AFC Wimbledon continued their recent revival with a 3-1 win against play-off contenders Bradford City at Plough Lane to ease their relegation fears.
Goals from James Tilley and Marcus Browne had the Dons 2-0 up at the break.
Matty Stevens added the third in the 67th minute before Stephen Humphrys’ goal fourteen minutes from time proved only a consolation for Graham Alexander’s side.
It was Wimbledon’s third win in their last five league games, as many as in their previous sixteen, and boss Johnnie Jackson showered his side with praise afterwards.
“I thought we were magnificent,” Jackson said on Dons TV. “From start to finish, I thought we were just everything that I want the team to be.
“We were front foot, aggressive, had so much energy about us. We won a lot more duels, I think, than we have done in certain games. I think we were just relentless in what we’ve done, with and without the ball.
“When we had it, we went forward at pace and with aggression and moved it quick. And when we didn’t have it, we came out of the press, or we got after it. When they did go longer over our press, we won the draw and picked up seconds most of the time.
“So to see both sides of it, which is really hard to do, to be as compact and diligent without the ball and then be as expansive as we were with, is tough. The lads deserve so much credit for that performance.”
It was Stevens’ third goal in three games after he had gone thirteen matches without scoring.
Jackson said: “He had to wait a little bit, it was a messy one, but he won’t care. That’s what he does. He comes alive in the box. Good corner routine from Seds [Steve Seddon] and Tills. It caused chaos in their box and gave Matty the opportunity.”
Wimbledon travel to Mansfield Town this Saturday (3pm).
