{"id":45993,"date":"2023-04-21T13:20:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T12:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/?p=45993"},"modified":"2023-04-21T13:21:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T12:21:29","slug":"afc-wimbledon-vs-swindon-town-dons-look-to-stop-the-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/afc-wimbledon-vs-swindon-town-dons-look-to-stop-the-rot\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Wimbledon Vs. Swindon Town: Can The Dons stop the rot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has not been the greatest of 2023\u2019s for <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/category\/afc-wimbledon\/\">AFC Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johnnie Jackson\u2019s side have only recorded two wins since the turn of the year and will look to fix that when they welcome Swindon Town to Plough Lane on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id='vCawYEGjT_xJ3RSZKDxCPg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1466144910' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'vCawYEGjT_xJ3RSZKDxCPg',sig:'e1UCMLyeN6yKs4teYflb6KqruKb3yE7tV8Rt4r_wdsw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1466144910',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Their most recent game saw them fall to a 2-1 defeat to Stevenage, a result that ended a run of five games without a victory for the Boro.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dons\u2019 last victory came in a<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/dons-get-crucial-victory-to-break-winless-streak\/\"> 2-0 win over fellow League Two strugglers Walsall<\/a> back in March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They now sit 19th in the table and nine points above Hartlepool United who currently occupy the first relegation spot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id='lvMlt5EvQhRvDK9_9ARXCw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1250649716' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'lvMlt5EvQhRvDK9_9ARXCw',sig:'mAS15NjlbyOR1_PJsmr-gkvFsSPwGE1hoqXYGErYac4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1250649716',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jody Morris\u2019 Swindon head to South London off the back of Tuesday night\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/65236328\">1-0 win against promotion-chasing Bradford City<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But the Robins are not in excellent form themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The win over the Bantams was their first since February, and any chance of reaching the playoffs has long disappeared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With three games left to play, Wimbledon will again turn to young forward Ali Al-Hamadi to try and save them from a relegation scare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 21-year-old has scored nine goals in 17 games for The Dons since signing from Wycombe in January and has been one of their few recent shining lights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id='ALxb5o-NQNVlKRleiaeS5w' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1466153511' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ALxb5o-NQNVlKRleiaeS5w',sig:'-A9z927MShyLrg1YP515khXaCj4BHp23iu6_I2RIYTA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1466153511',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wimbledon\u2019s defence has been the greatest source of pain for Jackson for the last few months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They have only kept one clean sheet in the previous 13 games and conceded 24 goals, as they dropped like a stone down the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holding on to leads has also proved difficult for the Dons, as they\u2019ve dropped a staggering 24 points from winning positions in their last 16 games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swindon\u2019s problems have come in front of goal as Jonny Williams ended a 265-minute drought for the Robins with his winner on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id='JwLtu9SiQNNoA0s9_gbjEg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1453211261' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'JwLtu9SiQNNoA0s9_gbjEg',sig:'uobA4qtlrG4lwpJziN26WvTCIlyH6O_n7x1Nn1a53Vk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1453211261',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fellow Robin Charlie Austin looks to end a goal drought of his own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The former Southampton and QPR striker has failed to find the back of the net in six games since he bagged four in a 4-4 draw with Rochdale in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The two sides played out a stalemate at The County Ground in December.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A result, if repeated, should be enough to keep AFC Wimbledon in League Two for another year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsgazette.co.uk\/afc-wimbledon-lose-again-2-3-to-salford-city\/\">AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Salford: The Wombles woes rise again in a dramatic late loss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has not been the greatest of 2023\u2019s for AFC Wimbledon. 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