The FA Cup
RochdaleRochdale3SwindonSwindon Town1

Rochdale 3-1 Swindon Town

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's hat-trick secured Rochdale a place in the FA Cup second round as they beat Swindon Town.

Dale went ahead as Mendez-Laing nodded home Michael Rose's corner before Jon Obika fired wide for the visitors.

Mendez-Laing found a second when he ran onto Peter Vincenti's loose ball and completed his hat-trick from the spot after Raphael Branco fouled Joe Bunney.

Nicky Ajoze pulled a goal back for Swindon with a penalty after Scott Tanser brought down Bradley Barry.

Line-ups

Rochdale

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Lillis
  • 27CannonBooked at 17mins
  • 5Eastham
  • 4McNulty
  • 17Tanser
  • 8LundBooked at 79mins
  • 25Rose
  • 7Vincenti
  • 28CampsSubstituted forBennettat 80'minutes
  • 39BunneyBooked at 67minsSubstituted forAndrewat 81'minutes
  • 19Mendez-LaingSubstituted forMcDermottat 90+1'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Bennett
  • 6Lancashire
  • 9Andrew
  • 10Alessandra
  • 12McDermott
  • 33Kennedy
  • 44Castro Pereira

Swindon

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Vigouroux
  • 27Barry
  • 34El-Abd
  • 29Rossi BrancoBooked at 11mins
  • 6Turnbull
  • 26RodgersSubstituted forBalmyat 70'minutes
  • 8KasimBooked at 66mins
  • 18ThompsonBooked at 78mins
  • 32OjamaaSubstituted forRobertat 55'minutesBooked at 88mins
  • 10Ajose
  • 20ObikaSubstituted forHyltonat 81'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Ormonde-Ottewill
  • 4Robert
  • 15Brophy
  • 19Balmy
  • 24Hylton
  • 25Belford
  • 28Iandolo
Referee:
Chris Sarginson
Attendance:
2,060

Match Stats

Home TeamRochdaleAway TeamSwindon
Possession
Home50%
Away50%
Shots
Home13
Away6
Shots on Target
Home7
Away1
Corners
Home8
Away5
Fouls
Home13
Away7

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Rochdale 3, Swindon Town 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Rochdale 3, Swindon Town 1.

  3. Post update

    Foul by Peter Vincenti (Rochdale).

  4. Post update

    Nicky Ajose (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  5. Post update

    Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Raphael Rossi Branco.

  6. Post update

    Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. Post update

    Foul by Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town).

  8. Post update

    Foul by Donal McDermott (Rochdale).

  9. Post update

    Jeremy Balmy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  10. Substitution

    Substitution, Rochdale. Donal McDermott replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

  11. Booking

    Fabien Robert (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  12. Post update

    Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. Post update

    Foul by Fabien Robert (Swindon Town).

  14. Post update

    Scott Tanser (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Jeremy Balmy (Swindon Town).

  16. Substitution

    Substitution, Swindon Town. Jermaine Hylton replaces Jonathan Obika.

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, Rochdale. Calvin Andrew replaces Joe Bunney.

  18. Substitution

    Substitution, Rochdale. Rhys Bennett replaces Callum Camps because of an injury.

  19. Post update

    Delay in match Callum Camps (Rochdale) because of an injury.

  20. Booking

    Matthew Lund (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card.