JACKSON: WE ARE TAKING ON TOP THE SIDES AND WINNING

TWO weeks ago AFC Wimbledon sent second-placed Mansfield home pointless and they once again showed they were too strong for a visiting team – despite Barrow arriving at Plough Lane in third place in League Two.

- Alexander Wright

First-half goals from Ronan Curtis and Omar Bugiel earned a deserved victory for the Dons manager Johnnie Jackson, who saw his side pick up another scalp on their own patch, keeping them firmly in the mix for the League Two playoff places.

Only a late winner for Harrogate stopped the Wombles rising into the top seven, while Barrow, who had Jamie Proctor sent off, dropped to fourth, a point behind Crewe.

Jackson said: “We’ve managed to find consistency with our form and results, and I think if we concentrate on performance, points will follow.

“Obviously, we’re still picking them up against good teams – we beat Mansfield here and they’d only lost twice. Barrow, I think, had only lost five games all season.