BIRKENHEAD. Tranmere Rovers was capable to reverse the score against Swindon Town to win 2-1. It was Swindon Town to strike first with a goal of Dan Kemp at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Tom Davies gave the win to Tranmere Rovers in the 72′ minute.
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,894 spectators.​ The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the support of Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua and Daniel Guest. The 4th official was David McNamara. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.05 degrees Celsius or 51.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​
Match Statistics​
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 9 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 113 Attack 76
- 64 Dangerous attack 24
- 85 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Tranmere Rovers 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
Tranmere Rovers was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tranmere Rovers won the match​.
Tranmere Rovers shot 18 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Swindon Town shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Brad Walker and Connor Jennings). On the other side, Swindon Town received 3 yellow cards (Remeao Hutton, Tyrese Shade and Jake Young).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Tranmere Rovers has 24 points like Grimsby Town and Doncaster Rovers to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town will stays with 30 points like Harrogate Town and Crawley Town to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away with Salford City on the 26th of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Tranmere Rovers (3 draws).
Swindon Town will host Wrexham on the 26th of December with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Swindon Town (1 draw).
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nigel Adkins decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee , Lee O’Connor , Tom Davies , Jordan Turnbull , Connor Wood , Robert Apter , Brad Walker , Regan Hendry , Kieron Morris , Connor Jennings and Harvey Saunders .
The home team had on the bench: Josh Hawkes , Charlie Jolley, Joe Murphy, Samuel Taylor, Josef Yarney , Reece McAlear and James Norris.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 3 changes: Lee O’Connor for Josef Yarney (77′), Harvey Saunders for Josh Hawkes (59′) and Robert Apter for Charlie Jolley (90′).
Player of the match: Tom Davies​
The most impressive player for Tranmere Rovers was Tom Davies.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 6.
Swindon Town – Formation
Swindon Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Michael John Flynn played with: Murphy Mahoney , Harrison Minturn , Saidou Khan , William Kokolo , Remeao Hutton , Liam Kinsella , George McEachran , Tyrese Shade , Dan Kemp , Jake Young and Charlie Austin .
These were the players on the bench: Brooklyn Genesini, Jake Cain , Anton Dworzak, Joel McGregor, Jaxon Brown, Sonny Hart and Lewis Ward .
Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of Lewis Ward (injured).
Substitutions
Swindon Town made 2 changes: George McEachran for Jake Cain (77′) and Murphy Mahoney for Lewis Ward (71′).
Player of the match: Dan Kemp​
The most impressive player for Swindon Town was Dan Kemp.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.​
- Wrexham – Newport County – 2-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Morecambe – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-3
- Grimsby Town – Harrogate Town – 1-2
- Accrington Stanley – Walsall – 2-1