AFC Wimbledon beat Blackpool 1-0 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday in League One, with the solitary goal coming in the first half. The result leaves AFC Wimbledon four points clear of their opponents in the table.
Alistair Smith broke the deadlock in the 13th minute to give AFC Wimbledon the lead, a margin they carried into half-time and protected for the remainder of the afternoon. It proved to be the only goal of the match.
The closing stages brought a moment of controversy when Jayden Stockley was shown a red card in the 90th minute plus five minutes of added time, leaving AFC Wimbledon to finish the game with ten men. Blackpool were unable to capitalise, and the scoreline remained unchanged at the final whistle.
AFC Wimbledon, in the bottom third of the 24-team division, sit 17th after 14 matches played, with four wins, four draws and six defeats to their name, accumulating 16 points and a goal record of 10 scored and 21 conceded.
Blackpool, also in the bottom third of the table, are in 20th place having played 13 matches, recording three wins, three draws and seven defeats for a total of 12 points, with 17 goals scored and 22 conceded. Their last five results read: lost, drawn, lost, won, lost.