JACKSON IN DISBELIEF AT MK COLLAPSE

MK DONS manager Mark Jackson was at a loss to explain how his relegation-threatened side “chucked away” a three-goal lead to draw with Barnsley.

- Matthew Baldwin

Mo Eisa’s brace and goals from Jonathan Leko and Warren O’Hara inside 20 second-half minutes left the hosts on the brink of League One safety after they fell behind to Herbie Kane’s opener.

But Jackson’s side disintegrated, shipping three goals – from James Norwood and Max Watters (two) – in the minutes that followed to sink back into peril with a game to play.

“Up until the point of their second goal I think the players executed what we wanted them to do superbly,” said Jackson.

“As soon as that second goal went in for Barnsley, we have to deal better with those moments.

“We have to stay strong, we have to stay disciplined in what we’re going to do, so it’s disappointing. It’s hard to process.