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EFL League 1 round-up: MK Dons claim bragging rights in Wimbledon battle, Wycombe move to summit

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Sam Nombe celebrates giving MK Dons the lead against AFC Wimbledon in the "Wimbledon derby", which MK Dons won 2-1.

Results: Milton Keynes Dons 2 AFC Wimbledon 1 Doncaster Rovers 2 Rotherham United 1 Bristol Rovers 3 Accrington Stanley 3 Coventry City 3 Blackpool 2 Fleetwood Town 2 Oxford United 1 Tranmere Rovers 2 Gillingham 2 Wycombe Wanderers 3 Lincoln City 1 Matches to be played at a later date: Portsmouth v Southend United Rochdale v Ipswich Town Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United Sunderland v Burton Albion

Round-up: Despite the international break which meant most leagues did not have any action this weekend, the action continued in England's third tier - League 1. In the early kick-off, there was one very hot match which took place as Milton Keynes Dons and AFC Wimbledon played out the "Wimbledon derby", with MK Dons having previously been known as Wimbledon before they eventually relocated to Milton Keynes and were renamed, whilst a group of Wimbledon supporters decided to form their own club - AFC Wimbledon. It was Milton Keynes Dons who edged the match on the pitch as they recorded a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Sam Nombe and Rhys Healey, before Marcus Forss scored what proved to be a mere consolation for AFC Wimbledon. There was one other match played earlier, as Doncaster Rovers came from behind to beat Rotherham United 2-1 in a Yorkshire derby. Jake Hastie gave Rotherham the lead in the 37th minute, before James Coppinger equalised and Ben Whiteman scored the winner in the 88th minute for Doncaster from the penalty spot. As a result of the international break, only seven matches were played in League 1 today - five of which took place simultaneously. There were two clashes involving teams who had got off to very good starts to the season, as Wycombe Wanderers moved to the summit of League 1 (although Ipswich Town were not in action today, it has to be said) after they recorded an impressive 3-1 victory over Lincoln City thanks to a brace from Joe Jacobson and an own goal from Michael Bostwick, with John Akinde scoring the goal for Lincoln. It was a day which saw comebacks, with Coventry City coming from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to high flying Blackpool. Sullay Kaikai put Blackpool 2 goals to the good after goals in the 2nd and 38th minute, before goals from Matty Godden and Wesley Jobello got Coventry City back level at 2-2 just before half-time. It looked as though the teams would have to take a share of the spoils, before Callum O'Hare scored a 91st minute winner for Coventry. Tranmere Rovers also came from 2 goals down, thanks to Connor Jennings, after Paul Mullin had missed a penalty earlier on, and Mullin who atoned for his earlier miss from the penalty spot to record a 2-2 draw at home to Gillingham. Fleetwood Town bounced back from their defeat away to Lincoln City last week with a 2-1 win at home to struggling Oxford United. Paddy Madden gave Fleetwood the lead inside the opening 15 minutes, before just after the half hour mark Elliott Moore equalised for Oxford. It looked like the two teams were going to have to take a share of the spoils, before defender Peter Clarke scored his first goal for Fleetwood to give them the victory. There was a six goal thriller in Bristol, as Bristol Rovers and Accrington Stanley took a share of the spoils in a 3-3 draw. Alex Rodman gave The Gas the lead in only the fourth minute of the game, before Accrington scored two goals through Jordan Clark and Sam Finley in around 3 minutes to go in front after just 20 minutes. Jonson Clarke-Harris then bagged a brace for The Gas to put them back in front, whilst Accrington were reduced to 10 men as Seamus Conneely was shown his second yellow card just after half-time. Therefore, a comeback from Accrington seemed unlikely, however, they were awarded a penalty in the 77th minute which Dion Charles converted.

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