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HODGES: WE ARE READY FOR YOU, U’S

By Steve Coombs

JUBILANT: Joe Pigott, left, is mobbbed after his late winner
PICTURE: PSI/Nigel Keene

AFC Wimbledon boss Glyn Hodges is expecting a tough test against Oxford today, but is buoyed by their win at Bristol Rovers on Boxing Day.
Rovers had new manager Ben Garner in the dugout following his appointment in place of Graham Coughlan, and the performance of his players left the new man disappointed.
Rovers took a 43rd-minute lead when Jonson Clarke- Harris scored a controversial penalty after Abu Ogogo went down under a challenge from Rod McDonald.
But Wimbledon levelled after ...

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