{"id":1125,"date":"2016-09-30T06:53:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T10:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2016-09-30T06:53:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T10:53:54","slug":"mk-dons-looking-bounce-back-oldham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2016\/09\/30\/mk-dons-looking-bounce-back-oldham\/","title":{"rendered":"MK Dons Looking to Bounce Back Against Oldham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After suffering a home defeat in midweek at the hands of <strong>Bury<\/strong>, <strong>MK Dons<\/strong> are looking to bounce back with a win away at <strong>Oldham Athletic<\/strong> this weekend. The 3-1 defeat last Tuesday angered a lot of fans, more and more of whom are beginning to criticise <strong>Karl Robinson<\/strong> for his lack of a &#8216;Plan B&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The Dons had moved up to 12th place in <strong>League One<\/strong> last weekend. This came courtesy of a 4-1 away win at <strong>Fleetwood Town<\/strong>. However, Tuesday&#8217;s defeat has seen them drop down two places to 14th, with a total of 12 points.<\/p>\n<h1>MK Dons Looking to Bounce Back Against Oldham<\/h1>\n<p>MK Dons can take confidence from their recent away form going into this game. They have lost just once away from home this season; at local rivals <strong>Northampton<\/strong>. Additionally, this weekend&#8217;s opponents have had an even worse start to their campaign. <strong>Steve Robinson&#8217;s<\/strong> side are winless in seven games. Their last three point haul came at Bury over a month ago in a 1-0 win. They currently lie second bottom in the table, three points ahead of bottom side <strong>Coventry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s fair to say that Oldham&#8217;s forwards have not been on form recently, either. Their current joint top scorers are defenders <strong>Peter Clarke<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Law<\/strong>, both with two. It was Clarke who scored a late equaliser at <strong>Charlton<\/strong> in the week. With this being the case, the Dons will have to be careful when defending set-pieces, as this appears to be where the majority of Oldham&#8217;s goals come from.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, this should be an easy win for Karl Robinson&#8217;s side. However, they have been extremely inconsistent this season. If away form is anything to go by, then the three points should be coming back to <strong>Milton Keynes<\/strong>. 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