Mark Bowen was damning in his assessment of Anthony Backhouse after the referee’s decision led to Fleetwood snatching a 1-1 draw that virtually relegated his AFC Wimbledon side.The Dons led through Luke McCormick’s goal midway through the first half but a head-scratching decision by the official allowed Joe Garner to score an 88th-minute goal that all-but guaranteed they will play in...Full Story »

Joe Garner scored a late equaliser as Fleetwood snatched a 1-1 draw at home to League One relegation rivals AFC Wimbledon.Luke McCormick’s goal had put the Dons minutes from their first win since December and kept alive their hopes of escaping the drop.But Garner’s free-kick two minutes from time moved them out of the bottom four on goal difference, with the Dons three points from sa...Full Story »

Kenny Clark scored the only goal as National League high-fliers FC Halifax lost 1-0 to Southend at Roots Hall.Clark converted from close range in the 12th minute having been teed up by Jack Bridge.The hosts went close to scoring again with 20 minutes remaining when Sam Dalby sent a header against the crossbar, with subsequent penalty appeals as he went down while trying to follow up proving in v...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Bowen warned his players need to be more mentally resilient if they are to avoid the drop following a tough 3-1 defeat at relegated Crewe.The Dons’ winless run was extended to 24 games after the Railwaymen hit back at Gresty Road with second-half goals from Mikael Mandron, Chris Long and substitute Bassala Sambou.It had looked promising for Bowen’s men when Sa...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon’s hopes of avoiding relegation were delivered a blow as already-relegated Crewe came from behind to win 3-1 and secure their first victory in nine games.Second-half goals from Mikael Mandron, Chris Long and Bassala Sambou left the Dons without a win in 24 games and gave interim Crewe manager Alex Morris success in his first match since taking over from Dave Artell, who was sa...Full Story »

Interim boss Alex Morris will begin his audition for the Crewe job on a permanent basis when fellow strugglers AFC Wimbledon visit on Good Friday.Morris was placed in charge until the end of the season this week following the dismissal of David Artell after relegation from Sky Bet League One was confirmed for the Railwaymen after defeat at Doncaster last time out.Crewe’s 2-0 reverse at Don...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Liam Manning praised the character shown by his side in the second half after they earned a 1-1 draw at bitter rivals AFC Wimbledon.Troy Parrott’s spectacular strike cancelled out Alex Woodyard’s opener to extend the visitors’ unbeaten run to 15 games and improve their position in the race to be promoted from League One.MK Dons are now three points clear of third-p...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon have received a triple boost ahead of their grudge match with MK Dons.Mark Bowen is hopeful of having Luke McCormick, Sam Cosgrove and Lee Brown available against their bitter rivals.McCormick has been out for the best part of a month with an ankle problem, Cosgrave has had a facial injury and will need to wear a mask while Brown has completed his recovery.Cheye Alexander (groin) a...Full Story »

Karim Benzema bullied Chelsea to the brink of relinquishing their Champions League crown with a stunning hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 3-1 triumph at Stamford Bridge.The prolific striker moved his competition goal return to 11 in just eight matches after hitting back-to-back trebles as Madrid overwhelmed the Blues in Wednesday’s quarter-final first-leg.Benzema took his season’s ta...Full Story »

New AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Bowen believes a candid half-time conversation with his players helped them battle back to salvage a late 1-1 draw with 10-man Charlton at Plough Lane.Zach Robinson cancelled out Jayden Stockley’s second-half header in the 87th minute to earn a crucial draw for the hosts, who sit third from bottom and four points adrift of League One safety.After his first home ...Full Story »

Zach Robinson’s dramatic late leveller rescued AFC Wimbledon a point as they drew 1-1 with 10-man Charlton at Plough Lane.The visitors went ahead through Jayden Stockley midway through the second half after a dangerous tackle from Ryan Inniss had reduced them to 10 men.But Robinson’s 87th-minute equaliser gave the struggling Dons some hope of survival to leave them four points adrift...Full Story »

Kenya international Collins Shichenje has moved to Swedish side AIK Fotboll from Football Kenya Federation Premier League side AFC Leopards. AIK Fotboll confirmed the signing of the 18-year-old utility player, and the former Green Commandos youngster now joins Henry Meja, formerly at Tusker, and ex-Gor Mahia fullback Eric Ouma Otieno at the European club. "With Collins, we get a physically s...Full Story »

Lewis Gibson could be fit again for Sheffield Wednesday’s League One clash with AFC Wimbledon.The Everton loan defender has been nursing a muscle problem but could yet be available this weekend.Liam Palmer is another to have been out of action with a muscle complaint, but he could be sidelined for several more weeks yet.Josh Windass suffered a recent setback in training so is not ready to ...Full Story »

Adam May’s superb strike consigned AFC Wimbledon to a fifth straight Sky Bet League One loss as Cambridge claimed a 1-0 win.The U’s climbed one place to 16th with a first win in six games, while the Dons are still searching for their first win of 2022 and remain a point off a position of safety.After a poor opening 35 minutes, the home side almost found the breakthrough as Anthony Ha...Full Story »

Sky Bet League One strugglers AFC Wimbledon will be missing players due to international duty when they host Cambridge.Forwards Terry Ablade (Finland) and Tomas Kalinauskas (Lithuania) and defender Dan Csoka (Hungary) have all had Under-21 call-ups. The Dons could also be without Ayoub Assal, who has been training with England Under-20s.Lee Brown has trained this week after sitting out Saturday&...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Mark Robinson could make changes as his side prepare to host Lincoln.The Dons are without a win in 17 league games after a 2-0 loss to Plymouth in midweek and sit one place above the relegation zone in League One.Cheye Alexander is expected to line up again after making his return against the Pilgrims, while Ben Heneghan is also edging closer to a return.Anthony Hartigan co...Full Story »

Manager Steven Schumacher was relieved to get the win as Plymouth moved back into the League One play-off places with a 2-0 home victory over struggling AFC Wimbledon.After Dons striker Sam Cosgrove’s header came back off the post early on, Argyle went ahead in the 29th minute thanks to Ryan Hardie’s 17th goal of the season.Ryan Broom doubled the home side’s tally just after th...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Plymouth made it back-to-back 2-0 League One home wins with victory over AFC Wimbledon at Home Park.Argyle took a 29th-minute lead thanks to the combination of in-form playmaker Danny Mayor and top scorer Ryan Hardie.Midfielder Mayor’s astute ball found striker Hardie in space in front of goal and he took a touch before smashing home his 17th of the season.Argyle started ...Full Story »

New York Jets owner Robert "Woody" Johnson is preparing a bid to purchase the English Premier League's Chelsea FC from Roman Abramovich, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Russian oligarch Abramovich is reportedly ready to sell the club as pressure on the U.K. government to seize the assets of high-value individuals linked to Vladimir Putin increases after the country's invasion of Ukraine. A...Full Story »

James McClean, Tendayi Darikwa and Graeme Shinnie are all suspended as Wigan host AFC Wimbledon in Sky Bet League One.Republic of Ireland international McClean is beginning a three-game ban for his sending-off against Fleetwood while captain Darikwa and Shinnie must sit out the next two matches after reaching 10 bookings for the season.Tom Pearce and Joe Bennett are back in contention after inju...Full Story »