Joe Tomlinson declared he was happy to help MK Dons achieve back-to-back wins as they defeated Accrington Stanley.

Tomlinson spoke after scoring in the Dons’ 2-1 home win over Stanley, which saw MK Dons win back-to-back games for the first time this season, and the wing-back said it was proof the team was building up their momentum.

He said, “It’s brilliant from the boys to go back-to-back. We’re feeling good, we’re getting there, improvements are there and we hope this gives us some momentum to put us on a good run like we did last year, but then finish it off, keep going and get to the top.”

Tomlinson admitted that the game wasn’t necessarily the most exciting game but was happy the team showed the necessarily battling qualities.

He said, “It was not an enjoyable game of football really for the spectator or for anyone, and it was not a great deal of football being played, but it’s what they came to do and they had a game plan. We’ll take the three points. We battled, you have to do that and we did it, so I’m proud of the boys.”

The wing-back scored in the game, adding the Dons’ second goal to follow up Alex Gilbey’s first minute opener. Reflecting on the game, Tomlinson said that the main thing was helping the team win but he was happy to strike and wanted to add more as the season continues.

He said, “It just came out to me on the edge of the box, so I thought I’d have a go. Really pleased to help out, but the main thing is three points for the team.

“I still want more and I should be getting a lot more. I want to improve on what I did last year. The main thing is the three points and I’m happy to help the team but there’s more to come from me.”

Conceding a goal less than ten minutes after moving 2-0 up meant that Tomlinson reflected that more was required.

He said, “We still want that clean sheet. That’s the annoying one. We should see games out more and it should be more comfortable.

“The frustrating point on that is that, on Saturday we conceded and tonight we conceded. We haven’t had a clean sheet for a while, that’s the frustrating thing and the final thing to put in the players. We keep a clean sheet tonight, we make it 2, 3, 4, but as soon as we concede, they push on and it changes the game completely. That’s the last thing we kind of need to keep working and improving on, because when they get to that point, games will be more enjoyable.”

Looking for the games ahead, Tomlinson said the goal was to shoot up the league table, akin to a run around this time last year that helped lift the Dons up the table following a slow start.

He said, “I think we went ten unbeaten or something last year so we’re looking to do something similar but with final steps, so we’re looking to push all the way up there and keep going. Play-offs really is not our goal – we want automatic. It’s as simple as that. If we end up with play-offs, we end up with play-offs and we’ll go win that, but automatic’s definitely the goal.”