MK Dons eased past Taunton in the FA Cup first round, strolling to victory at Stadium MK.
Goals from Dawson Devoy, Will Grigg, Darragh Burns, Mohamed Eisa and a late brace from Conor Grant saw the League One side safely into the hat for the second round draw at the expense of their non-league opponents.
The result sees the Dons extend their unbeaten run to three matches in all competitions despite a disappointing start in League One.
The Peacocks were well backed by a vocal support and will now turn their attention back to their debut National League South campaign.
The home side opened the scoring following good work down the left, Devoy’s free-kick somehow finding the bottom corner through the wall in the sixth minute.
Grigg turned home a low Daniel Harvie cross seven minutes later, and it was 3-0 when Burns guided home a lofted Devoy pass three minutes into the second half.
Lively substitute Eisa then added a fourth with 16 minutes remaining with a fantastic bending strike from 30 yards.
Grant, another Dons substitute, completed the rout with composed finishes in the 82nd and 84th minutes.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
MK Dons
Formation 3-4-3
- 23Ravizzoli
- 4Tucker
- 5O’Hora
- 3Lewington
- 22Lawrence
- 6McEachran
- 28Devoy
- 21HarvieSubstituted forWatsonat 59′minutes
- 19BarrySubstituted forHollandat 59′minutes
- 9GriggSubstituted forEisaat 60′minutes
- 20BurnsSubstituted forGrantat 72′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Watson
- 8Robson
- 10Eisa
- 11Holland
- 12Oyegoke
- 16Grant
- 18Martin
- 30Dennis
- 33Jules
Taunton Town
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Bycroft
- 3Foulston
- 4GrimesBooked at 67mins
- 5Ball
- 7Chamberlain
- 16Smith
- 8JamesSubstituted forBuddat 79′minutes
- 11GuestSubstituted forStearnat 82′minutes
- 10McCootieSubstituted forSims-Burgessat 66′minutes
- 9JarvisSubstituted forStaleyat 83′minutes
- 31LucasSubstituted forMorganat 65′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Budd
- 6Wannell
- 13Stearn
- 18Staley
- 20Sims-Burgess
- 21Irish
- 22Morgan
- Referee:
- Thomas Kirk
- Attendance:
- 2,739
Live Text
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Match ends, MK Dons 6, Taunton Town 0.
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Second Half ends, MK Dons 6, Taunton Town 0.
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Attempt missed. Ross Stearn (Taunton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Goal! MK Dons 6, Taunton Town 0. Conor Grant (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dawson Devoy.
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Substitution, Taunton Town. Ross Staley replaces Nathaniel Jarvis.
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Substitution, Taunton Town. Ross Stearn replaces Joe Guest.
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Goal! MK Dons 5, Taunton Town 0. Conor Grant (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henry Lawrence.
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Attempt blocked. Nathan Holland (MK Dons) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Nick Grimes.
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Attempt saved. Tennai Watson (MK Dons) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Substitution, Taunton Town. Joseph Budd replaces Lloyd James.
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Foul by Dawson Devoy (MK Dons).
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Joe Guest (Taunton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Joe Guest.
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Goal! MK Dons 4, Taunton Town 0. Mohamed Eisa (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Conor Grant.
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Substitution, MK Dons. Conor Grant replaces Darragh Burns.
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Attempt blocked. Mohamed Eisa (MK Dons) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Taunton Town. Conceded by Josh McEachran.
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Corner, Taunton Town. Conceded by Josh McEachran.
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Attempt missed. Mohamed Eisa (MK Dons) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
