Peterborough boss Luke Williams spoke after his side’s 1-1 draw with MK Dons

A point apiece was about fair according to Luke Williams on his return to Stadium MK on Saturday.

The Peterborough boss saw his side score late on through substitute Christopher Conn-Clarke to cancel out Aaron Collins’ first-half opener as Dons picked up their fifth draw out of six games at the start of the League One campaign.

Williams, once the assistant head coach at MK1, praised the impact of his substitutes after he felt his side struggled to cope with Dons after they took the lead on the half-hour, so their equaliser five minutes from time was about right.

“It was a really tough game and we deserved a point,” he said. “I don’t think we can argue with a point. Neither team was at their best or created too many big chances so we were not at our best but value for a point.

“We had a really good impact from players off the bench and all managers preach about being ready to jump into a game and they did exactly that. I wasn’t overly disappointed with the guys who started.

“We lost our way just before we conceded and a few mistakes crept in. We were pretty comfortable before that. Those changes gave us a push.

“It’s difficult when we concede. We have suffered a lot for too long now and there’s a feeling when the goal goes in but we consolidated and the subs gave us a bit of energy and positivity and gave us the energy to get the point.

“I am concerned about the nature of the goals we are conceding but my job is to help the players to overcome those problems and we continue to strive.

“They allowed us the ball in our own half and pressed with Sam Nombe on his own. They packed the rest of the pitch and its really difficult to play forward really quickly when the opposition are doing that.

“If you go too high too early, they are a threat if they go direct. So, we had to manage the game in the best way we could. It was difficult to play forward without an opposition coming at you so much. We had to play the way we did.”