LUKE Williams believes his side would have been robbed of a point at AFC Wimbledon this afternoon had Lawrence Vigouroux not pulled off a fine first-half penalty save in the goalless draw at Kingsmeadow.

Dons striker Tom Elliott appeared to take a theatrical tumble in the box on the half-hour mark under pressure from a Conor Thomas challenge, with no contact being made on the striker.

Williams revealed that Elliott had apologised to the Town defender after the incident, while the player himself claimed post-match that he lost his footing and fell to the ground.

However, at the time referee John Busby was convinced that a foul had been committed and pointed to the penalty spot but the Dons were unable to make the most of the chance as Vigouroux brilliantly turned Lyle Taylor’s strike wide.

“It’s quite simple, it’s not a penalty. That’s it, there is no more to say and no less,” Williams told BBC Wiltshire after the game.

“Sometimes a referee makes a mistake and on this occasion he did. I think the player apologised to Conor Thomas, which is gracious of him, but it wasn’t a penalty.

“You need everybody to be at the top of their game and when you have got a goalkeeper like Lawrence it can help you out tremendously and again he stepped up at a crucial moment to make the save.”

Town drew much criticism last week as they slumped to a fourth home defeat in a row in League One and Williams was delighted with how they responded today.

Swindon’s usual attacking style was somewhat stifled in a contest that lacked any genuine quality throughout and Williams was pleased that his side were able to show a different side to their game.

“It’s pleasing because I think the opposition were excellent. They are a very tough team to play against, especially here,” said Williams.

“We have shown that we can absolutely dominate opponent after opponent with the ball and we have shown today that we can roll our sleeves up and have a fight.

“Even if we are outgunned and outmuscled, the players are full of heart, they know their jobs and they are together.

“We have shown that in the past and the group are capable of playing in different ways and I think it’s fair to say they showed that.

“We can pass the ball and create chance after chance but at this point we have not won enough games and I need to protect the group and show them and help them to be able to stay in a game longer and make it far more difficult for our opponents to score against us.”