AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Newport County

Newport defender Kevin Feely was sent off in the 55th minute against Wimbledon

Adebayo Akinfenwa's brace of goals ensured Newport County began life without manager Justin Edinburgh with defeat at AFC Wimbledon.

Edinburgh's appointment as boss of League One side Gillingham had been confirmed earlier on Saturday.

Akinfenwa drilled home an early header, but failed to beat Joe Day with a penalty when Kevin Feely was sent off for bringing down George Francomb.

But Akinfenwa made amends when he turned in Francomb's cross.

It was an ignominious start for Newport caretaker boss Jimmy Dack as County fell to a fourth successive League Two defeat.

AFC Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley told BBC London 94.9:

"In the second half we wanted to get the boys a bit braver and make sure our quality shone through.

"We knew if they made it a scrap, they'd be better at it than us.

"The penalty moment you think is going to be a game-changer, but that's not how it worked out."

Newport County caretaker manager Jimmy Dack told BBC Radio Wales:

"Up until the sending off I thought it was a good performance.

"We were getting back into the game - obviously the goal killed us in the first half - but I thought we played well in then first half, there wasn't a lot in the game.

"Second half we started off and I thought we were the better team, pushing and looking to get the goal and there was only one team in it until the sending off."