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Swindon Town Overpowers Ten-Man Bristol Rovers in Thrilling Encounter
Bristol, England – Swindon Town secured a commanding victory at the Memorial Stadium over Bristol Rovers in a League Two match filled with drama, including ejections and early domination from Swindon.
The match, played on December 13, 2025, saw Swindon Town take an early lead. J. Snowdon opened the scoring in the 16th minute, followed by O. Clarke in the 28th and A. Drinan in the 33rd, establishing a 3-0 lead in the first half.
The first half also saw S. Forde of Bristol Rovers receive a yellow card in the 27th minute, while K. Lopata was sent off with a red card in the 36th minute, leaving his team with ten men. A. Drinan from Swindon Town also received a yellow card in the 34th minute.
The second half was marked by the expulsion of A. Drinan from Swindon Town in the 58th minute, who received a second yellow card, resulting in a red.
Despite playing with a man down for much of the game, Bristol Rovers struggled to maintain possession (47%) but only managed one shot on goal from ten attempts. Swindon Town, with 53% possession, was more effective in front of goal, with 6 shots on target from 18 attempts. The match ended with Swindon Town securing a victory that consolidates their position in League Two.
Substitutions bristol rovers: at minute 46 F. Cavegn came in and C. Morton went out., at minute 46 S. Forde came in and T. Moore went out., at minute 46 A. Arnaoutis came in and J. Sparkes went out., at minute 65 J. Cotterill came in and O. Dewsbury went out., at minute 76 A. Kilgour came in and R. Howley went out.
Substitutions swindon town: at minute 68 O. Palmer came in and P. Glatzel went out., at minute 68 F. Mabete came in and D. Oldaker went out., at minute 77 J. Snowdon came in and J. McGregor went out., at minute 77 T. Nichols came in and B. Bodin went out., at minute 80 J. Ball came in and J. Tabor went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bristol Rovers
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