FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 3 MK DONS 3
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REACTION: BRENTFORD 3 MK DONS 3
Dons manager Paul Ince: "To lose a goal with the last kick, after what they did to us at our place - we're gutted. When you score in the 92nd minute you think you've got some retribution for that, but we've switched off again.
"Brentford are very good at home, I think they've only lost twice here all season, so to come here, score three goals and not come away with the three points is very disappointing."
FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 3 MK DONS 3
Dons players are left standing, hands on heads, wondering how they've not won this game. They led three times, scoring their third in the second minute of added time, but have somehow been pulled back by Andy Scott's Brentford.
Aaron Wilbraham's 50th Dons goal had Paul Ince's men in the lead on 11 minutes before Sam Wood cancelled that out halfway through the first half.
Jermaine Easter restored the lead from the penalty spot after Luke Chadwick had been pulled back by Mark Phillips in the box, but Ben Strevens' effort on 70 minutes levelled matters once more.
The Dons thought they'd put Brentford to bed in stoppage time as Wilbraham turned home a deep cross from James Tunnicliffe. But Brentford weren't done there as substitute Carl Cort steered home after the Dons had failed to clear a long throw.
Incredible game, all the reaction to come.
FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 3 MK DONS 3
90+4mins - GOAL! BRENTFORD 3 MK DONS 3 - CARL CORT
A remarkable ending to a remarkable game as Cort somehow pulls Brentford back from the dead. Brentford hurl a long throw of their own in from the left, Dons fail to deal with it and Cort controls on his chest before stabbing past Willy Gueret from six yards. Incredible.
90+2mins - GOAL! BRENTFORD 2 MK DONS 3 - AARON WILBRAHAM
Dons have surely snatched all three points here as Tunnicliffe's deep cross from the right is flapped at by Szczesny and hits the back of the jumping Wilbraham before dropping into the net. There's a bit of fortune about it, but the Dons fans behind that goal do not care a bit.
90mins - Almost a remarkable introduction for Cort, but he heads onto the top of the bar from barely a yard out after Gueret had clawed O'Connor's free-kick out of the right corner. Four minutes of added time.
89mins - Substitution for Brentford sees Strevens calling it a day, he'll be replaced by former Newcastle and Wimbledon striker Carl Cort.
85mins - Wilbraham wins a corner down the right flank and there are now a lot of targets in gold shirts. Leven whips it in from that side and Doumbe climbs to head onto the roof of the net.
84mins - Dons coming under a little bit of pressure at the moment as Strevens scraps his way into some shooting space in the left side of the box. The door is open for a moment, but Lewington's flying block slams it shut again.
82mins - Final change for the Dons as Easter makes way for Dean Morgan. He'll go out to the right flank, but expect him to wander inside if given the chance and he can certainly hit them.
81mins - World class goalkeeping from Gueret, who makes a magnificent reaction save to deny Smith's point-blank header after Strevens had headed back O'Connor's free-kick.
80mins - The yellows are coming regularly now as Easter is booked for wrestling with Dickson on the far touchline.
78mins - Another change for the Dons as Woodards makes his way to the dugout. He'll be replaced by Frenchman Mathias Doumbe.
77mins - Tackles starting to fly in a little bit now as Woodards is issued with a yellow card for a pretty reckless challenge on O'Connor in midfield. Looked like he could get to the ball to start with, but he was never getting there by the end.
74mins - There's a booking coming for Strevens, who dives in a little late on Chadwick as the Dons winger clears down the left flank. Nothing too malicious, but a worthy caution.
70mins - GOAL! BRENTFORD 2 MK DONS 2 - BEN STREVENS
We're back on level terms again as MacDonald does superbly to make room for a cross from the right, Gueret repels Weston's powerful far-post header, Weston heads the rebound across goal and Strevens stretches to stab into the roof of the net.
65mins - Dons doing the hard work at the moment as they try to consolidate this lead. Leven and Gleeson have been particularly busy in the middle of the park breaking up Brentford momentum. Attendance confirmed at 5,309, with 431 travelling from Milton Keynes.
61mins - Couple of cautions issued to Brentford players on the far side as a team-mate goes down but it's the Dons awarded the throw-in. O'Connor's was the second one, but it's not clear who the first was issued to. Home fans getting frustrated and the Dons are pressing on.
58mins - Smart reaction save from Gueret as MacDonald smashes the ball towards him from a tight angle after Strevens had flicked on a Phillips throw.
57mins - Dons to make their first change and it'll be Randall to make way. Republic of Ireland international Stephen Gleeson is coming on to replace him in a like-for-like swap.
54mins - GOAL! BRENTFORD 1 MK DONS 2 - JERMAINE EASTER (PEN)
Brentford aren't happy about the award of the penalty but there's a fairly obvious tug from Phillips on Chadwick inside the box after the Dons winger had exchanged passed with Wilbraham on the edge of the area. Easter takes on the penalty-taking duties and calmly slots his 18th goal of the season into the bottom-right corner.
53mins - PENALTY TO THE DONS
52mins - Strevens makes a little bit of space for himself in the right side of the Dons box as Phillips sends a throw-in towards him. Doesn't get enough on the shot though and Gueret gets down easily to save it.
50mins - Gueret not happy about a challenge from Legge as the Brentford defender tried to get something on O'Connor's right-wing free-kick. Words exchanged and fingers pointed, but nothing Mr Russell can't sort out with a few words of his own.
49mins - Randall sets up Leven on the edge of the box as Brentford struggle to clear another long throw from Tunnicliffe, but the Scot's shot is well blocked by Sam Wood.
4.04pm - SECOND HALF KICKS OFF
Dons get us back underway in the second period, attacking the end housing their supporters.
HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 1 MK DONS 1
Decent half of football with some quality, plenty of endeavour and a goal-a-piece.
Aaron Wilbraham gave the Dons the lead when he stabbed home his 50th goal for the Club following a mistake from on loan Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on 11 minutes.
Brentford drew level 16 minutes later when Toumani Diagouraga's pass allowed Sam Wood to slot home on the counter-attack.
Other than that, Jermaine Easter has had two decent sights of goal for the Dons and Mark Randall curled just wide. Brentford have had plenty of ball but have struggled to make chances happen.
All to play for in the second half.
HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 1 MK DONS 1
45+1mins - Bright idea from Wilbraham, who reads Leven's long pass better than Smith and tries to hit the bouncing ball first time from 40-odd yards. Szczesny is never in trouble though, as the shot flies well off target.
45mins - Two minutes to be added at the end of a decent first half. Both sides have had chances and their fair share of the play.
39mins - A booking for Randall after a fairly late challenge on Dickson half way inside the Dons half. It was late, but it wasn't dangerous or reckless and the home fans' cries for more are pretty unjustified, as is the reaction of Tommy Smith, who has come a long way to make his feelings known. Easter is quick to bring him in line as Randall takes the caution.
36mins - Good stuff from the Dons again as Leven spots a chance to find the chest of Wilbraham just inside the Brentford box, and his chested pass allows Easter to crack a half-volley just past the right-hand post.
34mins - Worth a go from Leven, who takes on Easter's pass inside and hits a well-struck right-footed shot that Szczesny saves high to his right.
31mins - Brentford fans on their feet again as Dickson makes good ground down the left-hand-side, chopping back and finding MacDonald inside the box, but the Bees' leading scorer sees his shot deflect safely into the hands of Gueret.
27mins - GOAL! BRENTFORD 1 MK DONS 1 - SAM WOOD
Brentford level the scores as a Dons free-kick from the right is cleared downfield and Diagouraga spots Wood charging unmarked down the right flank. The on-loan Peterborough midfielder switches the play, finding his team mate in acres, and Wood jabs the ball under the advancing Gueret from just inside the box.
26mins - Paul Ince is furious in the technical area as Tommy Smith drags Wilbraham to ground with both arms wrapped around the Dons striker to prevent him winning a ball in the air. Looked a stonewall foul, but Mick Russell gives nothing.
23mins - Gorgeous effort from Randall, who shifts the ball onto his left foot after Carrington had pushed on Wilbraham's flick-on and curls just wide of the far post from 18 yards. Great technique on his weaker foot and not far away.
22mins - Pretty ambitious shouts for handball from the home supporters as McCracken controls and clears inside the box after a short corner from the left. Dons looking pretty assured at the back and will be pleased with the opening quarter of the game.
15mins - Brentford having real problems dealing with these throws from Tunnicliffe - McCracken flicking on the latest and Easter volleying over under pressure. Szczesny doesn't know whether to come or stay and is doing neither.
14mins - Dons protest against the award of an indirect free-kick just inside their box as Willy Gueret picks up a ball that deflected back to him and the referee determines it to be a backpass. It's Wood who hits it after O'Connor's tap, but Carrington and Randall charge it down and Easter clears.
11mins - GOAL! BRENTFORD 0 MK DONS 1 - AARON WILBRAHAM
Fantastic start for the Dons as they take the lead with just over 10 minutes on the clock. Brentford 'keeper Wojciech Szczesny makes a right hash of coming for Tunnicliffe's long throw from the right and Wilbraham is waiting to stab home his 50th goal for MK Dons. A landmark strike for the big Dons frontman and his eighth of the season.
6mins - Most of Brentford's early play has come down this left hand side with Myles Weston a major outlet for the home side - a player Paul Ince marked out before the game as one to watch. Pitch has probably seen better days, but it's not the worst the Dons have played on this season and they'll fancy their chances of getting the ball down on it.
2mins - Almost the perfect start for the Dons as a long throw from Tunnicliffe from the left bounces right through the Brentford box and comes to Easter five yards out. He looks certain to score, but a great block from Ryan Dickson denies him.
3.00pm - KICK-OFF
Brentford get the game underway in red-and-white shirts, black shorts and black socks. Dons are in gold shirts, white shorts and white socks and defending the end housing a good few hundred of their supporters.
2.57pm - Here come the teams, out of the tunnel away to our left at Griffin Park - a classic old school football ground. The sound of Hard-Fi greets the arrival of the players - well known Bees fans themselves - and the players complete the obligatory fairplay handshake before their final preparations for kick-off.
2.53pm - TEAM NEWS - No changes for either side this afternoon as Paul Ince sticks with the Dons side that has started the wins over Swindon and Leyton Orient and Andy Scott sticks with the side that got a point at Leeds last week.
Two changes on the Dons bench though, where Stephen Gleeson is deemed fit enough to return and Lewis Gobern is also named.
BRENTFORD: Wojciech Szczesny, Kevin O'Connor, Ryan Dickson, Mark Phillips, Charlie MacDonald, Myles Weston, Sam Wood, Ben Strevens, Toumani Diagouraga, Tommy Smith, Leon Legge.
SUBS: Lewis Price, Marcus Ben, Sam Saunders, Carl Cort, David Hunt, Danny Foster, Lionel Ainsworth.
MK DONS: Willy Gueret, Dean Lewington, David McCracken, Jermaine Easter, Aaron Wilbraham, Mark Carrington, Danny Woodards, James Tunnicliffe, Peter Leven, Luke Chadwick, Mark Randall.
SUBS: Mathias Doumbe, Sean O'Hanlon, Stephen Gleeson, Lewis Gobern, Sol Davis, Luke Howell, Dean Morgan.
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Stephen Gleeson is fit enough to return to the Dons bench for the trip to Griffin Park. |
2.45pm - The League 1 play-off race brings MK Dons to west London this afternoon as Paul Ince's side take on Brentford at Griffin Park. Given fixtures elsewhere, Dons fans will need no reminding how important today could be in determining their team's fate this season.
With several of the Dons' promotion rivals going head-to-head today, dropped points are a certainty and Ince has already expressed his desire to capitalise on slip-ups where they occur. A win, of course, would be ideal, but a point would not be disastrous either if other results go the Dons' way.
It will be no easy task though, against a Brentford side that have only lost twice on their own patch all season. Andy Scott's side recorded a classic smash-and-grab win over the Dons at stadiummk back in December and, having secured their place in mid-table with an excellent season so far, will fancy their chances of denting the Dons' play-off hopes.
It's the business end of the season where points mean prizes. We'll have all the action for you on MK Dons Player and Clockwatch from 3.00pm.















