Bury Sport
TEAM NEWS: MK Dons v Bury
7:36pm Tuesday 21st February 2012
RICHIE Barker makes one change from the side beaten at Exeter, with Mark Carrington replacing Ashley Eastham in midfield for the clash with MK Dons.
The Shakers are on a run of three games without victory, which has seen them slip into 14th position.
But they remain closer to the play-offs than the relegation zone, and Barker admits his side are ahea d of schedule.
“At the minute they're all difficult because everybody is scrapping for something,” he said.
“We are ahead of the points target we set ourselves but we're aware the past couple of weeks it's been one and a half good performances.
“I've said on numerous times about reality checks and what peoples expectations are as we were expected to finish bottom.
“At the minute we're surpassing that with a small average home crowd and that can make life difficult when bottom six teams have double your crowds.”
MK Dons make two changes, bringing former Manchester United midfielder Alan Smith and Shaun Williams in for Jabo Ibehere and another ex-Old Trafford star in Luke Chadwick.
MK Dons (4-4-2): Martin, Taverner, Powell, Williams, Lewington, Gleeson, Kolo-Doumbe, Smith, Potter, Bowditch, MacDonald.
Subs: McLoughlin, Chicksen, Ibhere, O'Shea, Chadwick.
Shakers (4-5-1): Belford, Picken, Hughes, Sodje, Skarz, Amoo, Carrington, Schumacher, Coke, Sweeney, John-Lewis.
Subs: Worral, Eastham, Elford-Alliyu, Harrop, Williams.
Referee: Darren Drysdale (Lincolnshire)