Notts County down MK Dons with second-half goals

Notts County made it back-to-back wins as they beat MK Dons 2-0 at Stadium MK.

George Abbott put the visitors in front in the 57th minute before Dan Crowley wrapped up the points when he doubled their lead with 19 minutes remaining.

Victory sees the Magpies maintain their spot in the play-off places, while MK Dons suffered a third straight League Two defeat as their bid for a top-seven spot took another hit.

A first half of few opportunities saw Nick Tsaroulla’s free-kick hit the post, while the Dons defender Laurence Maguire fired just wide in stoppage time.

Just after the break, Tom McGill made a fine stop to deny Alassana Jatta in a one-on-one.

But County moved ahead in the 57th minute, as Abbott received Crowley’s pass and saw a deflected strike beat McGill.

Alex Bass made big stops to deny Alex Gilbey and Joe Tomlinson, before a Joe White free-kick was narrowly deflected wide.

Having survived the pressure, Notts County pulled further ahead with 20 minutes remaining as Crowley received David McGoldrick’s pass and duly scored.

Crowley and Jatta missed chances for a third, while Bass again denied Gilbey, but the visitors held on for the victory.