Knight hits West Ham as Bellamy loses his cool again

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It was only a pre-season friendly but £8million former Liverpool striker Bellamy, resplendent in bright yellow boots, was hauled aside to be severely dressed down by Rutland referee Trevor Kettle.

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Grounded: Ljungberg takes a breather during his West Ham debut

It was presumably for something he said after Kettle gave MK Dons a 50th-minute penalty for a Jon Spector push on Drewe Broughton, the spotkick being converted by Keith Andrews to make it 2-2.

Striker Leon Knight went on to grab victory for the League One side with an easy tap-in after 79 minutes.

Dons, of course, are managed by Paul Ince, a hate-figure above all other ex-West Ham players to their fans over a controversial exit to Manchester United 18 years ago.

But Ince's team shocked the Premiership side by taking a ninth-minute lead when former West Brom and QPR wide man Lloyd Dyer swapped passes with Broughton and centred from the left for Mark Wright to slide the ball in.

It took a mistake by home central defender Drissa Diallo to hand the Hammers an equaliser on 16 minutes when Luis Boa Morte centred from the left, leaving Hogan Ephraim with a simple tap into an empty net.

Two minutes later, West Ham led when Matthew Upson towered above the Dons defence to head home Boa Morte's free-kick from the right.

Keeper Luke Steele made a fine reaction save but defender Upson stabbed the rebound into the net.

It took 29 minutes for Bellamy to get a clear shooting chance from a move set up by Freddie Ljungberg, making an hour-long debut after a £2m move from Arsenal, and Christian Dailly but he drove wide of the right post to the jeers of the Dons fans.

MK Dons were without striker Izale McLeod sparking speculation that he will be joining Charlton in a £1.5m deal later this week.