Harrogate 0-4 MK Dons
Saturday 20 December 2025 18:07, UK
Aaron Collins’ first league goals for MK Dons inspired a 4-0 rout of troubled Harrogate.
The 28-year-old attacker, who has seen the start of his Dons career plagued by injuries following a summer move from Bolton, struck twice before the first half's midway point, with Alex Gilbey also bagging a brace.
After Will Collar had smacked an upright from 20 yards, the visitors went ahead on the quarter-hour mark when Anthony O'Connor's poor back pass was intercepted by Callum Patterson, who laid the ball off to Collins to fire home.
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That advantage was doubled in the 23rd minute when Paterson headed down from a corner at the far post and Collins, making his first league start since the opening day of the season, stabbed in from close range.
A third was added six minutes later when Belshaw parried out Paterson's header, only for Gilbey to drill in from 10 yards.
Shawn McCoulsky thumped a shot against the crossbar for the hosts, but Gilbey made it 4-0 in the 75th minute when side-footed inside the far post from 12 yards.
It represented Harrogate's sixth straight home loss in Sky Bet League Two - the last five without scoring - and Simon Weaver's strugglers have now taken just three points from a possible 33.
