By Jon Colman

Last updated at 11:52, Tuesday, 24 November 2009

MK Dons manager Paul Ince turned his anger on a referee familiar to Carlisle United fans after his side slipped to their second successive defeat last Friday.

Paul Ince: Out to upstage Carlisle United tonight

Dons’ 2-1 loss at Southend led Ince to criticise official Darren Deadman for awarding the Shrimpers a controversial penalty in injury-time.

Deadman hit the headlines in August when he was accused by Blues player-coach Graham Kavanagh of shouting words of support to Millwall striker Neil Harris in United’s 0-0 draw at the Den.

The Cambridge whistler later apologised to the Cumbrians but has subsequently angered Ince, whose side are sixth in League One.

“To lose to a goal like that right at the end was just devastating,” said the former England midfield star of the Southend defeat.

“It wasn’t a penalty and referees continue to get the big decisions wrong. You saw it with Ireland in the week and refs are costing teams and countries too.

“I asked the ref at the end if he could tell me who gave it away and he couldn’t, which seems strange to me.”

That defeat at Roots Hall followed a 5-1 thrashing at Charlton to check the Dons’ impressive start to the campaign in Ince’s second spell in charge.

Despite their successive defeats, they remain one of the fancied sides for promotion and have won their last six games in all competitions at stadium:mk.

They have been linked with a loan swoop for West Ham midfielder Nigel Quashie but a deal may not be done in time for the Scotland midfielder to face Greg Abbott’s side tonight.

Local-born striker Sam Baldock scored his first goal of the season at Southend and could again be preferred in attack to Jermaine Easter.

Peter Leven, the midfielder whose two goals helped account for United in Dons’ televised 3-1 win in the corresponding game last year, may have to be content with a place on the bench.

Probable starting XI: Gueret, Doumbe, Lewington, Powell, McCracken, Puncheon, Devaney, Chadwick, Howell, Wilbraham, Baldock.

First published at 11:22, Tuesday, 24 November 2009
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