CITY made it a hat-trick of wins for Kevin McDonald as the caretaker’s honeymoon continued at Wimbledon.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was at Plough Lane yesterday and provides the match stats and player ratings.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Harry Lewis stood strong for City with several important saves in the first half. The keeper has come back strongly from that Tranmere glitch and produced big blocks to frustrate Wimbledon top scorer James Tilley as well as Armani Little.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
Emmanuel Osadebe’s goals are like buses. You wait ages for one to come along and then two arrive almost together as the sub pounced to settle a tight contest.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
City failed to muster a shot on target for the first hour. But when they did, Emmanuel Osadebe made it count.
TACTICS
Kevin McDonald reverted to the starting line-up that played so well against Swindon after making nine changes in midweek.
The only difference in the squad from last Saturday was on the bench where Rayhaan Tulloch had recovered from the illness that had kept him out of both games. He came into the 18 for Ciaran Kelly.
REFEREE: Scott Simpson (Stoke)
BOOKINGS: Davison, J Lewis, Little (Wimbledon); Platt, Smallwood (City)
ATTENDANCE: 8,270
SHOTS ON TARGET: Wimbledon 5 City 2
SHOTS OFF TARGET: Wimbledon 6 City 4
CORNERS: Wimbledon 10 City 4
FOULS: Wimbledon 13 City 13
PLAYER RATINGS
WIMBLEDON: Bass 6, Ogundere 6, J Lewis 7, Pearce 7 (Lakin 81min), Currie 6, Tilley 6, Reeves 7, Little 6 (McLean 81min), Neufville 5 (Sasu 68min), Bugiel 7, Davison 6. Subs (not used): Ball, Brown, Kalambayi, Sandford.
CITY: H Lewis 8, Halliday 7, Platt 7, Stubbs 7, Ridehalgh 7, Smallwood 6, Gilliead 7, Pointon 7 (Oyegoke 80min), Walker 7, Wilson 5 (Osadebe 58min, 7), Cook 6 (Smith 85min). Subs (not used): Taylor, Tulloch, Afoka, Doyle.
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