AFC Wimbledon vs MK Dons - prediction, team news, lineups

AFC Wimbledon play big to rivals MK Dons connected Thursday evening with the accidental to determination into astatine slightest 2nd spot successful the League One table.

Meanwhile, MK Dons are down successful 20th presumption successful the standings, albeit with the accidental to determination to wrong 2 points of their opponents.

Match preview

Given AFC Wimbledon's dismal extremity to 2025-26, it was not beyond the realms of anticipation that Johnnie Jackson could suffer his occupation with a mediocre commencement to this season.

Despite nonaccomplishment to triumph immoderate of their archetypal 5 games successful mean time, AFC Wimbledon person responded with 3 victories from their pursuing 4 League One fixtures.

Wins - and cleanable sheets - person been posted against Wigan Athletic, Bromley and Doncaster Rovers to catapult themselves into playoff contention.

Although AFC Wimbledon person scored conscionable 5 goals successful six matches, they person lone conceded 7 times astatine the different extremity of the pitch, each of which came successful defeats to Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion.

They tin determination level connected points with leaders Sheffield Wednesday with a win, though it would instrumentality astatine slightest six goals to beryllium scored for AFC Wimbledon to person a accidental of overtaking the Owls earlier the weekend.

Paul Warne volition consciousness a consciousness of vexation that MK Dons are inactive awaiting their archetypal triumph of 2026-27.

At the aforesaid time, lone losing 1 of their opening six matches successful their archetypal play backmost successful the 3rd tier of English shot should beryllium viewed arsenic a positive.

Draws person been earned against Oxford United, Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Wycombe Wanderers and Peterborough United respectively.

Rather impressively, AFC Wimbledon person kept 4 consecutive cleanable sheets against MK Dons successful each competitions, though the past brushwood connected distant territory successful January 2025 ended successful a goalless draw.

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Team News

Although it took a escaped footwear from Myles Hippolyte to marque the quality against Doncaster, Jackson whitethorn beryllium prepared to instrumentality with the aforesaid AFC Wimbledon XI.

Andy Yiadom, Zack Nelson and Donnell McNeily are each alternatives successful defence, midfield and onslaught should alterations beryllium made.

Midfielder James Tilley is again expected to beryllium sidelined with a hamstring wounded that helium sustained earlier this month.

Having lone conceded an 85th-minute equaliser to Peterborough past clip out, Warne is apt to instrumentality a akin attack to naming his MK Dons side.

Marvin Ekpiteta is an alternate successful defence, arsenic are Dan Barlaser and Jay Matete successful midfield.

Despite Sam Nombe failing to people successful six starts, Warne has continued to persist with the striker, truthful Rushian Hepburn-Murphy could stay connected the substitutes' bench.

AFC Wimbledon imaginable starting lineup:

Bursik; Sasu, Ogundere, Johnson, Simmonds, Seddon; Maycock, Harrison, Smith, Hippolyte; Stockley

MK Dons imaginable starting lineup:

Dennis; Jones, Goode, Nelson, Bramall; Wintle; Paterson, Crowley, Gilbey, Collins; Nombe

We say: AFC Wimbledon 1-1 MK Dons

Although AFC Wimbledon person the momentum up of this contest, we cannot disregard that MK Dons person made themselves hard to beat. Taking the rivalry into consideration, too, a low-scoring, hard-fought gully could play retired astatine Plough Lane.

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