Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Tranmere Rovers
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Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored a hat-trick as Tranmere ran out winners over 10-man MK Dons.
Paul Tisdale's side had levelled through Ben Reeves, but the Dons' hopes of ending an eight-game winless league run were dashed when Kieran Agard was sent off just before half-time.
The visitors took the lead inside 15 minutes when Kieron Morris slotted the perfect cross into the path of Hepburn-Murphy, who tapped home from inside the box.
The Dons levelled when Reeves' left-footed strike from the edge of the Tranmere penalty area fizzed into the bottom corner - his first goal since making a summer return to the club.
MK's revival was scuppered minutes later when Agard received a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on Rovers' Neil Danns.
Micky Mellon's side retook the lead eight minutes after the break when Hepburn-Murphy raced onto Connor Jennings' neat through ball before coolly slotting home his second.
The 21-year-old completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute after a neat finish, rounding off a comfortable victory for Rovers and ending their two-game winless league run.
Match report supplied by PA Media.