MK Dons picked up a third League Two win in a row after a 4-0 success against Bristol Rovers.

Alfie Kilgour’s first half own goal had given MK Dons the lead, before a late flurry of strikes saw Laurence Maguire, Alex Gilbey and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy seal the victory for Paul Warne’s outfit.

Victory in Bristol means that the Dons have picked up 3 wins in a row, with the trilogy of successes seeing them rise up to 4th in the League Two table after 12 games. The Dons are one point behind Gillingham in the last of the 3 automatic promotion spots, and 5 points behind leaders Walsall.

For the second week in a row, an early own goal would put the Dons in front. Alex Gilbey got space for a low cross into the box from a free-kick, and his ball took a deflection of Kilgour that sent the ball careering into the bottom corner to put MK ahead.

Neither side created a substantial quantity of quality chances after that, with perhaps the best coming when Bristol Rovers’ former MK Dons striker Ellis Harrison headed straight at Craig MacGillivray from a corner.

That strike would however be the Pirates’ only shot on target of the game, as despite having some forward moments after the break, the home side struggled with chance creation.

Things then took a major turn when the Dons scored three goals in ten minutes to truly wrestle control of the contest away from the home side and confirm they would be taking the points.

MK Dons made it 2-0 with 83 minutes on the clock. Liam Kelly’s free-kick was flicked towards his own goal by a Bristol Rovers defender and Maguire stole in to get just enough to divert the ball past home goalkeeper Brad Young.

In the final minute of the 90, MK Dons duly made it 3-0. Kelly’s free-kick this time was a low pass that released Gilbey, who duly drilled a strike into the bottom corner.

There was still time for MK Dons to make it 4-0, when two subs combined in stoppage time to add gloss to the scoreline. Jonathan Leko was played in space down the MK right, and his cross duly found fellow sub Hepburn-Murphy, who marked his return from injury by drilling in a low effort to cap a fine away performance by the Dons.

MK Dons will look to continue their form next time out, when they welcome Crewe Alexandra to Stadium MK next Saturday.