Match Report
| Burnley | Burnley |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nwankwo Dichio | N. Dichio |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Eddie Bower | E. Bower | |||||||||
| Alan Green | A. Green | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Rodrigo Fernandes | R. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Omer Fletcher | O. Fletcher | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Sol Montague | S. Montague | |||||||||
| James Ball | J. Ball | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Neil Perry | N. Perry | |||||||||
| Billy Gerrard | B. Gerrard | | 50 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Dion Moss | D. Moss | |||||||||
| Henry Ferdinand | H. Ferdinand | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Gilles Hulme | G. Hulme | |||||||||
| Thierry Cooper | T. Cooper | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Melchior Reuser | M. Reuser | |||||||||
| Marcus Green | M. Green | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Nigel Rankin | N. Rankin | |||||||||
| Teddy Gower | T. Gower | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Adam Shilton | A. Shilton | |||||||||
| Wes James | W. James | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Brendan Adams | B. Adams | |||||||||
| Kemal Palmer | K. Palmer | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Stephen Smith | S. Smith | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 9,172 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Burnley and Swindon Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Burnley and Swindon Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town kick off!
3.45
0-0Thierry Cooper makes a probing pass to Wes James. Wes James finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.20
0-0Burnley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Swindon Town's defence.
6.10
0-0Billy Gerrard knocks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower lofts in a cross ball towards Wes James. Wes James connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Eddie Bower manages to gather it comfortably.
10.50
0-1Rodrigo Fernandes kicks a strong pass forward to Melchior Reuser. Melchior Reuser makes a simple pass to Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams plays a perfect one-two with Stephen Smith and rushes in on goal... Brendan Adams makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Brendan Adams scores for Swindon Town!!
16.00
0-1Nigel Rankin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.01
Alan Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Gerrard. Billy Gerrard makes a probing pass to Kemal Palmer. Kemal Palmer shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Eddie Bower.
26.17
Henry Ferdinand makes a simple pass to Wes James. Wes James shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.21
Rodrigo Fernandes makes a probing pass to Melchior Reuser. Melchior Reuser knocks the ball forward to Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.13
Henry Ferdinand threads the ball through to Wes James. Wes James shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Eddie Bower.
34.31
38.49
Omer Fletcher threads the ball through to Henry Ferdinand. Henry Ferdinand kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower plays a perfect one-two with Kemal Palmer and rushes in on goal... Teddy Gower tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Eddie Bower manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Burnley get the second half underway!
47.41
Neil Perry takes it forward alone. Neil Perry takes it forward alone. Neil Perry goes all the way! Neil Perry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Nwankwo Dichio easily smothers it.
48.59
Melchior Reuser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Adams. Brendan Adams tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.01
Alan Green kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Gerrard. Billy Gerrard knocks the ball forward to Kemal Palmer. Kemal Palmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.15
Billy Gerrard flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes James. Wes James shoots from distance but somehow Eddie Bower manages to keep it out.
54.11
0-1Melchior Reuser sees a break and surges forward. Melchior Reuser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brendan Adams but he's offside!
55.58
James Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Cooper. Thierry Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Palmer. Kemal Palmer shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Eddie Bower.
60.19
Neil Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Dion Moss. Dion Moss makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton goes all the way! Adam Shilton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.23
Marcus Green knocks the ball forward to Kemal Palmer. Kemal Palmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.57
Henry Ferdinand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Palmer. Kemal Palmer passes the ball forward to Wes James. Wes James tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.46
Melchior Reuser decides to run forward with the ball. Melchior Reuser shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.13
Nigel Rankin makes a probing pass to Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Nwankwo Dichio had no chance!! Goal for Swindon Town!
84.08
0-2Alan Green clumsily knocks into Adam Shilton. Alan Green is given a warning by the referee! Adam Shilton runs off the knock.
85.24
Thierry Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.22
Rodrigo Fernandes knocks the ball forward to Melchior Reuser. Melchior Reuser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Shilton. Adam Shilton goes all the way! Adam Shilton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
32.9%
41.2%
25.9%
Scorers