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Butcher cuts through MK as Ammies net vital win

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The LeaguePaper Team
29 March 2026

LG TWO
By Edward Hayton

SALFORD CITY 1

MK DONS 0

Butcher 66
SALFORD: Young 7, Longelo 7, Turton 7, Oluwo 8, Cooper 7, Garbutt 7, Austerfield 7, Butcher 8, Grant 7 (Stockton 90), Graydon 6, Udoh 7 (Borini 68, 6). Subs not used: Howard, Dorrington, Ehibhatiomhan, Siri, Butt.
MATT Butcher’s second-half winner saw Salford cut the gap on the automatic promotion places to three points with a win over ten-man MK Dons.
Visiting defender Luke Offord was sent off four minutes from time for kicking out at Salford sub Fabio Borini, with Ammies boss Karl Robinson failing to hide h...

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