AFC Wimbledon hung on to claim a credible 1-1 draw in an entertaining match with Swindon Town at Kingsmeadow.

The Dons answered manager Terry Brown’s pre-match call for a return to their free-flowing football and were superb at times, with Swindon’s Wes Foderingham denying them all three points with stops from Jack Midson, Brett Johnson, Ricky Wellard and Chris Bush.

Seb Brown was in excellent form at the other end as well but Wimbledon were lucky to survive a late penalty call when Midson appeared to trip Swindon captain Paul Caddis only for referee Ian Williamson to decide the visiting player dived and brandished the yellow card.

Replays though showed Midson did make contact and Caddis’s protests were justified.

Ryan Jackson, starting in place of the injured Kieran Djilali, was played in down the right as early as the third minute but Midson headed his cross wide when he should have done better.

It didn’t take Wimbledon long to be in front though as Swindon failed to clear first Chris Bush’s long throw and then his cross, allowing Sammy Hatton time to score via a horrid deflection.

It was just reward for Wimbledon’s start and their game plan of playing the ball towards the corners for Christian Jolley and Jackson was troubling Swindon.

But for all their attacking verve, the Dons were indebted to keeper Brown, as they so often are, for keeping them in front.

He had a personal battle with Swindon’s Alan Connell, brilliantly turning the striker’s close range shot around the post and also denying him with his legs later in the half.

Foderingham produced his own superb stop to prevent Midson doubling the Dons advantage when he flicked Hatton’s corner toward goal at the near post.

Wimbledon were dealt a blow when Jolley was forced off just before half-time with a tight hamstring and only kept their lead intact at the break thanks again to Brown, denying Swindon sub Lander Gabilondo when he was odds on to score.

Foderingham denied captain-for-the-day Johnson by saving his header at the near post at the start of the second half.

The luck appeared to be with Wimbledon as Swindon broke and Connell was put through on goal. His skewed shot was going wide but hit Callum McNaughton’s toe and dribbled on to the post with Brown stranded.

But that luck deserted them not long after as they failed to clear a scramble in the box and Jake Jervis’s shot hit Connell’s chest and flew in.

The Dons spent most of the end of the match holding on for the draw but Foderingham had to deny Wellard and Bush while Swindon were left frustrated at not getting a late penalty.

Although Wimbledon have not won in seven games, they have drawn the last four and will be buoyed by a much better performance than of late.