Bristol Rovers 3 AFC Wimbledon 0: Goals from David Clarkson, Tom Parkes and Matt Harrold saw Bristol Rovers secure a victory at the Memorial Stadium for the first time since August.
Clarkson opened the scoring when aiming the ball powerfully past AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Ros Worner after showing deftness of touch to take Matt Harrold's flick on from a Michael Smith free-kick out of the air in the 17th minute.
Parkes was on hand to double the advantage on the half-hour mark when getting his head on Lee Brown's in-swinging corner to score from inches underneath the crossbar to put Rovers well on their way to a victory in front of home fans since seeing off Northampton Town on August 31.
Neal Ardley's side were more attacking in their intent to make more of a game of it after the break, but some staunch defending from an organised - yet still severely depleted - Rovers reduced AFC Wimbledon to few opportunities before Matt Harrold stepped up to convert from the penalty spot after Ellis Harrison had been felled inside the penalty area in the 87th minute.
Rovers (4-5-1): Mildenhall; Smith, Packwood, Parkes, Brown; Richards (Harrison, 85) Lockyer, Harding, Norburn (Clarke, 68), Clarkson; Harrold. Subs: Gough, Green, Keary, Lucas, Southway.
AFC Wimbledon (4-5-1): Worner; Fuller, Bennett, Frampton, Kennedy (Sainte-Luce, 73); Mohamed, Pell, S Moore, Sweeney (L Moore, 46) Porter (Midson, 63); Smith. Subs: Brown, Fenlon, Sheringham, Weston.
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