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There’s no doubt about the stand-out fixture in League Two as Wimbledon host bitter rivals MK Dons.

You probably know the story by now, but here’s a reminder.

AFC Wimbledon were formed in 2002 by Wimbledon FC supporters who were upset by the Football Association’s decision to allow their club to move to Milton Keynes.

The old Wimbledon FC, nicknamed the Dons, relocated to Buckinghamshire in September 2003 and subsequently changed their name to MK Dons in the summer of 2004.

As AFC Wimbledon prepare to host MK Dons over 20 years on the scars are still there.

In September 2017 AFC Wimbledon did not mention MK Dons by name on the front cover of their matchday programme for a game between the sides, leading to charges, which were ultimately dropped, by the English Football League.

The two teams met for the first time in an FA Cup tie back in December 2021 and have now played one another 11 times in league games.

It is MK Dons who hold the upper hand with six wins but AFC Wimbledon fans will be hoping for a repeat of last season’s corresponding fixture which saw scenes of wild jubilation after Ronan Curtis’ last minute winner.

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