Swindon Town 2-1 Cheltenham Town · League Two
Swindon Town beat Cheltenham Town 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town met in the League Two at County Ground in Swindon on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Swindon Town: A. Drinan 17'; O. Clarke 55'. Cheltenham Town: R. Broom 85'.
How the match went
Cheltenham Town saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Swindon Town had 5 shots with 3 on target, Cheltenham Town 14 with 6 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Swindon Town and 5 to Cheltenham Town. Swindon Town conceded 7 fouls, Cheltenham Town 12. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Swindon Town, 1 for Cheltenham Town).
Line-ups
Swindon Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Connor Ripley, Mitchell Clark, Stephan Negru, Ryan Tafazolli, Billy Kirkman, Anthony Munda, Ben Middlemas, Matthew Virtue-Thick, Ollie Clarke, Jaylan Pearman, Aaron Drinan.
Cheltenham Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Wyll Stanway, Jonathan Tomkinson, Robbie Cundy, Pierce Sweeney, George Nurse, Ben Stevenson, Jake Evans, Joseph Tomlinson, Charlie McCann, Jordan Shipley, Kirsten Otchere.
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Minute by minute
- 17'Goal! Swindon Town 1-0 Cheltenham Town. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by A. Munda.
- 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
- 55'Goal! Swindon Town 2-0 Cheltenham Town. O. Clarke (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by S. Negru.
- 85'Goal! Swindon Town 2-1 Cheltenham Town. R. Broom (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by P. Sweeney.
- 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 2-1 Cheltenham Town.
Full commentary (44 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Swindon Town vs Cheltenham Town.
- 2'Attempt missed. K. Otchere (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 4'Yellow card for M. Virtue-Thick (Swindon Town) for foul.
- 12'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 17'Goal! Swindon Town 1-0 Cheltenham Town. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by A. Munda.
- 23'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 24'Attempt missed. B. Middlemas (Swindon Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 25'Attempt missed. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 28'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 31'Attempt saved. M. Virtue-Thick (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 34'Attempt saved. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 35'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 36'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 41'Attempt missed. B. Stevenson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 41'Attempt blocked. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: O. Palmer comes on for J. Pearman.
- 47'Attempt blocked. O. Clarke (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 48'Attempt saved. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 53'Substitution, Swindon Town: L. Millard comes on for B. Middlemas.
- 55'Goal! Swindon Town 2-0 Cheltenham Town. O. Clarke (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by S. Negru.
- 61'Substitution, Swindon Town: T. Nichols comes on for O. Clarke.
- 61'Substitution, Swindon Town: K. A. M. Majekodunmi comes on for R. Tafazolli.
- 63'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: A. Weimann comes on for K. Otchere.
- 63'Attempt saved. K. Otchere (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.29.
- 69'Attempt saved. A. Weimann (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 69'Attempt blocked. A. Weimann (Cheltenham Town), header. xG 0.09.
- 71'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: R. Broom comes on for J. Shipley.
- 71'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Bickerstaff comes on for G. Nurse.
- 72'Attempt missed. A. Weimann (Cheltenham Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 75'Attempt blocked. C. McCann (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 84'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 85'Goal! Swindon Town 2-1 Cheltenham Town. R. Broom (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by P. Sweeney.
- 85'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: F. Willcox comes on for J. Evans.
- 85'Substitution, Swindon Town: J. Debayo comes on for M. Virtue-Thick.
- 86'Attempt blocked. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 86'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for J. Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town) for simulation.
- 90+4'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 90+5'Attempt saved. R. Broom (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 2-1 Cheltenham Town.