Bradley Johnson scored twice as MK Dons defeated Port Vale at Stadium MK to clinch their first league title of the season.
It was a timely result for last season’s playoff semi-finalists, as they had lost all their last three games scoreless.
After 34 minutes of repetitive play, Johnson finally broke MK Dons’ league duck by finding the bottom corner from around 20 yards and opened the club’s account.
Henry Lawrence had to clear the line from Ellis Harrison early in the second half before Vale goalkeeper Jack Stevens successfully beat Matt Dennis’ long-range curler.
The Dons’ lead doubled in the 85th minute when Johnson stepped up to drill a free kick into the bottom corner from just outside the box.
Valiant pulled the goal back three minutes into injury time when Harrison headed in for a Tom Conlon free-kick, but it was too little and too late.
Match report provided by PA Media.
lineup
MK Dons
formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Cumming
- twenty twoLawrence
- FiveOhora
- FourTuckerBook in 90 minutes
- 3Levinton
- 14Johnson
- 8Robson
- 19BarrysubstituteOegoshiand 45′minutes
- 7Smithsubstituteforgiveand 72′minutes
- 17KempsubstituteDevoyand 87′minutes
- 30Dennis
substitute
- 12Oegoshi
- 16forgive
- 20burn
- twenty threeRavizzoli
- twenty fiveIlunga
- 28Devoy
- 33Jules
Port Vale
formation 3-4-1-2
- twenty fivestevens
- 15forestersubstitutecharsleyand 81′minutes
- 6Smith
- Fivehole
- 27RobinsonsubstituteJonesand 82′minutes
- 14Oshirosubstitutewalkerand 81′minutes
- TenConlon
- 16Husseysubstitutesmalland 68′minutes
- 8Garity
- twenty twoHarrisonBook in 53 minutes
- 17HoldensubstituteProctorand 63′minutes
substitute
- 1stone
- 3Jones
- Fourwalker
- 13Proctor
- 18small
- 20charsley
- twenty threepet
- Referee:
- Tom Neild
- Attendance:
- 7,041
live text
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Game over, MK Dons 2, Port Vale 1.
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Second half over, MK Dons 2, Port Vale 1.
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corner, port veil. Ethan Robson admitted.
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corner, port veil. Concession of Daniel Oegoke.
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goal! MK Dons 2, Port Vale 1. Ellis Harrison (Port Vale) header center to bottom left corner of box. Tom Conlon assists with a cross from a set piece.
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Jack Tucker (MK Dons) is shown a yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jack Tucker (MK Dons).
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Harry Charsley (Port Vale) scores a free kick on the right.
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Bradley Johnson (MK Dons) scores a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ellis Harrison (Port Vale).
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Henry Lawrence (MK Dons) scores a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Thierry Small (Port Vale).
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Understudy, MK Dons. Dawson Devoy replaced Daniel Kemp.
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goal! MK Dons 2, Port Vale 0. Bradley Johnson’s (MK Dons) free kick goes into the bottom right corner with his left foot.
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Daniel Kemp (MK Dons) scores a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
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Alternate, Portvale. Dan Jones replaced Sam Robinson.
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Alternate, Portvale. Harry Charsley replaces William Forrester.
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Alternate, Portvale. Brad Walker replaced Hunso Ojo.
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Corner, MK Dons. Concession of Jack Stevens.
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