Match ends, Swindon Town 1, Fleetwood Town 0.
SwindonSwindon Town1FleetwoodFleetwood Town0
Swindon snatched a late win over Fleetwood Town to record their fourth straight win.
Swindon were effective on the break early on, before Fleetwood dropped deeper to nullify the hosts' attacking threat in a first half of few chances.
Jonathan Obika and Massimo Luongo went close in the second period as the hosts dominated a lacklustre Fleetwood.
Substitute Ben Gladwin struck late with a bullet header from close range, as Swindon closed the gap to Bristol City.
Swindon sit second in the league, and trail by a single point to leaders City.
Swindon Town manager Mark Cooper told BBC Wiltshire:
"We had to be very patient because Fleetwood made their intentions perfectly clear from the start and to try and get away with a point.
"We had to concentrate for the whole game and make sure we didn't get caught on the break.
"We kept our discipline, the chances started to come late in the game.
"I thought we looked a really good team at times."
Line-ups
Swindon
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Foderingham
- 5Stephens
- 2ThompsonSubstituted forBellat 55'minutes
- 6Turnbull
- 3Byrne
- 19Thompson
- 4LuongoBooked at 90mins
- 8KasimSubstituted forGladwinat 78'minutes
- 15Toffolo
- 10Williams
- 20ObikaSubstituted forSmithat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Gladwin
- 9Smith
- 12Bell
- 14Reeves
- 18Barker
- 25Belford
- 26Rodgers
Fleetwood
Formation 4-4-2
- 28Maxwell
- 2McLaughlin
- 25JordanBooked at 18mins
- 5Roberts
- 33Crainey
- 8SchumacherBooked at 40minsSubstituted forHaughtonat 89'minutes
- 7EvansBooked at 61mins
- 11Hughes
- 18Sarcevic
- 16PatersonSubstituted forDobbieat 24'minutes
- 29HitchcockBooked at 29minsSubstituted forHornby-Forbesat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Andrew
- 9Dobbie
- 20Hornby-Forbes
- 27Haughton
- 31Bleeker
- 34Green
- 35Deacon
- Referee:
- Keith Hill
- Attendance:
- 10,506
Match Stats
Home TeamSwindonAway TeamFleetwood
- Possession
- Home64%
- Away36%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home9
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Fleetwood Town 0.
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Attempt missed. Stephen Dobbie (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Booking
Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town).
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Nick Haughton (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Nick Haughton replaces Steven Schumacher.
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(Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town).
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
Goal!
Goal! Swindon Town 1, Fleetwood Town 0. Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Toffolo.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Stephen Crainey.
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Attempt blocked. Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Stephen Jordan.
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Attempt blocked. Andy Williams (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Michael Smith (Swindon Town).
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(Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Ben Gladwin replaces Yaser Kasim.
