SUTTON. Sutton United succeeded in turn the tables against Swindon Town to win 2-1. It was Swindon Town to strike first with a goal of Charlie Austin at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alistair Smith gave the win to Sutton United in the 88′ minute.
The match was played at the The Borough Sports Ground stadium in Sutton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear who was helped by Alex James and Stephen Brown. The 4th official was Justin Amey. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 22 Total 11
- 3 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 4
- 11 Shots blocked 2
- 111 Attack 84
- 52 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 15 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Sutton United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Swindon Town that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sutton United won the match.
Sutton United shot 23 times, 4 on target, 19 off target. Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sutton United received 2 yellow cards (Coby Rowe and Omar Bugiel). Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 3 yellow cards (George McEachran, Ellis Iandolo and Frazer Blake-Tracy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sutton United will have 44 points to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Swindon Town will stay with 42 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will host Northampton Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sutton United (2 draws).
Swindon Town will host Bradford City on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United
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Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Jack Rose, Sam Hart, Ben Goodliffe, Joseph Kizzi, Coby Rowe, Harry Beautyman, David Ibukun Ajiboye, Alistair Smith, Enzio Boldewijn, Donovan Junior Wilson and Omar Bugiel.
The home team had on the bench: Kylian Kouassi, Lee Angol, Craig Dundas, Matthew Dennis, Bradley House, Robert Milsom and Luke Gambin.
Substitutions
Sutton United made 2 changes: Donovan Wilson for Matthew Dennis (74′) and Omar Bugiel for Lee Angol (74′).
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town
Swindon Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Jody Morris played with: Solomon Brynn, Saido Khan, Thomas Clayton, Remeao Hutton, Ciaran Brennan, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Ellis Iandolo, George McEachran, D. Kadji, Charlie Austin and Luke Jephcott.
These were the players on the bench: Jake Cain, Harrison Minturn, Ricky Aguair, Abu Kanu, Ronan Darcy, Jack Copland and Jacob Wakeling.
Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of Ronan Darcy (injured).
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 3 changes: Luke Jephcott for Jacob Wakeling (75′), George McEachran for Ronan Darcy (78′) and Charlie Austin for Jake Cain (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Doncaster Rovers – Barrow – 1-0
- Bradford City – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Stockport County – Crawley Town – 2-1
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 1-1
- Northampton Town – AFC Wimbledon – 0-0
- Newport County – Stevenage – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Rochdale – 2-1
- Gillingham – Grimsby Town – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Colchester United – Walsall – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Mansfield Town – 0-4
