Mansfield Town 1-2 MK Dons - Dons beat the League Two leaders

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FULL TIME! MK Dons have won it!

They don't lose here very often, but Mansfield have lost at home to MK Dons!

That Matt Dennis goal early in the second-half secures the win, but what a performance that was!

95 mins: Mansfield corner at the death

A big chance for the hosts

Five minutes to be added on

90 mins: Wonderful save from Pym

Alex Gilbey should put the game to bed after Harrison holds up play really well, but Pym makes a brilliant save to deny him

83 mins: More Dons changes

7,414 in attendance here tonight as Dons make two more changes

Payne comes off for Robson, and MJ Williams is replaced by Cam Norman

81 mins: Pinball in MK Dons' area

Mansfield's corner causes havoc for MK Dons as they put in four do-or-die blocks to keep out, amongst others, Boateng in there for the home side

72 mins: Tomlinson over this time

Great football again from Harrison, this time he squares to Tomlinson on the edge of the box but he puts it over too

70 mins: More good football

Really nice stuff in the build-up again, Harrison and Tezgel involved as Lofthouse fires over the bar.

Two more subs for Mansfield as Quinn and Akins make way for Maris and former Dons cult hero Hiram Boateng

65 min: Bate takes aim

A long way out is the Leeds loanee but he shapes to shoot and unleashes from 25 yards, though it's harmlessly over the top

Baily Cargill off, McLaughlin on

Swan off, Clarke on

Tom Nichols has also replaced Aaron Lewis

Dennis is making way for Ellis Harrison, and Dan Kemp is being replaced by Emre Tezgel

59 mins: Swift counter

Lofthouse snags the ball in midfield and counters with Kemp and Gilbey up with him, he feeds Kemp but his ball to his skipper is cut out

55 mins: GOAL! Dennis gives Dons the lead!

Wow! Matt Dennis' first chance to open his legs up and he gets to the edge of the box, squares up Flint and takes aim with his right foot, bends it goalwards and it beats Pym at the far post!

MK Dons are in front!

50 mins: Kelly let off the hook

Crazy ball from Kelly to play it between Payne and Bate to instead pick out Quinn, but he makes amends with a save to keep it out.

Matt Dennis then goes into the box for a foul on Cargill on halfway

47 mins: Tomlinson into the side netting

Great chance for Tomlinson, getting onto the end of Gilbey's pass, he's got Bowery all over the back of him but he fires into the side netting

Back underway at Field Mill

HALF TIME: Mansfield 1-1 MK Dons

A cracking game, and very little between them as they go in level.

Kelly made two great saves to deny Akins, first from the penalty spot and then from the rebound before Stephen Quinn tapped in.

But Alex Gilbey's rocket equalised five minutes later.

Half-chances have come thereafter, but it's a really good game to watch

47 mins: Cargill booked

Ah the referee should play on there as Cargill takes out Lofthouse, but the ball runs on to Kemp who only has one man to beat before he's in the box.

Payne's free-kick comes to nothing

Three minutes to be added on

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