Preview: Charlton vs MK Dons

MK Dons travel to Charlton tomorrow evening in what could be one of the biggest games of our season so far.

While the Dons were impressive in Saturday`s 2-0 win over QPR, victory for our relegation rivals means that the gap with the bottom three remains a nervy three points. Victory tomorrow however could extend that gap and perhaps put us ahead of Fulham or Bristol, while near consigning Charlton to League One football next season.

As ever though, this will be no easy task. Charlton will be buoyed by their 2-1 victory at Brentford on Saturday, although were without a win in the five games before that and are suffering from a potent atmosphere under the tension between fans and owner Roland Duchatelet. If the right Dons side turns up, and can stay solid under the pressure of such an important game, we can get a result like the 1-0 victory in November`s reverse fixture.

Although he wasn`t on the scorers list, Alex Revell put in a man of the match performance in Saturday`s victory over QPR, spearheading the Dons attack with his commitment and physical presence. Despite this, Robinson will stick with his policy of rotation and start Nicky Maynard at Charlton, citing the inability of 32-year-old Revell of playing multiple games in a week.

Meanwhile, Baker, despite coming close to returning, remains injured while Emmanuel-Thomas could return having been ineligible to play against his parent club in QPR. Ben Reeves, who scored the Dons` second on Saturday, could also make his first start following a long spell on the sidelines.

Charlton could be without Alou Diarra while Diego Poyet, who spent time on loan at stadium:mk earlier in the season, could start.