Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson felt the occasion got the better of his players as they drew 3-3 with Wanderers in the first game back at Plough Lane with fans.

Eoin Doyle’s penalty followed by Josh Sheehan and Oladapo Afolayan goals had appeared to give the Whites all three points following Will Nightingale’s opener.

But Aaron Pressley and Dapo Mebude struck a quick-fire second-half double to rescue a point for the Dons’ homecoming celebrations.

“It was emotional," said Robinson. "I’m not going to make excuses for the players, I promised myself I wasn’t going to get emotional and it’s tough, it’s really tough to keep the emotions in check and I thought we looked nervous, even before we got the goal.

“It’s a great occasion, but in many ways I’m glad it’s happened now and I think the players will be better for that.

“I think you’ve probably got to say yes, it was a point gained.

“Not after going 1-0 up, but then when you look how the game’s transpired and at 3-1, you’ve got to say it probably does feel like a point gained if I’m honest.

“We weren’t great, there were some moments, but off the ball we were nowhere near where we need to be.

“I think it’s a big learning curve for us, we probably needed it in some ways.

“Today we never looked comfortable, so I think we’ll be all the better for it in some ways.”