MK Dons made it 4 wins in a row in League Two as they came from behind to beat Swindon Town 3-1.

The Dons had made a dreadful start when they fell behind after less than 20 seconds, as Harry Smith gave Swindon a goal straight away.

But the hosts would equalise as Kane Thompson-Sommers grabbed his first MK Dons goal in first half stoppage time, before MJ Williams and Alex Gilbey scored second half goals to tilt the contest in their favour.

Victory saw the Dons return to winning ways after defeat in the FA Cup in their last game, with a fourth straight league win lifting MK Dons into the top six for the first time this season.

After a week to digest defeat to rivals AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup, MK Dons returned their focus to league action.

Having won their previous three League Two games, MK Dons were seeking for better than their FA Cup loss as they took on a Swindon Town side unbeaten in three games in all competitions since appointing Ian Holloway last month.

But the Robins would fly out of the blocks, as Swindon scored almost as soon as the match began.

Swindon were able to work the ball forward and from Ollie Clarke’s cross on the byline, Smith got space to guide a header past Tom McGill.

Despite such a slow start, MK Dons began to probe for a leveller, with Jack Bycroft saving Joe Tomlinson and Scott Hogan’s efforts in the immediate aftermath.

Swindon were causing the hosts trouble, however, with Smith firing a shot over.

Aaron Nemane and Thompson-Sommers would miss the target with strikes but as the first half went on, the game began to become more scrappier with less momentum on display.

When the game moved into first half stoppage time, MK Dons then piled on the pressure, with Tomlinson seeing a low shot from the edge of the box denied and a diving header by Gilbey also kept out by Bycroft.

The breakthrough came for MK Dons in the final minute of first half stoppage time. From a short corner, Hogan saw a snapshot denied by Bycroft but the ball fell for Thompson-Sommers to guide home the rebound.

Swindon were unhappy as they felt the corner that lead to the second corner from which MK Dons scored from shouldn’t have been given, but these complaints were duly ignored.

MK Dons spurned a great chance to move ahead just after the break. A long pass down the right flank released Hogan, who went on a charge to be one-on-one with Bycroft, but rather than trying his luck, the Irishman instead tried to square for Gilbey for a tap-in and this allowed Tunmise Sobowale to intercept.

The hosts were nearly punished for this. After a charge forward by former Dons man Kabongo Tshimanga, Swindon kept up the pressure and Clarke would see one strike blocked by Williams and a second tipped wide by McGill.

Just before the hour, MK Dons then took the lead for the first time. From a corner, Laurence Maguire’s initial header hit the post but the ball kindly for Williams, who whacked a shot into the back of the net.

Swindon protested the goal strongly, arguing either for an offside by Maguire after the ball hit the Dons defender on the line or that there had been a foul, but both calls were ignored and the goal stood.

Not long after that, MK Dons duly found their way through again. A one-two with sub Callum Hendry released Nemane down the home side’s right, and from his cross, Gilbey rose highest to head home the goal that made it 3-1.

The visitors had a few chances to try and cut the deficit, with substitute Paul Glatzel seeing a header go straight at McGill and another firm strike clear the bar by inches.

But Swindon’s day remained a frustration one, with Holloway getting booked for his protests after feeling further decisions weren’t going his side’s way.

In the end, MK Dons saw the job through to pick up the points, elevating them to their highest position in the table in the season so far.

MK Dons: McGill – Offord, Williams, Maguire – Nemane (Pritchard 84), Thompson-Sommers, White, Tomlinson – Wearne (Hendry 57), Hogan, Gilbey

Subs not used: MacGillivray, Lewington, Tucker, Harrison, Leigh

Goal: Thompson-Somers (45+3), Williams (57), Gilbey (64)

Booked: Hendry

Swindon: Bycroft – Sobowale, Delaney (Cotterill 78), Wright, Longelo (Glatzel 71) – Drinan (Ofoborh 78), Clarke, Kilkenny – Butterworth (McGregor 45) – Tshimanga, Smith (McGurk 71)

Subs not used: Barden, Minturn

Goal: Smith (1)

Booked: Smith