SWINDON Town twice came from two goals down to beat Wigan Athletic 4-3 in dramatic circumstances on the final day of the League One season. A memorable encounter began with Wigan going two goals ahead through Curtis Tilt and Will Keane. Scott Twine pulled one back from a free-kick, only for Zak Clough to poke in a third. But the game turned when Tilt was sent off for bringing down substitute Tyler Smith as last man midway through the second half. Hallam Hope then struck Town’s second before Smith headed in a late equaliser as the board went up for stoppage time. The action would not end there though, as Twine lashed in a 93rd minute winner to end Swindon’s difficult campaign on a real high.
Swindon manager Tommy Wright watches Swindon s Jordan Garrick and Ipswich s Myles Kenlock during the match between Swindon Town and Ipswich Town at The County Ground Stadium , Swindon, England on Saturday the 1st of May 2021. The EFL League SWINDON Town caretaker boss Tommy Wright said the club’s contracted players have had enough chances to prove their worth and he is under no obligation to play them in the final game of the season. Town travel to Wigan Athletic on Sunday lunchtime knowing they will be playing their football in the division below next term while the Latics made themselves safe with a game to spare.
SWINDON Town suffered relegation to League Two following a 5-0 hammering away at Milton Keynes Dons on Saturday. Will Grigg struck four goals for the Buckinghamshire outfit while Scott Fraser rolled home a penalty to complete the scoring at Stadium:MK. Town offered almost nothing in terms of attack and will complete their League One season with a home game against Ipswich Town on Saturday before a final day trip to Wigan Athletic seven days later. Town followed Bristol Rovers into the EFL’s bottom division after the Gas were also relegated on Saturday. Caretaker boss Tommy Wright made one change from Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Portsmouth in the shape former MK Dons defender, Mathieu Baudry. Baudry s first game since the reverse fixture at the end of 2020 came at the expense of midfielder Christopher Missilou.
SWINDON Town kept their League One survival aspirations alive thanks to a 3-1 victory over play-off chasing Portsmouth on Tuesday night. Former Pompey striker Brett Pitman grabbed the first two Town goals before Ronan Curtis pulled one back for Danny Cowley’s men late on. But in added time, Tyler Smith struck on the counter to give Tommy Wright’s side a slim chance of remaining in League One next term. The victory - combined with midweek wins for AFC Wimbledon and Wigan Athletic - still leaves Town six points from safety with three games left. Therefore, if Town lose to MK Dons on Saturday and both Wimbledon and Wigan avoid defeat, Swindon will be relegated.