Match ends, Chesterfield 0, Swindon Town 3.
Chesterfield 0-3 Swindon Town
- From the section Football
Swindon Town moved up to third in League One with a convincing victory at mid-table Chesterfield.
The Spireites had the early chances with Jimmy Ryan, Eoin Doyle and Sam Morsy all going close, before the visitors scored twice in four minutes.
Yaser Kasim's curling free-kick was followed by a Nathan Byrne strike as he cut inside to beat keeper Tommy Lee.
Andy Williams scored Swindon's third when he rounded Lee two minutes after coming on as substitute.
Swindon are five points behind second-placed Preston, who won 2-0 at Leyton Orient.
Swindon Town defender and goalscorer Nathan Byrne told BBC Wiltshire:
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"The main thing for us is that we got a clean sheet.
"We've been disappointed with the last three games and we wanted to put it right.
"The gaffer said the main thing was to stay in the game and defend properly.
"We know we never have a problem going forward so that's what we did and it paid off."
Line-ups
Chesterfield
- 1Lee
- 2Darikwa
- 23EvattBooked at 29mins
- 29Margreitter
- 5MorsyBooked at 36mins
- 3JonesBooked at 27mins
- 8RyanSubstituted forAriyibiat 53'minutes
- 7GardnerSubstituted forJohnsonat 53'minutes
- 12Clucas
- 6GobernSubstituted forBanksat 74'minutes
- 17Doyle
Substitutes
- 10O'Shea
- 15Humphreys
- 16Raglan
- 24Banks
- 26Johnson
- 28Ariyibi
- 30Hunt
Swindon
- 1Foderingham
- 5StephensBooked at 85mins
- 2Thompson
- 6Turnbull
- 3Byrne
- 4Luongo
- 8Kasim
- 19ThompsonSubstituted forReevesat 81'minutes
- 12BellSubstituted forToffoloat 86'minutes
- 9Smith
- 20ObikaSubstituted forWilliamsat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Gladwin
- 10Williams
- 14Reeves
- 15Toffolo
- 23Barthram
- 25Belford
- 26Rodgers
- Referee:
- Scott Duncan
- Attendance:
- 6,144
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterfieldAway TeamSwindon
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away5
- Corners
- Home8
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 0, Swindon Town 3.
Foul by Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield).
Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Morsy (Chesterfield).
Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Andy Williams (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Harry Toffolo replaces Amari'i Bell.
Attempt missed. Ian Evatt (Chesterfield) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Booking
Jack Stephens (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jack Stephens (Swindon Town).
Ian Evatt (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Michael Smith (Swindon Town).
Foul by Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield).
Amari'i Bell (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Jake Reeves replaces Louis Thompson.
Delay in match Amari'i Bell (Swindon Town) because of an injury.
Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jack Stephens (Swindon Town).
Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Oliver Banks replaces Oscar Gobern.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
Foul by Oscar Gobern (Chesterfield).
Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!
Goal! Chesterfield 0, Swindon Town 3. Andy Williams (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
Hand ball by Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Andy Williams replaces Jonathan Obika.
Foul by Oscar Gobern (Chesterfield).
Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Yaser Kasim.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Chesterfield).
Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.