Swindon Town vs Salford City, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season
· English League TwoAbout
Swindon Town are hosting Salford City
at The Nigel Eady County Ground, Swindon, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Two.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Dawson Devoy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Elliot Watt (Salford City).
- 5': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Saidou Khan (Swindon Town).
- 6': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Frazer Blake-Tracy.
- 6': Foul by Kelly N'Mai (Salford City).
- 6': Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ryan Watson (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Conor McAleny with a headed pass.
- 11': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Frazer Blake-Tracy.
- 12': Foul by George McEachran (Swindon Town).
- 12': Ryan Watson (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Theo Vassell.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Watson.
- 15': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Udoka Godwin-Malife.
- 19': Offside, Salford City. Matt Smith is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Ryan Watson (Salford City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Garbutt with a headed pass.
- 21': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Paul Glatzel.
- 22': Attempt missed. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Garbutt with a cross.
- 23': Attempt saved. Dawson Devoy (Swindon Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zachary Elbouzedi.
- 23': Attempt missed. Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right.
- 24': Foul by Saidou Khan (Swindon Town).
- 24': Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Zachary Elbouzedi (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dawson Devoy.
- 27': Attempt saved. Zachary Elbouzedi (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Paul Glatzel.
- 27': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Alex Cairns.
- 27': Curtis Tilt (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Attempt missed. Conor McCarthy (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George McEachran with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Salford City).
- 31': Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Elbouzedi.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Glatzel.
- 36': Delay in match (Swindon Town).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town).
- 37': Junior Luamba (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Offside, Salford City. Matt Smith is caught offside.
- 39': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town).
- 39': Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Saidou Khan.
- 42': Foul by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town).
- 42': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Elliot Watt (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan John.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Swindon Town 0, Salford City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Swindon Town 0, Salford City 0.
- 48': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Luke Garbutt.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saidou Khan with a cross.
- 49': Offside, Salford City. Kelly N'Mai is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt missed. Dawson Devoy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by William Kokolo.
- 51': Offside, Salford City. Kelly N'Mai is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor McCarthy.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Dawson Devoy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.
- 51': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Luke Garbutt.
- 52': Attempt saved. George McEachran (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frazer Blake-Tracy.
- 53': Foul by Udoka Godwin-Malife (Swindon Town).
- 53': Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Udoka Godwin-Malife (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Dawson Devoy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Bycroft following a fast break.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dawson Devoy.
- 57': Attempt saved. Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.
- 57': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Alex Cairns.
- 58': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Kelly N'Mai.
- 59': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Ryan Watson.
- 59': Attempt missed. Zachary Elbouzedi (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George McEachran with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Salford City. Callum Hendry replaces Ryan Watson.
- 60': Substitution, Salford City. Matthew Lund replaces Conor McAleny.
- 60': Substitution, Salford City. Callum Morton replaces Junior Luamba.
- 61': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by William Kokolo.
- 62': Foul by Matthew Lund (Salford City).
- 62': George McEachran (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Declan John (Salford City).
- 62': William Kokolo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Matthew Lund.
- 64': Foul by William Kokolo (Swindon Town).
- 64': Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Swindon Town. Charlie Austin replaces Paul Glatzel.
- 66': Substitution, Swindon Town. Aaron Drinan replaces Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.
- 66': Substitution, Swindon Town. Harry McKirdy replaces Zachary Elbouzedi.
- 66': Foul by George McEachran (Swindon Town).
- 66': Matthew Lund (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Drinan with a headed pass.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Cairns (Salford City).
- 71': Substitution, Salford City. Ethan Ingram replaces Luke Garbutt.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt saved. Dawson Devoy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Udoka Godwin-Malife.
- 73': Foul by Callum Hendry (Salford City).
- 73': Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Ethan Ingram.
- 74': Attempt missed. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Austin with a headed pass following a corner.
- 75': Curtis Tilt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town).
- 76': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Saidou Khan.
- 76': Attempt saved. Curtis Tilt (Salford City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Watt with a cross.
- 77': Attempt missed. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Udoka Godwin-Malife.
- 78': Attempt missed. Harry McKirdy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dawson Devoy following a fast break.
- 79': Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan John with a cross.
- 79': Offside, Salford City. Callum Morton is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt missed. Callum Hendry (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Morton.
- 81': Substitution, Salford City. Dan Chesters replaces Kelly N'Mai.
- 82': Goal! Swindon Town 1, Salford City 0. George McEachran (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
- 86': Foul by Callum Morton (Salford City).
- 86': Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
- 88': Attempt missed. Callum Hendry (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90': Offside, Salford City. Callum Morton is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Theo Vassell.
- 90'+2': Goal! Swindon Town 1, Salford City 1. Callum Hendry (Salford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Delay in match (Swindon Town).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dawson Devoy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Matt Smith (Salford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Watt.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Salford City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Swindon Town 1, Salford City 1.
Game Information
Competition: English League Two
Venue: The Nigel Eady County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 8,272
Venue: The Nigel Eady County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 8,272
EFL League Two Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 20 | +11 | 39 |
| 2 | Notts County | 20 | +13 | 37 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 20 | +9 | 37 |
| 4 | Bromley | 20 | +9 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Swindon Town (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Bycroft (GK) |
| 24 | Conor McCarthy |
| 5 | Frazer Blake-Tracy |
| 22 | Udoka Godwin-Malife  |
| 6 | George McEachran |
| 8 | Saidou Khan |
| 20 | Dawson Devoy |
| 17 | Williams Kokolo |
| 7 | Zak Elbouzedi |
| 11 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy |
| 9 | Paul Glatzel |
Salford City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cairns (GK) |
| 16 | Curtis Tilt |
| 42 | Theo Vassell |
| 29 | Luke Garbutt |
| 3 | Declan John |
| 6 | Elliot Watt |
| 7 | Ryan Watson |
| 18 | Conor McAleny |
| 17 | Matt Smith |
| 30 | Kelly N'Mai |
| 54 | Junior Luamba |
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