MK Dons missed out on 3 points after former Don Will Grigg scored an injury time equaliser for Chesterfield in a 2-2 draw.

The Dons had taken a 2-0 lead in the contest through first half goals by Callum Paterson and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.

But Sam Curtis scored on his Chesterfield debut to reduce the lead to 2-1, before a 94th minute equaliser by Grigg saw the Spireites steal a point at the end of the contest.

On a day where 10 of League 2’s planned 12 games were postponed during a brutal cold snap, the Dons had been seconds away from rising to third in the table. But instead, they will now sit 5th, with many of the teams around them in a congested League 2 table having a game in hand.

Having conceded an injury time goal at Colchester in midweek, the Dons’ fourth game of the congested Christmas period brough them against a fellow promotion chaser in the form of Chesterfield, who like MK Dons had won on Boxing Day but not one either of the two following outings.

MK Dons were forced into a reshuffle after losing Marvin Ekpiteta to an injury sustained in Essex, as they welcomed a Chesterfield team that announced 3 new signings on the morning of the game and threw all of them into their starting line-up.

On a bright but very cold day in Milton Keynes, a decent early chance came the way of the visitors, only for Liam Mandeville to miss the target when well placed.

The opening half hour or so was a contest where neither side was at their fluent best in creating a chance, with perhaps the best missed opportunity seeing a cross by the Dons’ Hepburn-Murphy drift a few inches too far in front of Paterson in the middle.

MK Dons would begin to create more, and they took the lead in the 29th minute. Hepburn-Murphy played the ball out wide to Aaron Nemane, whose low cross picked out Paterson to convert with a fine finish.

Chesterfield missed a decent chance to equalise when James Berry lead a counter, only to fire a strike into the stands when well placed.

As the first half ended, MK Dons made it 2-0. Hepburn-Murphy picked up a throw-in, advanced and duly hit a long-range strike that crashed into the back of the net, handing the home side a larger lead for the half-time break.

In the second half, Chesterfield were doing enough to keep MK Dons from extending the advantage, and with an hour gone, they came close with their best chance of the game as Ronan Darcy saw a low drive denied by Craig MacGillivray.

A few moments after that, the visitors reduced the deficit from two goals to one. Mandeville’s free-kick picked out Curtis, who got a header into the back of the net.

The best chances for a fourth goal in the game would fall for the Dons. Jon Mellish would see a strike well saved by Chesterfield keeper Zach Hemming, before Paterson, substitute Aaron Collins and Conor Lemonheigh-Evans all missed the target with various efforts.

It looked as though the Dons had done the job as the game ticked over into the final one of the four added minutes. But there was still late drama to come.

MK Dons had already had to poke the ball out of play when the visitors won a free-kick, but from the resulting corner, Mandeville picked out former Don Grigg, who headed home via the crossbar.

It added up to yet more late frustration for the Dons, who had conceded an injury time goal to lose at Colchester on New Year’s Day and were left to rue injury time troubles once again.

MK Dons: MacGillivray – Jones, Offord, Sanders – Nemane, Lemonheigh-Evans, Kelly, Crowley (Thompson-Sommers 71), Mellish (Collins 76) – Paterson, Hepburn-Murphy (Hogan 71)

Subs not used: Trueman, Leko, Tripp, Burke

Goal: Paterson (29), Hepburn-Murphy (45)

Booked: Nemane, Sanders, Mellish, Kelly

Chesterfield: Hemming – Curtis (Daley-Campbell 71), Donacien (Naylor 31), Swinkels, Lewis (Duffy 45) – Stirk, Braybrooke – Mandeville, Darcy (Ladapo 66), Barry – Bonis (Grigg 66)

Subs not used: Boot, Fleck

Goal: Curtis (67), Grigg (90+4)

Booked: Lewis, Grigg

Police have released an e-fit image in connection with a sexual assault in Milton Keynes.

The image and associated appeal relate to an incident that happened around 3.45pm on Monday 3 November. The victim, who was a girl in her teens, was followed by a man throughout Oldbrook and was then touched inappropriately on Underwood Place.

Thames Valley Police have released an e-fit image of the suspect, who is described as a black man, aged in his late teens, around 5ft 7ins tall with an oval shaped face, black dreadlocks to his neck and a short black beard.

At the time of the offence, he was wearing a black t-shirt, a thin black coat and black shoes.

Investigating officer PC Daniel Simson said, “We are appealing for anyone who recognises the man in the e-fit to come forward.

“Additionally, if anyone has any further information and witnessed this incident, we would also ask them to get in touch.

“If you have information, please call 101 quoting reference 43250561606 or you can provide information on our online reporting pages.”

Luton Town’s match against Doncaster Rovers has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.

The Hatters had been scheduled to make the trip to South Yorkshire later today (04/01) for a League One contest, but after several days of freezing conditions in the UK, the pitch failed an inspection this morning and the game has been postponed.

The match is one of several games to be postponed in the EFL, with matches in the Championship and League Two also being postponed due to the icy conditions.

In a statement, Doncaster Rovers said, “We can confirm that, despite extensive efforts, that the scheduled clash with Luton Town on January 4 has been postponed due to a partially frozen pitch at the Eco-Power Stadium.

“Throughout the week, the playing surface was double covered with frost sheeting and lighting rigs used to provide the best opportunity for the fixture to take place.

“But fresh overnight subzero temperatures have left parts of the pitch frozen with no chance of thaw ahead of kick-off, leading a match official to determine play would be unsafe during an inspection on Sunday morning.”

Luton Town stated that details about a rescheduled date and ticket arrangements for those who had purchased for today will be announced in due course.

Luton Town suffered defeat in their first game of the New Year after a 1-0 loss away at Exeter City.

Pierce Sweeney scored the game’s only goal in the opening minutes of the second half, as a Luton side who had won their previous two games slid to defeat in Devon.

Defeat means Luton sit 8th in the table, with the Hatters sitting 3 points off the play-off places.

The Hatters had arrived in Devon on the back of back-to-back home wins, scoring 7 goals in wins over Wycombe and Leyton Orient.

But it was the home side with the best early opportunities, with Jayden Wareham seeing a strike hit the post.

Wareham would come close again with a header cleared off the line at a corner, as despite having more possession, Luton’s attack struggled to get going. The hosts would come close again as Sonny Cox was denied by James Shea, who was deputising for the injured Josh Keeley.

The Grecians would score the opening 5 minutes into the second half. An initial shot was blocked but the loose ball fell kindly for Sweeney to fire past Shea and put Luton behind.

Shea made a fine stop to keep out Ethan Brierley, as the hosts looked likelier to make it 2-0.

The best chance that the visitors made in their quest for a point saw a low Jordan Clark shot roll wide, but they ran out of time as they slid to defeat.

Luton are next in action on Sunday, when they make the trip to Doncaster Rovers.