SWINDON. Barrow was in the end too much to handle for Swindon Town with the goal of Kian Spence (34′), Sam Foley (58′) and James Chester (73′). Swindon Town was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the County Ground stadium in Swindon on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,463 spectators.​ The referee was Craig Hicks with the assistance of Chris Husband and Richard Morris. The 4th official was Jack Clench. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.69 degrees Celsius or 51.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Swindon Town

0 - 3

Barrow

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 4 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 0 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 30 Attack 33
  • 18 Dangerous attack 20
  • 56 Ball safe 53
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 65% while Barrow was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Barrow was putting more pressure with 20 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barrow won the match.​

Swindon Town shot 4 times, 1 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Barrow shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Swindon Town received 1 yellow card (Liam Kinsella). Regarding the opposition, Barrow received 1 yellow card (Gerard Garner).

Match Timeline

34'
Kian Spence(goal)David Worrall
58'
Sam Foley(goal)David Worrall
62'
65'
73'
James Chester(goal)Elliot Newby
Brooklyn Genesini- sub ->George McEachran
74'
74'
Robbie Gotts- sub ->Sam Foley
Anton Dworzak- sub ->Jake Young
80'
83'
84'
Dean Campbell- sub ->Tom White
84'
Rory Feely- sub ->David Worrall
84'
Ben Whitfield- sub ->Emile Acquah

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this encounter, Swindon Town stays with 30 points like Milton Keynes Dons and Crawley Town to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Barrow will has 40 points like Wrexham to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Swindon Town will play away with Tranmere Rovers on the 23rd of December with a 11-6 head to head stats in favor of Swindon Town (3 draws).

Barrow will host Newport County on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Barrow (2 draws).

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town
G
Murphy Mahoney 1.England
6.3
D
Remeao Hutton 2.England
6.8
D
William Kokolo 17.France
6.0
D
Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England
7.0
D
Harrison Minturn 31.England
6.8
M
George McEachran 6.England
7.0
74'
M
Saidou Khan 8.Gambia
6.8
M
Dan Kemp 10.England
6.4
M
Liam Kinsella 23.Republic of Ireland
6.8
65'
F
Jake Young 7.England
6.6
80'
F
Charlie Austin 32.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
Lewis Ward 44.England
D
Brooklyn Genesini 14.England
6.7
74'
D
H. Fox 37.England
M
Anton Dworzak 26.England
6.4
80'

Swindon Town started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).

The manager Michael John Flynn decided to play with the following team: Murphy Mahoney (6.3), Remeao Hutton (6.8), Udoka Godwin-Malife (7.0), Harrison Minturn (6.8), William Kokolo (6.0), Liam Kinsella (6.8), Saidou Khan (6.8), George McEachran (7.0), Dan Kemp (6.4), Charlie Austin (6.3) and Jake Young (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Brooklyn Genesini (6.7), Anton Dworzak (6.4), Harvey Fox, Miles Obodo, Lewis Ward, George Alston and Liam Hutt.

Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of Anton Dworzak (injured).

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 2 changes: Jake Young for Anton Dworzak (80′) and George McEachran for Brooklyn Genesini (74′).

Player of the match: George McEachran​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swindon Town was George McEachran.

His rating is 7.0 with 51 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Barrow – Formation

Barrow
G
Paul Farman 1.England
7.3
D
George Ray 5.Wales
7.5
D
Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
James Chester 17.Wales
8.4
73'
M
David Worrall 7.England
8.5
84'
M
Kian Spence 8.England
7.5
34'
M
Elliot Newby 11.England
7.5
M
Tom White 13.England
6.7
84'
M
Sam Foley 16.Republic of Ireland
7.5
74' 58'
F
Dom Telford 19.England
6.4
62'
F
Emile Acquah 20.England
6.6
84'
Substitutes
G
Josh Lillis 12.England
D
Rory Feely 24.Republic of Ireland
6.8
84'
M
Dean Campbell 4.Scotland
6.7
84'
M
Robbie Gotts 15.England
6.8
74'
M
Ben Whitfield 34.England
6.4
84'
F
Gerard Garner 10.England
6.7
62' 83'

Barrow started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman (7.3), James Chester (8.4), George Ray (7.5), Niall Canavan (7.1), David Worrall (8.5), Kian Spence (7.5), Tom White (6.7), Sam Foley (7.5), Elliot Newby (7.5), Dom Telford (6.4) and Emile Acquah (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Dean Campbell (6.7), Gerard Garner (6.7), Josh Lillis, Robbie Gotts (6.8), Rory Feely (6.8) and Ben Whitfield (6.4).

Substitutions

Barrow made 5 changes: Sam Foley for Robbie Gotts (74′), Dom Telford for Gerard Garner (62′), David Worrall for Rory Feely (84′), Emile Acquah for Ben Whitfield (84′) and Tom White for Dean Campbell (84′).

Player of the match: David Worrall​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barrow was David Worrall even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 24 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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