The Dons travelled down to Margate looking to gain revenge for their 2-1 defeat just weeks earlier. However, the signs weren't too good with the coastal town experiencing harsh wind and heavy rain to create far from ideal conditions.

Having successfully deployed a 4-3-3 formation against championship chasing duo Fisher and Braintree in recent weeks, Dave Anderson was hoping to continue where the Dons had left off and made only two changes to the Braintree line-up. In came Chris Gell to anchor the midfield, having served a one-game suspension, in place of the injured Dean Brennan. Also reinstated to the starting line-up was Shane Smeltz who led the line in place of the rested Liam George.

But it was Margate who started the game most purposefully, with the dons struggling to find their feet on a nice green but somewhat slippery playing surface. Strike duo Bertie Brayley and Dean Hockton seemed to be content to play with their backs to goal and force the Dons defenders into giving fouls away as they skidded into challenges from behind. With the wind behind them, the home side's tactics seemed to be to shoot from anywhere, with a couple of Brayley free-kicks giving the Dons cause for concern. Gradually, the Dons found their way back into it, and Daly began spraying the ball around from his central midfield position, with full-backs Finnie and Sargent attacking the flanks with purpose to feed the forward line with deep crosses. However, while the home team managed several shots off target, and a couple of weak efforts on target, the Dons were restricted to one long range Smeltz effort that keeper Mitten did well to tip over.

At half-time, a warm cup of tea and the portacabin changing room heating system seemed to gee the Dons up a gear, and they started the second period more purposely than they had ended the first. With the wind behind them now, it was Wimbledon who surged forward at pace, with Smeltz testing keeper Mitten for the second time with an awkwardly bouncing shot.

On 62 the dons had what looked to be a fair penalty shout dismissed, after Plummer was upended shaping up to shoot on the edge of the six yard box. But with the referee struggling to keep up with play some 40 yards away, Margate fans could have been justifiably perturbed if he had given it.

And just three minutes later the Dons came close again, with Steve Butler flicking Daly's driven free-kick narrowly wide of the post.

It then looked as though the Dons could be made to rue the succession of missed opportunities, as Margate went close themselves - a long ball causing confusion in the Dons box before eventually being shot wide.

Then, on 70 minutes, came the best move of the match so far. Ursell, Finnie and Daly combined on the right with a smart interchange of passes that left the Margate defence chasing shadows. Finnie fed George who turned and shot in one move, with Mitten's hands stung by the power of the shot. Unfortunately, no Dons player had gambled on the rebound and Mitten was able to collect comfortably at the second attempt. But the Dons had to wait no more than 30 seconds more to score the all important goal, with George's precise through ball finding Plummer bearing down on goal between two defenders. Plummer evaded his markers with his first touch before beating the keeper with his second, from the edge of the box.

There followed a period of sustained Dons pressure, and the drenched away support responded with some admirably singing in the rain. Inspired, the Dons pushed on, with Plummer particularly standing out at the heart of the attack. He almost doubled his tally for the evening just minutes later, taking a touch on the edge of the box, dropping a shoulder to gain himself a yard from his marker, dinking the ball the other way and firing in a low drive Mitten did well to tip round the post.

And it was Plummer again who nearly applied the finishing touches to another fine Dons move. Running with the ball at his feet, he made his way to the edge of the home box before laying the bailout wide to George. George in turn found Ursell, whose neat back-heel to Sargent caused confusion. Sargent then drove in a deep cross for Plummer who, under pressure from two defenders, couldn't quite connect cleanly with his head, seeing the ball bounce wide off the near post.

Seconds later, Ursell was involved again, taking a short throw-out from Little before finding George with a 60-yard pass, only for the striker to shoot wide.

As the clock wound down, Shane Smeltz found time to attempt an audacious lob over the keeper, before seeing it well held by the backtracking Mitten, before Kim Grant - on for Ursell with just minutes remaining - went close with an awkwardly bouncing ball before hitting it wide. At the end of the game, Dave Anderson made a point of going over to the rain lashed Dons fans and thanking them personally for their support. For many, another decent away performance coupled with three points made the soaking somehow worthwhile.