Jolley red card adds to Wimbledon's woes (From Your Local Guardian)

Jolley red card adds to Wimbledon's woes

12:06pm Sunday 1st January 2012 in AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon slumped to a fifth straight defeat in League Two and had Christian Jolley sent off as they crashed 4-1 at home to Southend United.

The Dons have now gone 11 games without a victory in the league and could face the next three games without Jolley, who had only just returned from injury, after he was dismissed just before half time for a two-footed lunge.

Things had seemed to be going Wimbledon's way in the early stages as Seb Brown saved Neil Harris's spot kick and Jack Midson put them ahead at the other end.

But once Ryan Hall levelled midway through the opening half, confidence drained from the Dons squad and Jolley's sending off didn't help matters.

Jamie Stuart converted a cross into his own net and Mark Phillips and Neil Harris added further goals to complete the rout and heap further misery on Dons manager Terry Brown.