Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall · League Two
Swindon Town beat Walsall 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 Walsall met in the League Two at County Ground in Swindon on Monday, 6 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Swindon Town: F. Holman 81'; A. Drinan 90'. Walsall: J. Jellis 66'.
How the match went
Swindon Town saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Swindon Town had 7 shots with 2 on target, Walsall 12 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 4 to Swindon Town and 8 to Walsall. Swindon Town conceded 10 fouls, Walsall 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Swindon Town, 1 for Walsall).
Line-ups
Swindon Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Connor Ripley, Joel McGregor, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Ryan Tafazolli, Jake Thomas Batty, James Ball, Aidan Borland, Billy Bodin, Darren Oldaker, Junior Hoilett, Aaron Drinan.
Walsall started in a 4-3-3: Myles Roberts, Connor Barrett, Aden Flint, Kacper Łopata, Mason Hancock, Alfie Chang, Brandon Comley, Charlie Lakin, Aaron Loupalo-Bi, Daniel Kanu, Albert Adomah.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 0-0 Walsall.
- 66'Goal! Swindon Town 0-1 Walsall. J. Jellis (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Loupalo-Bi.
- 81'Goal! Swindon Town 1-1 Walsall. F. Holman (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by C. Ripley.
- 90+2'Goal! Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by F. Holman.
- 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall.
Full commentary (35 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Swindon Town vs Walsall.
- 3'Attempt missed. B. Bodin (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 9'Attempt missed. A. Borland (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 10'Attempt missed. A. Flint (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 10'Attempt blocked. D. Kanu (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 17'Attempt blocked. J. Ball (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 18'Attempt saved. A. Loupalo-Bi (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 38'Attempt missed. B. Comley (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 0-0 Walsall.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Attempt missed. K. Łopata (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 49'Attempt blocked. A. Chang (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 56'Attempt blocked. M. Hancock (Walsall), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 57'Attempt missed. D. Kanu (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.16.
- 57'Attempt missed. K. Łopata (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.61.
- 63'Substitution, Walsall: J. Jellis comes on for A. Chang.
- 65'Substitution, Swindon Town: O. Palmer comes on for J. Ball.
- 65'Substitution, Swindon Town: M. Olakigbe comes on for J. Hoilett.
- 66'Goal! Swindon Town 0-1 Walsall. J. Jellis (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Loupalo-Bi.
- 66'Substitution, Swindon Town: F. Holman comes on for B. Bodin.
- 69'Substitution, Walsall: A. Pressley comes on for A. Loupalo-Bi.
- 70'Attempt blocked. D. Kanu (Walsall), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 74'Substitution, Swindon Town: O. Clarke comes on for D. Oldaker.
- 75'Attempt missed. J. McGregor (Swindon Town), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 79'Substitution, Walsall: V. Harper comes on for C. Barrett.
- 79'Attempt missed. F. Holman (Swindon Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.30.
- 80'Yellow card for O. Clarke (Swindon Town) for foul.
- 81'Goal! Swindon Town 1-1 Walsall. F. Holman (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by C. Ripley.
- 85'Substitution, Swindon Town: T. Nichols comes on for A. Borland.
- 88'Yellow card for A. Flint (Walsall) for foul.
- 90'9 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Goal! Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by F. Holman.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. D. Kanu (Walsall), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall.