Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Swindon Town

Nicky Ajose previously appeared for Crewe and Leeds before joining Swindon Town in September

Swindon Town registered their fourth consecutive victory as they collected all three points at Shrewsbury.

Anton Rodgers sent a free-kick over the bar and Ben Gladwin was denied three times from distance by Mark Halstead.

Nicky Ajose finally opened the scoring for Swindon as he turned in Rodgers' cross for his 10th goal of the season.

Junior Brown and Scott Vernon went close to equalisers for the home side, but defeat meant that Shrewsbury slipped to 20th position in League One.

Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:

"We didn't quite get going, we showed a bit more belief in the second half but we just didn't get onto the end of anything that was coming into the box.

"We deserved to get a draw in the second half. Most of the game was played inside the Swindon half but we failed to have that bit of luck and good fortune to get in front of the goalkeeper.

"I'm disappointed to concede - you have to pick bodies up, and two of them have come in at the back post unmarked and they have put the ball in the back of the net."

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Line-ups

Shrewsbury

• 21Halstead
• 31Smith
• 13Gerrard
• 20Knight-Percival
• 12Brown
• 6Black
• 17Ogogo
• 22ClarkBooked at 8minsSubstituted forMcAlindenat 75'minutes
• 11KaikaiSubstituted forWhalleyat 79'minutes
• 16VernonBooked at 45mins
• 9CollinsSubstituted forBarnettat 76'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Sadler
• 7Lawrence
• 10Whalley
• 19McAlinden
• 23Barnett
• 25Burton
• 26Akpa-Akpro

Swindon

• 1Vigouroux
• 27Barry
• 29Rossi Branco
• 34El-Abd
• 6Turnbull
• 26RodgersBooked at 86mins
• 18ThompsonBooked at 53minsSubstituted forTraoreat 58'minutes
• 4RobertBooked at 67minsSubstituted forBrophyat 75'minutes
• 17GladwinBooked at 71mins
• 20ObikaSubstituted forHyltonat 88'minutes
• 10Ajose

Substitutes

• 3Ormonde-Ottewill
• 7Traore
• 15Brophy
• 24Hylton
• 25Belford
• 28Iandolo
• 32Ojamaa

Referee:

Jeremy Simpson

Attendance:

5,115

Match Stats

Home TeamShrewsburyAway TeamSwindon

Possession

Home46%

Away54%

Shots

Home8

Away13

Shots on Target

Home1

Away3

Corners

Home6

Away4

Fouls

Home10

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 0, Swindon Town 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 0, Swindon Town 1.

Posted at 90'+3'

Adam El-Abd (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 90'+3'

Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Jermaine Hylton (Swindon Town).

Posted at 89'

Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Anthony Gerrard.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Swindon Town. Jermaine Hylton replaces Jonathan Obika.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Booking

Posted at 86'

Anton Rodgers (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Anthony Gerrard (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 86'

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

Posted at 85'

Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Raphael Rossi Branco.

Posted at 84'

Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by James Brophy.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Scott Vernon (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 81'

Anton Rodgers (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Shaun Whalley replaces Sullay Kaikai because of an injury.

Posted at 78'

Delay in match Sullay Kaikai (Shrewsbury Town) because of an injury.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Sullay Kaikai (Shrewsbury Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Tyrone Barnett replaces James Collins.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Liam McAlinden replaces Jordan Clark.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Swindon Town. James Brophy replaces Fabien Robert.

Booking

Posted at 71'

Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 71'

Ian Black (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Fabien Robert (Swindon Town).

Posted at 70'

Foul by Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 70'

Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Booking

Posted at 67'

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

Posted at 67'

Jordan Clark (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Fabien Robert (Swindon Town).

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Abu Ogogo (Shrewsbury Town).

Posted at 62'

Drissa Traoré (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 61'

Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Adam El-Abd.

Posted at 60'

Attempt missed. Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses the top left corner.

Posted at 60'

Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Anton Rodgers.

Posted at 59'

Attempt blocked. Abu Ogogo (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 58'

Substitution, Swindon Town. Drissa Traoré replaces Louis Thompson.

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