Match ends, Port Vale 2, Swindon Town 3.
Port ValePort Vale2SwindonSwindon Town3
Swindon fought back from two goals down at half-time to record an excellent victory at Port Vale.
The hosts went ahead when Doug Loft finished from a Jennison Myrie-Williams cross and Tom Pope's low strike made it 2-0 at the break.
Nile Ranger headed the Robins back into the match from Alex Pritchard's cross.
Pritchard levelled the scores with a wonderful free-kick from 25 yards before Nathan Byrne bundled home a winner from Michael Smith's centre.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Swindon Town manager Mark Cooper told BBC Wiltshire:
"We were 2-0 down without doing an awful lot wrong. We had numerous chances, we didn't take them.
"We said at half-time if we get an early goal it's game on.
"Once we got the first one we went from strength to strength. We were outstanding again in the second-half and totally dominated.
"We knew the conditions weren't going to be great and it wasn't ideal for the way we play from the back, so we knew if we had a target to hit we could play off it."
Line-ups
Port Vale
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Neal
- 20Grimmer
- 5Dickinson
- 28KnottSubstituted forHugillat 70'minutes
- 4Robertson
- 17Davis
- 9Myrie-Williams
- 18LinesBooked at 34mins
- 11PopeSubstituted forWilliamsonat 84'minutes
- 10TomlinSubstituted forGriffithat 56'minutesBooked at 82mins
- 7Loft
Substitutes
- 2Yates
- 3Jones
- 12Johnson
- 19Williamson
- 21Griffith
- 26Birchall
- 39Hugill
Swindon
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Foderingham
- 3Byrne
- 12N'GuessanSubstituted forMurphyat 63'minutes
- 41Archibald-HenvilleBooked at 67mins
- 22Ward
- 2Thompson
- 4LuongoBooked at 17mins
- 19Thompson
- 11PritchardSubstituted forReisat 90+4'minutes
- 9Ranger
- 28Smith
Substitutes
- 6Reis
- 24Cox
- 25Belford
- 29Rossi Branco
- 34Reckord
- 39Gladwin
- 40Murphy
- Referee:
- Seb Stockbridge
- Attendance:
- 5,306
Match Stats
Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamSwindon
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away7
- Corners
- Home5
- Away14
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Port Vale 2, Swindon Town 3.
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Foul by Anthony Griffith (Port Vale).
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Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Tijane Reis replaces Alex Pritchard.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Troy Archibald-Henville.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Anthony Griffith.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Chris Neal.
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Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Chris Robertson (Port Vale).
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Nile Ranger (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Port Vale. Ben Williamson replaces Tom Pope.
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Attempt missed. Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Booking
Anthony Griffith (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Anthony Griffith (Port Vale).
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Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Jack Grimmer.
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Attempt blocked. Chris Lines (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Tom Pope (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town).
