Dons just can’t find that killer touch...

GLYN Hodges lamented his side’s lack of a clinical edge after AFC Wimbledon were held to a bore draw by Bolton Wanderers.

The result left Hodges’ team sitting just six points above the League One drop zone, with 21st-place Tranmere having two games in hand.

Kwesi Appiah had a goal ruled out for offside, while Adam Roscrow and Mads Sorensen both went close late on, but the Dons were unable to find the crucial breakthrough against the side sat rock bottom of the table.

And Hodges believes his players need to do more in front of goal if they are to avoid relegation.

“We need to be more clinical,” he said. “We only had one shot on target from a lot of attempts and that needs to improve.

“We pushed and pushed for a winner, but it just wasn’t to be, unfortunately.

“We’ve got a point, we’ll take that and move on – it was a battle and they held firm. You’ve got to give credit to Bolton for coming here in their situation and giving it their all, and a point was probably a fair result at the end of the day.

“We know we’re in a battle and it’s going to be that way until the end of the season – we just need to keep focusing on ourselves and picking up points.

“We can’t look at other results around us – if we win games of football then we’ll stay up and we know that.”

The Londoners nearly hit the front inside the first minute. Joe Pigott saw a charge down go agonisingly wide.

Ali Crawford shot wide for Bolton from just outside the box after 18 minutes as the visitors enjoyed a good spell of possession.

Luke O’Neill glanced a header just wide from Callum Reilly’s corner after 34 minutes, before Joe Day kept out Daryl Murphy on the stroke of half-time.

Roscrow shot just wide after 70 minutes, before Sorensen headed wide.

Bolton boss Keith Hill said: “It’s a positive point, it’s a positive afternoon.

“They definitely deserved a point – with a bit of better decision making in the final third then we win that game.

“Two clean sheets on the bounce is pleasing – I’m really proud of my players and we’re struggling with injuries again.

“They’ve stood firm and I’m pleased with them.”