AFC WIMBLEDON vs SHREWSBURY FC -- DONS FIRST HOME LEAGUE ONE FIXTURE 2017-18 SEASON

This weekend AFC Wimbledon host Shrewsbury Town at Kingsmeadow in League One. It's our first home League fixture of this season and comes after a decent 1-1 draw away at Scunthorpe last weekend as well as the league cup defeat in extra time against Championship opponents Brentford on Tuesday. The new signings seem to have come together very quickly with the rest of the squad and I hope we will see a more entertaining Dons this season. 

Early days though but there are plenty of points to be earned in the first month or two, I would wait till 10 games before considering if we can make a challenge or just settle for more consolidation while the new Plough Lane Stadium is being built. 

We shall update on Saturday before kick off with the confirmed starting XI for both sides and any further news as it comes available.

Line Ups (Confirmed);

  AFC WIMBLEDON 
  Odds -- Evens (William Hill) 

Long (Gk),  Fuller (c),  Oshilaja,  Robinson,  Kennedy,  Francomb,  Abdou,  Parrett,  Appiah,  McDonald,  Barcham

Subs – McDonnell (Gk),  Nightingale,  Egan,  Sibbick,  Kaja,  Hartigan,  Taylor

SHREWSBURY
Odds -- 3/1 (William Hill) 

Henderson (GK),  Bolton,  Nsiala,  Sadler,  Brown,  Whalley,  Ogogo (c),  Nolan,  Rodman,  Dodds,  Morris

  

Subs – MacGillivray (Gk),  Shielis,  Gnahoua,  John-Lewis,  Adams,  Jules,  Ennis



H/T Score – 0 - 1.

First Half Comment;
A rubbish first half, on this basis think both sides going to struggle this season but it's early days. Shrewsbury took the lead around the 8 minute mark with a header from Alex Rodman which beat keeper Long, although our keeper has made a few saves keeping us in the match. Lyle Taylor comes on at half time and hopefully fit and hungry enough to make a difference.

F/T Score – 0 - 1.

Match Summary;
A disappointing start at home for the Dons, losing to an early strike and not really have that many shots on target either. It's early in the season no need to panic, but hoofing long balls to Lyle Taylor isn't going to be pretty nor effective, unless we plan to resign the Beast. If we going to continue with three up front the supply needs to be much better.

My Man of the Match – George Long, kept the Dons in the match at times and the scoreline would have been all over by half time in honesty. Not much he could do about the goal, the defence should have dealt with that.

Referee -- Our Referee for this fixture will be Charles Breakspear from Surrey, he also took charge of our opening game last season (a 3-1 defeat by Walsall, no repeat please) and seems a little card happy with 5 yellows shown in each of his first two games this season already. He has plenty of experience and taken charge of Championship as well as League one fixtures in the recent years, plus I haven't heard of him so he can't be that bad (Darren Deadman / Keith Stroud please take note)

Attendance – 3,981.

Next match:
vs FLEETWOOD TOWN (Away) -- Saturday 19th August.