League Two

Swindon Town 2-1 Cheltenham

Swindon Town vs Cheltenham finished 2-1 in League Two. Key event: 4' M. Virtue-Thick (Foul). Head to head: H2H last 2: 1-0-1. Home form: D L W W L; Away form: W L L W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

SWI 2 - 1 Finished

Competition League Two Season 2026 Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 22 Aug 2026, 14:00 Venue time 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST

Match preview 2 facts

Home form D L W W L 7 pts, goals 9-8, 1.80 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match

Away form W L L W L 6 pts, goals 7-10, 1.40 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match

Timeline 14 events

4' Yellow M. Virtue-Thick SWI Foul

17' Goal A. Drinan 1–0 SWI assist A. Munda · Normal Goal

46' Sub J. Pearman SWI on for O. Palmer

53' Sub B. Middlemas SWI on for L. Millard

55' Goal O. Clarke 2–0 SWI assist S. Negru · Normal Goal

61' Sub R. Tafazolli SWI on for K. Majekodunmi

61' Sub O. Clarke SWI on for T. Nichols

63' Sub K. Otchere CHE on for A. Weimann

71' Sub G. Nurse CHE on for J. Bickerstaff

71' Sub J. Shipley CHE on for R. Broom

85' Goal R. Broom 2–1 CHE assist P. Sweeney · Normal Goal

85' Sub M. Virtue-Thick SWI on for J. Debayo

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85' Sub J. Evans CHE on for F. Willcox

92+2' Yellow J. Bickerstaff CHE Diving

Recent form

Showing 8 of 12 recent form matches.

Rochdale 1 - 0 Swindon Town

Accrington ST 2 - 0 Cheltenham

Cheltenham 2 - 1 Chesterfield

Swindon Town 1 - 1 Accrington ST

Cheltenham 2 - 2 Exeter City

Colchester 1 - 1 Cheltenham

Salford City 1 - 0 Swindon Town

Swindon Town 1 - 2 Crystal Palace U21

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York 4 - 0 Swindon Town

Crawley Town 1 - 3 Cheltenham

Cheltenham 2 - 2 Grimsby

Swindon Town 3 - 1 Colchester

Team statistics 11 metrics

39% Ball Possession 61%

39% 61%

0 Total Shots 1

0% 100%

0 Shots on Goal 0

50% 50%

1 Corner Kicks 4

20% 80%

1 Fouls 0

100% 0%

1 Yellow Cards 0

100% 0%

1 Goalkeeper Saves 1

50% 50%

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15 Passes 23

9 Accurate passes 15

60% Pass accuracy 65%

0 Blocked shots 0

Lineups

1 Connor Ripley GK

2 Mitchell Clark DEF

5 Stephan Negru DEF

17 Ryan Tafazolli DEF

34 Billy Kirkman DEF

27 Anthony Munda MID

24 Matthew Virtue-Thick MID

8 Ollie Clarke MID

20 Ben Middlemas MID

22 Jaylan Pearman MID

23 Aaron Drinan FWD

23 Wyll Stanway GK

3 Jonathan Tomkinson DEF

5 Robbie Cundy DEF

25 Pierce Sweeney DEF

21 George Nurse DEF

7 Ben Stevenson MID

19 Jake Evans MID

4 Joseph Tomlinson MID

8 Charlie McCann MID

26 Jordan Shipley MID

9 Kirsten Otchere FWD

Swindon Town

4-1-4-1 · Manager Scott Holloway Ian

1

Connor Ripley GK 2

Mitchell Clark DEF 5

Stephan Negru DEF 17

Ryan Tafazolli DEF 34

Billy Kirkman DEF 27

Anthony Munda MID 24

Matthew Virtue-Thick MID 8

Ollie Clarke MID 20

Ben Middlemas MID 22

Jaylan Pearman MID 23

Aaron Drinan FWD

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12

Lewis Ward GK 38

Lucas Griffiths-Brown DEF 21

Kaelan Majekodunmi DEF 18

James Debayo DEF 7

Tom Nichols MID 39

Louis Millard FWD 28

Ollie Palmer FWD

Cheltenham

4-1-4-1 · Manager Steve Cotterill

23

Wyll Stanway GK 3

Jonathan Tomkinson DEF 5

Robbie Cundy DEF 25

Pierce Sweeney DEF 21

George Nurse DEF 7

Ben Stevenson MID 19

Jake Evans MID 4

Joseph Tomlinson MID 8

Charlie McCann MID 26

Jordan Shipley MID 9

Kirsten Otchere FWD

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1

Joe Day GK 35

Mark Barber DEF 33

Freddie Willcox MID 14

Ryan Broom MID 11

Jake Bickerstaff FWD 18

Andreas Weimann FWD