BRETT Pitman’s early goal was the difference as Swindon Town beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 despite going down to 10 men midway through the second half. Following Pitman’s 17th-minute close-range header, Town looked pretty comfortable against their relegation rivals, even after Dion Conroy’s second-half red card for bringing down Will Keane as last man. The three points briefly took Town out of the relegation zone while also re-setting an unwanted record on Tuesday nights. Victory over Wigan was the first time Town had won a league game on a Tuesday night since beating Scunthorpe United 2-0 in March 2020. John Sheridan made three changes to the side that lost 1-0 away at Hull City on Saturday.
SWINDON Town lost 1-0 to League One leaders Hull City on Saturday after an early Greg Docherty goal settled matters at the KCOM Stadium. Docherty struck in the fifth minute to give Grant McCann’s side a lead which they never really looked like relinquishing to a Town side that has failed to win in any of their previous four games now. Hull enjoyed the majority of the chances on home soil, and perhaps should have made life more comfortable for themselves. However, the Tigers held on to hoist themselves to the summit of the table and leave Town two points off safety in 22nd.
STFC v Doncaster Pic Dave Evans 16/01/2021.Scott Twine in action on the half way line. SWINDON Town manager John Sheridan said speculation surrounding the future of Scott Twine is simply ‘paper talk’, but the Town boss would not be drawn on whether the club had opened contract negotiations with the midfielder. Last week, assistant manager Tommy Wright suggested Town had begun talks with Twine and his representatives over a new deal, but when asked to confirm if that were true, Sheridan did not give a definitive answer either way. Newport County manager Mike Flynn said his side had made a bid before pulling out following their suspicions that Championship clubs would be going in for the 21-year-old.