Football That was bit of a wake-up call, admits midfielder Mceachran

BRISTOL Rovers need to put their defeat to MK Dons “tight on the training pitch” ahead of the visit of Tranmere Rovers, according to Josh McEachran, with the midfielder labelling the Gas’ back-to-back league defeats as a “bit of a wake-up call.”

- Dan CARTER

Rovers midfielder Josh McEachran

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Darrell Clarke's side suffered their fifth league defeat of the season as a flurry of late goals saw them beaten 4-0 by MK Dons at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. While the scoreline made for grim reading, Rovers conceded three times in the final 10 minutes and stoppage-time, having fallen behind early on as a result of an Alfie Kilgour own goal.

The Gas skipper inadvertently turned an Alex Gilbey cross beyond Brad Young and into the back of his own net after just eight minutes to open the scoring before Laurence Maguire, Gilbey, and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy got their names on the scoresheet in the closing exchanges of the second half.

Having gone seven games without defeat prior to the previous weekend's reverse to Walsall, Rovers now find themselves 14th in League Two after losing back-to-back league matches for the first time since August.