Martin disappointed after 'strange' defeat to Peterborough

Russell Martin felt his side were undone by Peterborough's killer instinct in front of goal as MK Dons went down 3-0 at the Weston Homes Stadium.

With out Championship-bound Richard Keogh, Dons fell behind to Jonson Clarke-Harris' opener after seven minutes before Sammie Szmodics' doubled their lead on the half hour. The midfielder made sure of the win with 25 minutes to go, but aside from the goals, Peterborough did precious little totrouble Andrew Fisher.

In contrast though, Dons barely troubled Christy Pym as Darren Ferguson's side ran out comfortable winners, but Martin felt the scoreline didn't reflect the game.

"It's a strange one, I don't think it was a 3-0 game," he said. "We limited them, but when we did give them something they punished us.

"I'm disappointed with the way we started the game, disappointed with the goals, but I think we had an outstanding performance from Ben Gladwin, some other good performances. It;s nowhere near the most disappointing performance but it is the most disappointing scoreline.

"There was a lot which disrupted us, with no Richard Keogh, Andrew Surman came off early, Warren O'Hora wasn't quite fit enough either. But I felt the reaction was good from the players early on."