Match Report
AFC Wimbledon, 18th on 53 points, faced a 43-point deficit to Blackburn Rovers (2nd, 96). AFC Wimbledon had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: AFC Wimbledon 1.02 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Blackburn Rovers 1.78 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.27.
Blackburn Rovers arrived on a run of three straight wins. From the last five rounds, AFC Wimbledon held 4 points of 15 and Blackburn Rovers 10.
The match was played at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames (capacity 4,850). On the scoreboard, Blackburn Rovers led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.