The FA Cup Third Round tie has attracted plenty of interest from supporters with a healthy crowd set to watch the League Two high-fliers try and cause an upset against the Championship side.
For Northampton, little is likely to change in the way they approach and play the game. Chris Wilder’s side have been in excellent form throughout the season and recent games have also shown that the manager has good depth to his squad with every player coming in making an impact.
Looking to establish themselves in the Championship after their promotion last season, MK Dons have produced some better results over the past few weeks, home victories against Sheffield Wednesday and Cardiff City and an away draw at Leeds United on Saturday.
Experienced striker Nicky Maynard, signed as a free agent in September, is starting to show signs of the form that made him a £1m+ signing for three different clubs earlier in his career.
The former Bristol City, West Ham United and Cardiff City man has scored twice in the past five games.
Saturday’s tie will be the seventh meeting between Northampton Town and MK Dons and the fifth in cup competitions with the Cobblers’ only victory being the 1-0 win at Sixfields in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy in 2012.