Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 4, Luton Town 1.
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Striker Lyle Taylor scored twice as AFC Wimbledon thrashed Luton Town 4-1 for a fifth League Two win in six games.
The Dons, now three points off the play-off places, went ahead when Ryan Sweeney headed a corner across goal and the ball went in off Scott Cuthbert.
Taylor turned in Andy Barcham's cross for 2-0 and Sean Rigg fired in a third from 18 yards after the break.
George Francomb's corner provided Taylor's second, before Jack Marriott smashed an edge-of-the-box consolation.
Luton are 14th in the table, 10 points off the top seven.
AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley told BBC Radio London:
"If we can keep the players happy, not doing anything weird and wonderful, keep the energy high and the good feel about the place, then we'll see where it takes us.
"If it's successful, great. If it's not, it's not going to be for the want of trying.
"We got two good goals in quick succession at a good time. Goals change games - at that point we were in control."
Luton manager Nathan Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"When you defend like that you get punished at any level and we got punished today. I didn't really see that coming after what we done, but that's what happened. I'm very, very disappointed.
"It was a unfortunate goal, the first one. We weren't dominate enough, but the others are avoidable.
"We got what we deserved today because we didn't deserve anything."
Line-ups
Wimbledon
Formation 4-4-2
- 29Roos
- 2Fuller
- 12Meades
- 8ReevesSubstituted forRiggat 21'minutes
- 6Robinson
- 4Bulman
- 20Sweeney
- 17Barcham
- 7Francomb
- 33TaylorSubstituted forAkinfenwaat 75'minutes
- 9ElliottSubstituted forAzeezat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 3Kennedy
- 10Akinfenwa
- 11Rigg
- 14Azeez
- 19Fitzpatrick
- 25Gallagher
Luton
Formation 4-4-2
- 16Justham
- 2O'Donnell
- 44Sheehan
- 6Cuthbert
- 40Howells
- 8McGeehanBooked at 75mins
- 19LeeSubstituted forPigottat 72'minutes
- 15McCourtSubstituted forSmithat 56'minutes
- 14Marriott
- 9BensonBooked at 38mins
- 22Mackail-SmithSubstituted forOkuonghaeat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Tyler
- 3Potts
- 4Smith
- 11Green
- 17Ruddock
- 18Okuonghae
- 45Pigott
- Referee:
- Chris Sarginson
- Attendance:
- 4,439
Match Stats
Home TeamWimbledonAway TeamLuton
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away6
- Corners
- Home12
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away4
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 4, Luton Town 1.
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Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Jonathan Meades.
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Attempt blocked. Alan Sheehan (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Sean Rigg (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Paul Benson.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Magnus Okuonghae.
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Attempt missed. George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Luton Town) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon).
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Jake Howells (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.
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Foul by Jonathan Meades (AFC Wimbledon).
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Jonathan Smith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt blocked. George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Jonathan Smith (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.
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Attempt missed. Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Adebayo Akinfenwa (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Adebayo Azeez replaces Tom Elliott.
