AFC Wimbledon striker Josh Davison has been labelled “a real force” by Swindon Town head coach Scott Lindsey ahead of the pair’s meeting in League Two on Saturday.

The Robins are set to host Johnnie Jackson’s Wimbledon, with the two teams in contrasting form.

Swindon are winless in their last four games in all competitions, while the Dons have only lost two of their past dozen fixtures – the latest being a 2-0 reverse to National League Chesterfield in the FA Cup second round.

During that lengthy run, former Town loanee Davison scored twice and assisted three others as Wimbledon claimed seven wins along the way.

Asked about the impact the physical striker could have on proceedings, Lindsey had nothing but good things to say about the man who scored nine goals in 23 appearances for Town last season but, crucially, missed the penalty which would have sent them to Wembley in the play-offs.

Lindsey said: “They are on a good run. Unfortunately, we’re playing them at the wrong time!

“Obviously Josh Davison, who we know, is a real force at the top of the pitch. He was great to work with, first and foremost, and a great lad too.

“We took him on, and a lot of people questioned why we were signing him because he hadn’t scored that many goals. But he scored quite a lot of goals for us in the short spell he was here.

“He’s a real handful, he never stops working and pressing, he’s an aerial threat, he holds the ball up well and backs in. He is going to be a handful against us on Saturday.”

With freezing temperatures lurking around Wiltshire this week, there had been some doubt as to whether Saturday’s fixture would take place at SN1.

But Marcus Cassidy and his ground staff have had the covers down all week, and Lindsey was confident there would be no such issues by the time kick-off comes around.

Looking ahead to the kind of game fans can expect, the Swindon boss is hopeful his players can restrict in-form Wimbledon and pick up a much-needed victory.

He said: “I’m looking forward to the game, but I hope it’s not open. I’m hoping we control the game.

“I’d like to think that we’ll keep the game tight in many ways – in that they won’t get many chances on our goal. And I’m hoping that we get plenty of chances on their goal.

“They’re a good side with some good players, good defenders too, so it will be a tough game.”