AFC Wimbledon have a full back crisis as they prepare to face Fleetwood with Barry Fuller and Jon Meades suspended.

Fuller picked up his fifth booking of the season, while Meades was dismissed for two yellow cards at Millwall.

Dons take on Fleetwood on Saturday with both sides having a point to prove about their respective home and away from.

“We look forward to every game,” Ardley said. “We're disappointed we've lost those two so we're going to have the shuffle the pack and have a go at them and do our best.”

Seth Owens came on after Meades' dismissal and Ardley was pleased with his display at The Den.

Wimbledon's Jon Meades

He added: “It was a tough game for Seth to play in down to 10 men so we had to give him instructions. He never let us down and he didn't on Tuesday.”

The Dons boss wasn't happy with the officiating at Millwall with Meades and Fuller on the receiving end of harsh yellow cards.

He added: “The first yellow was harsh. He took the ball cleanly. The referee said it was a reckless challenge

“It's a London derby and it was a committed tackle. The second one was a booking.

“Barry Fuller misses Saturday for winning a 50 50, gets pulled up and is booked for being disappointed with the decision.”

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