substitute, and Stockport's Ethan Ennis scored from close range in the 74th, his first for Stockport.
AFC Wimbledon, without a league win in seven, fall from 17th to 18th on 13 points.
Wigan beat Bromley 3-2 and rise from 24th to 21st, with Bromley taking their place at the bottom. Wigan put eight shots on target to Bromley's four, and Bromley goalkeeper Grant Smith made five saves.
Bromley's Kamarl Grant scored in the sixth minute after a long throw. Wigan's Christian Saydee levelled in the 18th minute after good work by his team-mate Connor Barrett, and Wigan's K'Marni Miller put them ahead in the 23rd. Bromley's George Saville made it 2-2 in first-half stoppage time.
Wigan's Brad Burrowes scored the winner from close range in the 58th minute, his first senior goal, after his team-mate Barrett nudged the ball to him. Bromley were shown five yellow cards. Wigan have ten points from 13 games, and Bromley are 24th on nine.
Wycombe beat Burton 2-0, and have lost one of their nine league games under Tom Hounsell, who took over in September. Wycombe had 16 shots to eight and 24 touches in the opposition box to eight.
Wycombe's Jayden Wareham scored in the 21st minute, charging down an attempted clearance by Burton goalkeeper Corey Addai after a back-pass, his sixth goal in nine games for Wycombe. Wycombe's Cauley Woodrow headed the second from close range in the 53rd minute after his team-mate Fred Onyedinma's header was blocked.
Wycombe rise from 15th to 13th on 18 points. Burton fall from 12th to 15th on 17.
Snapshot: . P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF goals for · GA goals against · GD goal difference · Pts points.
League One standings after this round
#
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Huddersfield Town
13
8
4
1
27
11
16
28
2
Stockport County
14
8
2
4
26
14
12
26
3
Oxford United
12
6
5
1
20
11
9
23
4
Luton Town
13
7
2
4
26
20
6
23
5
Plymouth Argyle
14
7
2
5
21
19
2
23
6
Reading
13
6
4
3
25
13
12
22
7
Bradford City
13
6
4
3
10
8
2
22
8
Cambridge United
14
5
6
3
21
21
0
21
9
Sheffield Wednesday
13
5
5
3
22
14
8
20
10
Leicester City
13
5
4
4
22
19
3
19
11
MK Dons
13
4
6
3
22
20
2
18
12
Mansfield Town
12
5
3
4
20
18
2
18
13
Wycombe Wanderers
13
4
6
3
21
23
-2
18
14
Leyton Orient
13
5
2
6
19
14
5
17
15
Burton Albion
14
4
5
5
18
21
-3
17
16
Stevenage
12
4
4
4
17
13
4
16
17
Notts County
12
3
5
4
13
14
-1
14
18
AFC Wimbledon
13
3
4
6
9
21
-12
13
19
Blackpool
12
3
3
6
17
21
-4
12
20
Doncaster Rovers
13
3
3
7
14
22
-8
12
21
Wigan Athletic
13
3
1
9
11
22
-11
10
22
Peterborough United
13
2
4
7
11
23
-12
10
23
Barnsley
12
2
3
7
12
22
-10
9
24
Bromley
13
2
3
8
13
33
-20
9
The table was archived on Sunday 1 November after the last game of the round. Oxford United, Mansfield Town, Stevenage, Notts County, Blackpool and Barnsley have played 12 games; Stockport County, Plymouth Argyle, Cambridge United and Burton Albion 14.
Huddersfield have 28 points from 13 games and Stockport 26 from 14. Oxford, Luton and Plymouth are on 23, third to fifth, Reading and Bradford have 22, and Cambridge are eighth on 21. Huddersfield's 27 goals are the most in the division, and their goal difference of 16 is the best. At the other end, Bromley's goal difference of minus 20 is the worst.
Positions before the round are the table after the five games on Tuesday 27 October. Luton made the biggest climb, four places from eighth to fourth, and MK Dons and Wigan rose three each, MK Dons from 14th to 11th and Wigan from 24th to 21st. Bradford, Burton and Stevenage each fell three places, Bradford from fourth to seventh, Burton from 12th to 15th and Stevenage from 13th to 16th. Huddersfield and Stockport stay first and second. Bromley are now 24th on nine points from 13 games, and Barnsley 23rd on nine from 12.
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League One upcoming fixtures: 3 November 2026 to 14 November 2026
Three League One games are listed in the coming week: Huddersfield against Luton and Wigan against Mansfield on Tuesday 3 November, and Oxford against Reading on Wednesday 4 November, all at 19:45. The next full round is on Saturday 14 November, with ten games at three o'clock, among them Sheffield Wednesday against Plymouth and Wycombe against Huddersfield. Luton against Cambridge and Peterborough against Oxford are listed as postponed.
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