SWINDON Town lost 2-0 to Portsmouth on a bitterly cold night at Fratton Park on Tuesday. After an early goal from Ronan Curtis, Pompey netted their second through an Ellis Harrison penalty shortly after the hour mark as Town lost for the 18th time in 28 League One matches. Pompey were in control throughout on the south coast – highlighted by the fact the hosts had seven shots on target to the visitors 0. John Sheridan’s men now head into a west-country derby with Bristol Rovers off the back of two straight defeats. Town made two changes to the side that lost by a goal against Shrewsbury Town on Saturday.
SWINDON Town failed to make it consecutive victories once again after a rudderless display saw John Sheridan’s men lose 1-0 at home to Shrewsbury Town. In the first half of a particularly scrappy affair at the County Ground, a sensational volley from Harrison Chapman settled the game in the visitors’ favour and saw Swindon drop back into the League One relegation zone on goal difference. A rare win for Shrewsbury in Wiltshire was just the club’s second in 20 attempts – a run stretching back to 1961 – and first since 1995. Swindon made two changes to the side that beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Swindon Town midfielder Jack Payne pictured here dribbling with the ball during the 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic on Tuesday night Photo: Dave Evans SWINDON Town midfielder Jack Payne is eager to stay in the team for as long as he can as he said watching on from the bench makes him feel “helpless” when things aren’t going well. Payne played a starring role on Tuesday night as Brett Pitman’s first-half header helped Town to beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 at the County Ground – a victory which took John Sheridan’s men out of the bottom four. The 25-year-old was delighted with the team’s performance in midweek and said the magnitude of the occasion helped the team start on the front foot.