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On-loan striker Joe Pigott scored twice as Newport County moved up to 15th place in League Two with a comfortable win over AFC Wimbledon.
Ismail Yakubu's close-range header gave the Exiles a 1-0 interval lead.
Pigott pounced for a second when Chris Zebroski's shot was parried by goalkeeper James Shea and Pigott's deflected shot put Newport 3-0 up.
Adebayo Akinfenwa headed one back for the Dons, but Aaron O'Connor sealed the win from the edge of the box.
Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh told BBC Radio Wales:
'It's a continued development of our performances of late.
'Getting the second goal when we did, 15 seconds into the second half, gave us that foothold in the game. Wimbledon had to come out and we exploited the space in the second half and scored some good goals.
'I thought we had to stay strong against a very physical side and there was a lot of pressure on our back three.
'And special praise must go to young Scott Tancock, because he only met his team-mates today and I thought it was an excellent debut and a very mature one.'
AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley told BBC London 94.9:
'It wasn't a 4-1. I know that was the final result but that was a result of chasing a game. In the first half, there was not much between the teams. We were a bit tentative and we needed to up the tempo a bit, but that was about it.
'I was sure that we would finish stronger than them and I was sure that we had goals in there. The second goal is the moment that kills us.
'After that, you have to go flat out to chase the game. From that moment, you have 43 minutes to get two goals. I felt we could do it, but when you're chasing the game you're also leaving it open.'
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