Swindon Town surprises Barrow with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Swindon Town had a surprising win over Barrow with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Kokolo (35') and a goal from P. Glatzel (45').

Mark Hall

April 7, 2024

BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Swindon Town had a surprising win over Barrow with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Kokolo (35′) and a goal from P. Glatzel (45′). Swindon Town took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,502 spectators. The referee was Ben Toner with the support of Bradley Hall and Mark Cunliffe. The 4th official was Alex Gray. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.02 degrees Celsius or 53.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.

Match Statistics

Barrow

0 - 2

Swindon Town

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

21 Total 13
8 On Target 9
8 Off Target 1
6 Shots blocked 3

95 Attack 98
55 Dangerous attack 49
84 Ball safe 83

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 3
4 Off Sides 4

Fouls

12 Total 20
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Swindon Town had a superior ball possession 56% while Barrow was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Barrow was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, Swindon Town managed to find the solution to win this match.

Barrow shot 21 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Swindon Town shot 13 times, 9 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Barrow received 4 yellow cards (George Ray, Elliot Newby, Peter Wild and Robbie Gotts). Regarding the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (Aaron Drinan and William Kokolo).

Match Timeline

35'

William Kokolo(goal)George McEachran

43'

Aaron Drinan- Yellow

45'

Paul Glatzel(goal)Jake Cain

Emile Acquah- sub ->Rory Feely

46'

Elliot Newby- sub ->Ben Whitfield

46'

Tyrell Warren- sub ->David Worrall

46'

Robbie Gotts- Yellow

51'

George Ray- Yellow

53'

58'

R. Aguiar- sub ->George McEachran

Sam Foley- sub ->Robbie Gotts

58'

60'

William Kokolo- Yellow

Jamie Proctor- sub ->Dom Telford

69'

72'

Charlie Austin- sub ->Paul Glatzel

Elliot Newby- Yellow

82'

85'

Tom Brewitt- sub ->Frazer Blake-Tracy

85'

Harry McKirdy- sub ->Aaron Drinan

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Barrow stays with 67 points like Crewe Alexandra to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Swindon Town will has 50 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will host Bradford City on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Barrow (1 draw).

Swindon Town will play away against Walsall on the 23rd of March with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (10 draws).

Barrow – Formation

Barrow

Paul Farman 1.England

8.2

George Ray 5.Wales

6.8

53'

James Chester 17.Wales

7.5

Rory Feely 24.Republic of Ireland

6.6

46'

David Worrall 7.England

6.3

46'

Kian Spence 8.England

7.3

Tom White 13.England

7.0

Robbie Gotts 15.England

6.3

58'

51'

Ben Whitfield 34.England

6.7

46'

Dom Telford 19.England

6.3

69'

Cole Stockton 23.England

7.1

Substitutes

Josh Lillis 12.England

Tyrell Warren 21.England

7.3

46'

Elliot Newby 11.England

7.5

46'

82'

Sam Foley 16.Republic of Ireland

6.4

58'

Jamie Proctor 9.England

6.4

69'

Emile Acquah 20.England

7.1

46'

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

The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman (8.2), George Ray (6.8), James Chester (7.5), Rory Feely (6.6), David Worrall (6.3), Kian Spence (7.3), Tom White (7.0), Robbie Gotts (6.3), Ben Whitfield (6.7), Dom Telford (6.3) and Cole Stockton (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Proctor (6.4), Elliot Newby (7.5), Josh Lillis, Sam Foley (6.4), Emile Acquah (7.1) and Tyrell Warren (7.3).

Substitutions

Barrow made 5 changes: Rory Feely for Emile Acquah (46′), Robbie Gotts for Sam Foley (58′), Dom Telford for Jamie Proctor (69′), Ben Whitfield for Elliot Newby (46′) and David Worrall for Tyrell Warren (46′).

Player of the match: Paul Farman

The player that probably impressed the most for Barrow was the goalkeeper: Paul Farman. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.

Swindon Town – Formation

Swindon Town

Jack Bycroft 1.England

8.4

Frazer Blake-Tracy 5.England

6.7

85'

Udoka Godwin-Malife 22.England

8.5

Conor McCarthy 24.Republic of Ireland

8.1

George McEachran 6.England

7.5

58'

Zack Elbouzedi 7.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Jake Cain 16.England

7.8

William Kokolo 17.France

7.5

60'

35'

Nnamdi Ofoborh 59.Nigeria

7.8

Paul Glatzel 9.England

8.5

72'

45'

Aaron Drinan 23.Republic of Ireland

6.7

85'

43'

Substitutes

Conor Brann 25.Republic of Ireland

Tom Brewitt 12.England

6.4

85'

R. Aguiar 29.England

6.3

58'

Harry McKirdy 10.England

6.3

85'

Sean McGurk 15.England

Charlie Austin 32.England

7.0

72'

Swindon Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Gavin Gunning played with: Jack Bycroft (8.4), Udoka Godwin-Malife (8.5), Conor McCarthy (8.1), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.7), Nnamdi Ofoborh (7.8), Zack Elbouzedi (7.3), Jake Cain (7.8), George McEachran (7.5), William Kokolo (7.5), Paul Glatzel (8.5) and Aaron Drinan (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Harry McKirdy (6.3), Tom Brewitt (6.4), Sean McGurk, Conor Brann, R. Aguiar (6.3), J. McGregor and Charlie Austin (7.0).

Swindon Town could not rely on the presence of R. Aguiar (injured).

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 4 changes: Frazer Blake-Tracy for Tom Brewitt (85′), Paul Glatzel for Charlie Austin (72′), George McEachran for R. Aguiar (58′) and Aaron Drinan for Harry McKirdy (85′).