MK Dons 1-0 Colchester United - Late Harrison goal wins it for Dons

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MK Dons are in action this Boxing Day as they take on Colchester United at Stadium MK

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FULL TIME: MK Dons 1-0 Colchester United

Phew! Left it late but it's enough as Dons cling on to win again!

94 mins: The flag saves Dons

Akinde's shot is palmed away by MacGillivray, Hopper sticks in the loose ball but the flag denies Colchester a late heartbreaker

93 mins: Colchester hit the bar

Oh this one isn't over! Tom Hopper's header from Colchester's late corner loops up and lands on the top of the bar

Four mins to be added on as Dean Lewington is announced as Man of the Match

89 mins: GOAL! Harrison finds the net!

At last! MK Dons lead! Jack Payne's free-kick to the far post is poked home by the Welshman!

86 mins: Williams takes aim

Long-range effort from MJ Williams sails into the stand.

Dons running out of time here

83 mins: Dean into the book

Despite standing in the middle of the battle for the ball, the referee sees fit to book Max Dean for a foul

78 mins: Kazeem misses the target

Another counter from a Dons corner this time comes the way of Al-Amin Kazeem, but he fires it miles over the bar.

Ellis Harrison comes on for Cam Norman for the closing stages

70 mins: Dean again

What do Dons need to do to score here?! Max Dean again in front of goal, getting on the end of Eisa's deflected attempt, saved by Goodman

69 mins: Dons make a change

Jonathan Leko will make way for Mo Eisa for the final 20 minutes or so.

Joe Taylor is being replaced by al-Amin Kazeem for the visitors, while John Akinde will replace Ellis Iandolo

66 mins: Read into the book

Yellow card for Colchester's Arthur Read for clattering Alex Gilbey

63 mins: Colchester counter

The visitors break from a Dons corner, Joe Taylor has Chay Cooper up in support but he goes it alone and fires straight at MacGillivray

59 mins: Tomlinson blasts over

ANOTHER chance for Dons, Tomlinson gets into the box and blasts into the stand.

They have to start finding the target

58 mins: Norman has to score

Clearest chance of the game for Dons, a great ball to the far post and Norman reaches for it, but can't get it on target

55 mins: Colchester put it together

A great one-touch move from Colchester there gets them out of their own half for the first time in a while, and to the edge of Dons' area but Taylor cannot get past Williams

55 mins: Payne booked now

Terrible decision from the referee there, booking Jack Payne for dispossessing Arthur Read in the penalty area, won the ball clear as day but... refs.

53 mins: Goodman palms wide

Dean takes aim from range again, it bounces just in front of Goodman who has to get fingertips to it to put it behind for a corner

51 mins: Half a sight

First sight of goal in the second-half, Leko fizzes it across the face of goal, Norman is at the back post and appears to want to do the same, before Dallison puts it behind for a corner

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