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Hartlepool were brushed aside with ease as MK Dons stormed to a 5-0 rout at Victoria Park.

Hapless Hartlepool humbled at home

Mid-table Hartlepool United were brushed aside with ease as Paul Ince's MK Dons stormed to a 5-0 rout at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon. The loss was United's biggest home league defeat since May 1994 and they never looked in the clash after a dreadful start. Jermaine Easter cashed in after just four minutes, beating the offside trip to slot past Scott Flinders from 10 yards. Paul Ince's side were 2-0 up seven minutes later when Gary Liddle put the ball through his own net from Luke Chadwick's cross. Chadwick should have made it three when Flinders and Antony Sweeney were involved in a comical mix-up, but the winger hit a post with the goal gaping. Peter Leven did add a third in the 54th minute, while Sam Baldock came off the bench to chip home a fourth and Jason Puncheon completed the rout with a fine low drive.

Hartlepool United 0

Milton Keynes Dons 5

Dons rout stagnant Pools

Hapless Hartlepool humbled at home

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Hartlepool United 0

Milton Keynes Dons 5

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Hapless Hartlepool humbled at home

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