MK Dons set to complain about Wimbledon player deliberately booting balls at their fans in the warm-up to fuel fierce rivalry

Wimbledon midfielder Harry Pell angered MK Dons fans ahead of Saturday’s heated clash by apparently smashing balls into a crowd of fans during the pre-match warm-up.

An MK Dons group are now set to lodge a formal complaint against Pell following his actions which aggravated away supporters before the League Two clash began.

Pell rejoined Wimbledon on a second loan spell after moving from Accrington in the summer and appeared to use part of his warm-up to outrage Dons supporters in the away section of the Cherry Red Records Stadium.

The 32-year-old was filmed by a fan inside the field taking a ball and launching a shot into the stands with a right foot that bounced among the fans.

Pell was named among the Wimbledon substitutes by manager Johnnie Jackson, who saw his team register three valuable points, courtesy of Ronan Curtis’ goal in added time.

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MK Dons fan group Franchise Dons criticized Pell for his pre-match actions after the game and claimed he had taken more than 10 shots into the stands.

In a statement shared on social media, they said: “We plan to make a formal complaint by any means necessary and to whom it may concern regarding the AFC Wimbledon player who threw more than 10 balls at visiting MK Dons fans before kick-off.” , while his companions calmly warmed up. ‘

However, a host of Wimbledon fans were delighted by Pell’s behavior and praised him in a series of online posts after seeing his team secure another three league points.

One fan posted: ‘exceptional stuff Harry’ while another added, ‘ha ha ha! That’s class!’

However, other viewers were not as impressed when one fan responded: ‘abusing fans?’ There’s no place for this in the modern game!’

Pell was tagged in some videos of the incident, but did not post anything to his public X account in response.