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Fleetwood draw John Sheridan's first match in charge

John Sheridan managed to end Fleetwood's eight game losing spree as his first match in charge finished in a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers MK Dons.A crucial three points still eludes Fleetwood but just days after taking over the hotseat from Uwe Rosler, Sheridan saw his team fight back to stay one point above the League One relegation zone. It was not the best start for the new Town head coach as his side fell behind in the 20th minute.Fleetwood have conceded the most goals from outside the box in the whole division and once again Alex Cairns found himself picking the ball out of the net as Robbie Muirhead curled home.Town forward Conor McAleny rattled the woodwork seconds later but the home faithful had to wait until the 54th minute to see their side level as Ashley Hunter pounced and rifled the ball home.McAleny had numerous chances to win it for the hosts late on but the in-form Lee Nicholls kept him at bay.

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Rochdale held to goalless draw by MK Dons

MK Dons succeeded where Tottenham in keeping Rochdale at bay in a goalless draw at the Crown Oil Arena.Dale had the better of the contest without ever recapturing the highs of their performance before a national TV audience at the weekend in the FA Cup fifth round against Premier League opponents. In the end it was a result which suited neither side, with both teams stuck in the Sky Bet League One bottom four.Buoyed by their confidence-boosting display against Tottenham just three days earlier, Keith Hill named an unchanged starting line-up and his men started the game on the front foot, twice being denied by the woodwork, first via a mis-kick from Dons defender Scott Wootton and then a fierce drive from Andy Cannon.There was a rare threat from the Dons midway through the second half when Kieran Agard seized upon a loose ball in a crowded penalty area following a corner.With his back to goal he turned and blasted towards the roof of Josh Lillis' net but Mark Kitching was superbly positioned to block the effort and protect his goalkeeper.

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Charlton inflict another loss on MK Dons to move into play-off spots

Charlton moved up into the final play-off spot after beating MK Dons 2-1 to record their first win in three games and condemn their struggling hosts to a sixth successive defeat in all competitions.Ahmed Kashi and Josh Magennis both found the net for the visitors while Kieran Agard netted a consolation for MK, but it was not enough for the Dons' rookie boss Dan Micciche who has lost all of five his matches in charge.The Addicks took a deserved lead after just 10 minutes when Conor McGrandles was dispossessed on the edge of his own penalty area, before Kashi took one touch and fired a powerful right-footed drive past keeper Lee Nicholls for his second goal of the season.Karl Robinson - the former MK Dons boss - then saw his men double their lead on the hour when Magennis nodded home his 12th goal of the campaign from Jake Forster-Caskey's cross.And despite the home side pulling one back through Agard just two minutes later from Robbie Muirhead's corner, it proved only to be a consolation goal for MK who still remain six points adrift of safety.

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Oldham leave MK Dons boss Dan Micciche still searching for his first point

New MK Dons boss Dan Micciche is still seeking his first point in charge after a narrow 1-0 defeat at relegation rivals Oldham.It is now four straight league and cup losses for Micciche, whose side were beaten by Anthony Gerrard's first-half goal.Dons could have led after just six minutes when Chuks Aneke chased down Scott Wootton's pass and was denied by Oldham goalkeeper Johny Placide.Robbie Muirhead also went close before Oldham's Craig Davies fired a good chance wide of the far post.The breakthrough came after 40 minutes, with Latics captain Gerrard jumping highest in a packed penalty area to head home Ben Pringle's corner.It was almost 2-0 moments after half-time as Duckens Nazon saw his shot deflected inches over the crossbar with goalkeeper Lee Nicholls stranded.Dan Gardner's effort flew just wide for Oldham, who continued to edge a scrappy game played in heavy conditions.MK Dons failed to register a serious shot on goal in the entire second half and they remain rooted in the League One drop zone.

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Portsmouth beat MK Dons thanks to Conor Chaplin's last gasp winner

Matt Clarke and Connor Chaplin scored in the dying moments as Portsmouth came from behind to beat MK Dons 2-1 and end a five-match winless league run at Stadium MK.Milton Keynes took a deserved lead midway through the first half after Josh Tymon's left-footed cross into the six-yard box was met by the onrushing Keiran Agard, whose effort was superbly saved by Pompey keeper Luke McGee.The ball fell invitingly into the path of Ike Ugbo, who made no mistake, smashing home into an empty net to record his first Dons since his January loan move from Chelsea.Portsmouth rallied late on and were rewarded with an equaliser five minutes from time when Dion Donohue's corner was met perfectly by Clarke inside the six-yard box, the Pompey man placing an emphatic header passed keeper Lee Nicholls.And the visitors' Chaplin stunned Stadium MK in the dying seconds with a winner that appeared to come from nowhere after Donohue's pass was deflected into the forward's path, Chaplin poking home the snatch all three points from under the Dons' nose.

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Julien Ngoy scores Walsall winner on debut to down MK Dons

Stoke loanee Julien Ngoy's winner just four minutes into his debut gave Walsall a 1-0 victory that boosted their survival hopes and kept MK Dons firmly in the drop zone.Substitute Ngoy fired home in the 70th minute to move Walsall four points clear of the relegation places and leave Dons three points from safety.Walsall had the only chances of a drab first half as Joe Edwards' early 25-yard strike was saved by Lee Nicholls and, late in the half, Erhun Oztumer headed an Edwards cross wide from 12 yards.Dons improved after the interval and Marcus Tavernier fired inches wide from 20 yards on 53 minutes before Kieran Agard's curler went similarly close six minutes later.Amadou Bakayoko missed a sitter for Walsall after 62 minutes, skying over from six yards after an Edwards shot was blocked.But Ngoy put the Saddlers ahead soon after coming on, cutting back in from the by-line before drilling home at Nicholls' near post.Walsall keeper Liam Roberts made a superb save from Ed Upson's 10-yard strike to preserve the points.

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Maxime Biamou fires Coventry into FA Cup fifth round

Maxime Biamou's second-half winner saw 1987 FA Cup winners Coventry cause a minor upset and progress into the fifth round with a 1-0 win over League One strugglers MK Dons.Fast becoming one of this season's memorable FA Cup stories, the Sky Blues saw off Premier League Stoke to make it to this stage and they were backed by almost 8,000 travelling supporters.Mark Robins' side started on the front foot and went close after 23 minutes when Biamou's powerful drive forced Dons keeper Lee Nicholls into a testing save.Coventry winger Tom Bayliss was next to threaten an opener shortly after half-time when he cut inside onto his right foot but fired agonisingly wide.The visitors did snatch the winner just after the hour through Biamou's third goal of the season, and his second in as many games.Ethan Ebanks-Landell failed to clear his lines for MK and the French forward gleefully poked in from close range to put Coventry into the fifth round for the first time in nine years.

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Neilson extis MK Dons by mutual consent

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Northampton climb out of relegation zone after beating MK Dons

Northampton climbed out of the League One relegation zone with a third-straight league win as they beat rivals MK Dons 2-1. John-Joe O'Toole's early opener was quickly cancelled out by Alex Gilbey but Chris Long ensured the Cobblers moved up to 18th place and were replaced by Dons in the bottom four.O'Toole latched onto Joe Bunney's low cross to squirm a shot past visiting goalkeeper Lee Nicholls and hand Northampton a 16th-minute lead.Their advantage was short lived and only three minutes had passed when Dons restored parity as Osman Sow flashed the ball across goal and Gilbey rifled home first time.Sow then had a header cleared off the line but the away side were behind again when Long was positioned perfectly to divert Sam Hoskins' low cross into the bottom corner four minutes before half-time. Peter Pawlett shot wide in the second half and the Cobblers also went close through Hilbeberto Pereira and Matt Crooks before two excellent late saves from Richard O'Donnell preserved the points for the home side, with Chuks Aneke seeing red for MK Dons for his part in a late scuffle.

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Rivals MK Dons and Wimbledon share spoils from stalemate

MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon shared the spoils in a tight goalless draw at Stadium MK as the two rivals failed to distance themselves from the League One relegation zone.Andy Barcham wasted a golden opportunity a minute from time as Wimbledon slipped to 22nd in the table after fellow strugglers Northampton beat Bradford.The visitors started the brighter and almost took a deserved lead when Barcham fluffed a strike on goal that still looked to be dribbling in until Ousseynou Cisse hooked the ball off the line.Wimbledon threatened again after 76 minutes when Lyle Taylor's lofted cross into the box found Darius Charles at the back post, before the defender's powerful header forced MK goalkeeper Lee Nicholls into a testing save as the visitors looked to take the lead.And Barcham should have bagged the Londoners all three points a minute from time when he found himself one-on-one with Nicholls inside the box, but his tame effort failed to beat the stopper.

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