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Caretaker boss Tommy Wright has won one of his three games in charge of Swindon Town Photo: Dave Evans SWINDON Town’s woeful home record this season has been partly down to the side’s habit of conceding goals at vital stages of a game, according to caretaker boss Tommy Wright. Following a 2-1 reverse to Ipswich Town on Saturday, Swindon lost for the 18th time in all competitions at home this season – a club record. In a game that had little meaning for either side, Wright’s men had managed to keep the Tractor Boys at bay for over 40 minutes at the County Ground before a clumsy challenge from Jonathan Grounds resulted in a penalty.
James Norwood scored twice, once from the spot, and later missed another penalty as Town’s long wait for goals came to an end as they won 2-1 at Swindon. Norwood, captaining the Blues on his return to the side, put Town ahead on 44 with his first spot-kick, Town’s first goal in 663 minutes, then added a second in the 58th minute. Brett Pitman pulled one back for the already-relegated Robins on 71 before Norwood spurned the opportunity to score his first Town hat-trick via a second penalty but manager Paul Cook wasn’t to be denied his inaugural Blues away win.
The Blues’ goal drought finally came to an end a minute before half-time, James Norwood netting a penalty to give Town a 1-0 half-time lead at Swindon, ending a wait of 11 hours and three minutes for the Blues to find the target.