Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Derby County | Derby County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dion Powell | D. Powell |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 58 | | Anthony Scales | A. Scales | ||||||||
| Joe Forbes | J. Forbes | | 42 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 43 | | Jacob Taylor | J. Taylor | |||||||||
| Eoin Shields | E. Shields | | 39 | D | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Gareth Marsden | G. Marsden | |||||||||
| Phil Lineker | P. Lineker | | 37 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | |||||||||
| Tony Defoe | T. Defoe | | 35 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Mervin Newton | M. Newton | |||||||||
| Peter Hackworth | P. Hackworth | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Domenico Mantelli | D. Mantelli | |||||||||
| Titus Ehiogu | T. Ehiogu | | 47 | M | | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Rio Mcgovern | R. Mcgovern | ||||||||
| Tommy Andrews | T. Andrews | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Stan Andrews | S. Andrews | |||||||||
| Mike Hamilton | M. Hamilton | | 41 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Alberto Philips | A. Philips | |||||||||
| Steven Marr | S. Marr | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Carl Cole | C. Cole | |||||||||
| Eddie Gardner | E. Gardner | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Graeme Beagrie | G. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Jody Griffin | J. Griffin | | 42 | A | | 12 | | M | 45 | | Kieron Goldberg | K. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Mark Deane | M. Deane | | 41 | A | | 13 | | A | 44 | | Danny Lampard | D. Lampard | |||||||||
| George Montague | G. Montague | | 41 | A | | 14 | | G | 44 | | Liam Priestley | L. Priestley | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Derby County. A crowd of 2,467 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swindon Town and Derby County are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Coppinger.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swindon Town and Derby County are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Coppinger.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Swindon Town kicking off!
2.12
0-0Gareth Marsden takes it forward alone. Gareth Marsden threads the ball through to Carl Cole. Carl Cole passes the ball forward but Graeme Beagrie is offside!
3.41
0-1Domenico Mantelli threads a neat ball through to Carl Cole. Carl Cole knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Dion Powell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.01
0-1Stan Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Carl Cole controls it well on his chest. Carl Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.11
0-1Tommy Andrews threads a neat ball through to Eddie Gardner. Eddie Gardner tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Anthony Scales!
12.52
0-1Mike Hamilton passes the ball forward to Eddie Gardner. Eddie Gardner shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.51
Tommy Andrews runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tommy Andrews knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gareth Marsden.
18.10
Titus Ehiogu makes a simple pass to Steven Marr. Steven Marr finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Anthony Scales!
22.44
Alberto Philips flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Beagrie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graeme Beagrie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.25
0-1Tommy Andrews barges into Domenico Mantelli. The referee calls over Tommy Andrews and warns him to calm down! Domenico Mantelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.43
Rio Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Shields.
38.10
Carl Cole catches Tony Defoe on the ankles. The referee calls over Carl Cole and warns him to calm down! Tony Defoe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.55
0-1Swindon Town are keeping most of the possession.
44.31
0-1Stan Andrews hacks Peter Hackworth from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Hackworth stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County have changed their lineup with Liam Priestley replacing Rio Mcgovern, Danny Lampard replacing Alberto Philips and Kieron Goldberg replacing Domenico Mantelli. The Derby County players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Derby County kick off!
48.21
Tommy Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Steven Marr collects the pass. Steven Marr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
53.11
Mike Hamilton hits a low pass to Eddie Gardner. Eddie Gardner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.36
Ian Delaney sees a break and surges forward. Ian Delaney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Powell who gathers it comfortably.
55.07
Mike Hamilton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Gardner. Eddie Gardner tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
61.26
Ian Delaney hits a low pass to Stan Andrews. Seeing a gap ahead, Stan Andrews plays the ball forward to Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Powell who gathers it comfortably.
67.45
Ian Delaney barges into Eddie Gardner. Ian Delaney is shown the yellow card! Eddie Gardner runs off the knock.
69.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Eoin Shields plays the ball forward to Titus Ehiogu. Titus Ehiogu sees a break and surges forward. Titus Ehiogu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
72.38
Stan Andrews passes the ball forward to Graeme Beagrie. Graeme Beagrie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eoin Shields.
78.06
Tony Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Ehiogu. Titus Ehiogu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Marr. Steven Marr knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Scales who gathers it comfortably.
79.06
Gareth Marsden threads a neat ball through to Liam Priestley. Liam Priestley advances with the ball. Liam Priestley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.22
Gareth Marsden hacks Mike Hamilton from behind! The referee warns Gareth Marsden to calm down! Mike Hamilton runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
20.5%
50.7%
28.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Titus Ehiogu of Swindon Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dion Powell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Joe Forbes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eoin Shields (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Phil Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Tony Defoe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Hackworth (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Titus Ehiogu (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Tommy Andrews (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Mike Hamilton (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Steven Marr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Eddie Gardner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jody Griffin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mark Deane (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | George Montague (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Anthony Scales (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jacob Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gareth Marsden (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Ian Delaney (DEF) |  | 7 |
| 5. | Mervin Newton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Domenico Mantelli (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Rio Mcgovern (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Stan Andrews (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Alberto Philips (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Carl Cole (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Graeme Beagrie (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Kieron Goldberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Danny Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Liam Priestley (GK) | 6 | |