Swindon Town recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Salford City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Swindon Town was capable to turn the tables against Salford City to win 2-1.

Swindon Town recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Salford City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Swindon Town was capable to turn the tables against Salford City to win 2-1. It was Salford City to strike first with an early goal of Ryan Watson at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 26′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Elliot Watt gave the win to Swindon Town in the 55′ minute with an own goal.

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the collaboration of Gareth Viccars and Bradley Hall. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 52.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 12 Total 3
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 105 Attack 68
  • 48 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Swindon Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Swindon Town managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Salford City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Swindon Town shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 2 yellow cards (Elliot Watt and Ryan Watson). Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Jacob Wakeling and Remeao Hutton).

Match Timeline

Ryan Watson(goal)E. Galbraith
4'
26'
Callum Hendry- sub ->Conor McAleny
46'
Elliot Watt- Yellow
48'
49'
Elliot Watt(own-goal)
55'
Ryan Watson- Yellow
59'
68'
Callum Morton- sub ->E. Galbraith
68'
70'
Matty Lund- sub ->Ryan Watson
77'
Stevie Mallan- sub ->Matt Smith
77'
80'
88'
89'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Salford City will stay with 49 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Swindon Town will have 45 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Salford City (3 draws).

Swindon Town will host Bradford City on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 12.England
D
Ibou Touray 3.Gambia
D
Theo Vassell 42.England
M
Jason Lowe 4.England
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
77' 59' Goals4'
M
Luke Bolton 24.England
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
48'
M
Ethan Galbraith 16.Northern Ireland
68'
M
S. McLoughlin 38.Republic of Ireland
68'
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
46'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
77'
Substitutes
G
G. Bellagambi 13.Uganda
D
Ryan Leak 26.Wales
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
77'
M
Stevie Mallan 14.Scotland
77'
F
Callum Morton 27.England
68'
F
Callum Hendry 9.Scotland
46'
F
Louie Barry 20.England
68'

Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Neil Wood decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns, Ibou Touray, Theo Vassell, Jason Lowe, Ryan Watson, Luke Bolton, Elliot Watt, Ethan Stuart William Galbraith, Conor McAleny, Matt Smith and Shane McLoughlin.

The home team had on the bench: Callum Morton, Giosue Bellagambi, Callum Hendry, Matthew Lund, Stevie Mallan, Louie Barry and Ryan David Leak.

Salford City could not rely on the presence of Callum Hendry (injured).

Substitutions

Salford City made 5 changes: Conor McAleny for Callum Hendry (46′), Shane McLoughlin for Louie Barry (68′), E. Galbraith for Callum Morton (68′), Matt Smith for Stephen Mallan (77′) and Ryan Watson for Matthew Lund (77′).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Sol Brynn 1.England
D
Tom Clayton 4.Scotland
D
Remeao Hutton 2.England
88'
D
Ciaran Brennan 34.Republic of Ireland
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 20.England
49'
D
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
M
Saidou Khan 23.Gambia
M
George McEachran 5.England
80'
M
Jake Cain 16.England
F
Charlie Austin 11.England
89'
F
J. Wakeling 24.England
90' 70' Goals26'
Substitutes
D
Harrison Minturn 31.England
M
R. Darcy 10.England
6.9
49'
M
R. Aguiar 17.England
F
Tomi Adeloye 9.England
90'
F
L. Jephcott 15.Wales
89'
F
Tyrese Shade 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis
80'

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, Ellis Iandolo, George McEachran, Jake Cain, Charlie Austin, Jacob Wakeling and Frazer Blake-Tracy.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ronan Darcy (6.9), Jack Copland, Tomi Adeloye, Luke Jephcott, Tyrese Shade, Harrison Minturn and Ricky Aguair.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 4 changes: Frazer Blake-Tracy for Ronan Darcy (49′), George McEachran for Tyrese Shade (80′), Charlie Austin for Luke Jephcott (89′) and Jacob Wakeling for Tomi Adeloye (90′).

Best player: Ronan Darcy​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was Ronan Darcy even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (6.9) with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 49′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​