MK Dons 0 - 0 Coventry City (full time score)

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MK Dons 0-0 Coventry: Sky Blues secure fortunate point


Josh McQoid gets one in the face by MK Dons' Antony Kay

Bitterly disappointed to be held 2-2 by Barnsley on Tuesday night, Coventry pinched a point at Milton Keynes after being on the back foot for most of the match.

Coventry City boss Steven Pressley praised his side’s determination after they claimed a hard-earned draw at Milton Keynes.

Pressley said before the game that this represented his side’s biggest challenge of the season and he was more than happy to return up the M1 with a point.

"I thought it was a fair result," said the Scot, "and I think everybody has seen two very good sides.

"I’m a big admirer of how MK play – they’ve recruited really well over the summer and they’re a very good side – and we had to show a brilliant mentality today.

"Our attitude to work the game in the manner I keep talking about was incredible, as was out commitment. To a man I was really proud of their performance today.

"It was a little bit on the knife-edge towards the end but this is a very good point for us on our travels.

"It’s a second clean sheet of the season and that’s three successive games without a defeat. I said that I wanted some momentum to take into our return to the Ricoh Arena and we’re well on our way to achieving that."

Pressley was far less impressed with the contribution of referee Darren Sheldrake, particularly in regards to the first-half incident when Darren Tudgay removed his long-sleeved vest and tossed it over the line.

The referee promptly ordered him to leave the pitch and kept him waiting for two minutes before allowing City to return to full strength.

"I thought some of his decisions were incredibly bizarre," said Pressley, "and I told him that at the end of the game.

"He refereed us at Gillingham last season and I made a number of points about his performance to the supervisors. I was disappointed with him again today, very frustrated – but I don’t want that to overshadow my side’s performance."

THE TEAMS

MK Dons (4-2-3-1): Ian McLoughlin; George Baldock, Antony Kay, Kyle McFadzean, Dean Lewington (capt); Dele Alli, Darren Potter; Dean Bowditch (60 mins, Samir Carruthers), Ben Reeves (80 mins, Tom Hitchcock), Daniel Powell; Will Grigg (70 mins, Benik Afobe).

Substitutes not used: Charlie Burns (goalkeeper), Tom Flanagan,Jordan Spence, Mark Randall.

Coventry City (3-5-2): Ryan Allsop; Jordan Willis, Andy Webster, Reda Johnson (capt); Jordan Clarke, Jim O’Brien, John Fleck, Danny Swanson (H/T Conor Thomas), Ryan Haynes; Josh McQuoid (62 mins, Shaun Miller), Marcus Tudgay (70 mins, Simeon Jackson).

Substitutes not used: Lee Burge (goalkeeper), Mohamed Coulibaly, Aaron Phillips, Jack Finch.

Referee: Darren Sheldrake.