A solo goal from Mustapha Carayol saw Bristol Rovers leapfrog above AFC Wimbledon in the League Two table.
The winger started his run from just inside the halfway line and cut in from the left to bend a shot past Seb Brown from the edge of the box.
Chris Zebroski had two efforts off target for Rovers and Danny Woodards'' shot went the wrong side of a post.
Wimbledon went close after the break as goalkeeper Scott Bevan made saves from George Moncur and Sammy Moore.
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AFC Wimbledon boss Terry Brown told BBC London 94.9:
I thought we deserved a point. They started off like a house on fire and we conceded a dire goal which has ultimately cost us today.
I think their keeper pulled off two miraculous saves, but credit to Bristol Rovers who worked hard today.
We have lost and won a number of games narrowly - some weeks you get the bounce, but it wasn''t to be today.
The pitch here is diabolical, so the pitch suited neither team.
Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (5)
Bristol Rovers
01 Bevan
04 Woodards
05 Bolger
14 Brown (Smith - 69'' )
37 Parks
06 Stanley
08 Gill Booked
17 Paterson
09 Harrold Booked
11 Carayol (Richard - 75'' )
26 Zebroski Booked
Substitutes
02 Smith
23 Lund
34 Dorman
16 Anyinsah
18 Richard
AFC Wimbledon
01 Brown
03 Gwillim
17 Mitchell-King
24 Balkestein
07 Hatton
15 S Moore
23 Yussuff (L Moore - 87'' )
25 Moncur
28 Knott (Djilali - 74'' )
10 Midson
29 Euell (Jolley - 58'' )
Substitutes
20 Turner
06 Johnson
12 Jolley
19 Djilali
11 L Moore
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