MK Dons suffered a tenth defeat in 15 outings after they were beaten 2-0 by former boss Graham Alexander’s Bradford City.

A goal in each half by the Bantams’ Antoni Sarcevic decided the game in the home side’s favour, as Bradford recorded a ninth straight home win and maintained their promotion push.

Any hopes the Dons have of making the play-offs are hanging by a thread, meanwhile, with Scott Lindsey’s side falling to 17th position in the table. They are equidistant from the play-offs and relegation zone in League Two, with the Dons 13 points from either extreme with 14 games to go.

Facing off against a side that beat the Dons at Stadium MK on the opening day of the season, an early opportunity came MK Dons’ way as Danilo Orsi had a header blocked.

But the high-flying hosts wouldn’t take long to open their account, as they went ahead after ten minutes. The ball fell kindly for Sarcevic, who evaded Luke Offord and Nico Lawrence before advancing to the goal and firing beyond Connal Trueman.

Bradford duly carried on their attacking momentum, with Lawrence and Travis Patterson having to clear efforts off the line and Trueman denying Tayo Adaramola.

Both sides had penalty appeals waved away during the first half, before Bradford missed further chances after the restart as the home side looked to find their way to grabbing a second goal.

After missing a few opportunities, Bradford made it 2-0 on the hour as Sarcevic was released by substitute Bobby Pointon and he was duly able to lash the strike beyond Trueman.

The visitors’ best chance to get a goal back saw Orsi denied by Sam Walker, but there was no way back for the Dons as they continue their miserable start to 2025.

MK Dons will be chasing just a third win of the new year next Saturday, when they begin March by hosting Colchester United.