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Swindon Town and Port Vale played a thrilling match in the League Two’s 31st round, held at The Nigel Eady County Ground in Swindon, Wiltshire, on February 8th, 2025. The match, refereed by D. Bourne, ended with a 4-3 victory for Swindon Town.
The game started with a penalty goal for Swindon Town at the 20th minute, scored by W. Wright. Port Vale quickly responded with goals from J. Headley (31′) and L. Tolaj (40′), the latter assisted by R. Croasdale, to go into halftime with a 2-1 lead. Swindon Town equalized before the break with a goal from D. Butterworth (45′).
In the second half, the intensity didn’t drop. Swindon Town took the lead with a goal from J. Cotterill (64′), assisted by D. Butterworth. Port Vale pulled one back with a goal from L. Tolaj (87′), but couldn’t equalize. The match was marked by tension, with three yellow cards for Port Vale and one for Swindon Town.
Despite having less possession (59% for Swindon Town), both teams created scoring chances: Swindon Town had 8 shots (6 on target) and Port Vale 13 (4 on target).
Substitutions port vale: at minute 39 R. Curtis came in and J. Stockley went out., at minute 69 G. Byers came in and R. Croasdale went out., at minute 69 J. Umolu came in and R. Harper went out.
Substitutions swindon town: at minute 81 J. Westley came in and D. Butterworth went out., at minute 81 J. McGregor came in and A. Drinan went out., at minute 81 P. Glatzel came in and T. Nichols went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Swindon Town
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