2020
 
Saturday, 03 October 2020
League One
Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, QPR
Behind Closed Doors
Ref: Christopher Pollard
 
Wimbledon
Ryan Longman (18)
1 (1) - (0) 2
Accrington Stanley
Ross Sykes (41), Matt Butcher (45)
40
Toby Savin
5
Ross Sykes
Goal 41m
3
Mark Hughes
4
Cameron Burgess
18
Harvey Rodgers
6
Matt Butcher
Goal 45m
28
Seamus Conneely
10
Joe Pritchard
Yellow 94m
14
Tariq Uwakwe
9
Ryan Cassidy
Yellow 62m Subbed 6565
19
Colby Bishop
Subbed 8989
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7
Tom Allan
Sub (19 89m)19-89
8
Jon Russell
Sub (9 65m)9-65
12
Joe Maguire
16
Ben Barclay
20
Ton Scully
24
Stephen Sama
30
Liam Isherwood

Accrington produced a stunning comeback to inflict a first league defeat of the season on AFC Wimbledon.

Ross Sykes and Matt Butcher scored within four minutes of each other after Ryan Longman had put the Dons ahead.

The visitors climb to ninth, with their opponents slipping to 12th after four games.

Dons full-back Luke O'Neill saw his left-foot drive from range parried over the bar early on, while Dons keeper Connal Trueman produced a low stop to deny Butcher.

Longman, on loan from Brighton, then tapped home the opener after Joe Pigott's shot struck the woodwork.

But Accrington levelled when defender Sykes hammered in after the hosts failed to clear a free-kick and Butcher completed the turnaround with a brilliant turn and low finish just before the break.

The Dons started brightly in the second period, with Callum Reilly denied by Toby Savin.

With time running out, substitute Ethan Chislett forced another save and Shane McLoughlin hit the post but John Coleman's men stood firm for a first away win of the campaign.

https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2020/october/report-dons-v-accrington/
https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2020/october/match-report-afc-wimbledon-v-stanley/