MK Dons 1-3 Tranmere: Paul Tisdale sacked after defeat at Stadium MK
Saturday 2 November 2019 21:18, UK
MK Dons boss Paul Tisdale was sacked after his side fell to a 3-1 defeat to Tranmere at Stadium MK on Saturday.
Tisdale's side had levelled through Ben Reeves after Rovers had opened the scoring through Rushian Hepburn-Murphy but the Dons' hopes of ending an eight-game winless league run were dashed when Keiran Agard was sent off just before half-time.
The visitors took the lead inside 15 minutes when Keiron Morris slotted the perfect cross into the path of Hepurn-Murphy, who tapped home from inside the box.
The Dons levelled when Reeves' left-footed strike from the edge of the Tranmere penalty area fizzed into the bottom corner - his first goal since making a summer return to the club.
MK's revival was scuppered minutes later when Agard received a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on Rovers' Neil Danns.
Micky Mellon's side retook the lead eight minutes after the break when Hepburn-Murphy raced onto Connor Jennings' neat through ball before coolly slotting home his second.
The 21-year-old completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute after a neat finish, rounding off a comfortable victory for Rovers and ending their two-game winless league run.
