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FULL-TIME: Swindon Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers
90' Three minutes of added time. 1-0
88' Bristol win two quick corners. 1-0
86' Hope has a chance to finish this game as the ball bounces into his path from close-range but he slices his shot into the Town stand.
1-0
82' BIG SAVE
Swindon don't deal with the ball on the edge of their box and it falls to McCormick who smashes the ball first time with Kovar diving to his right to save and keep Swindon's lead in tact.
1-0
76' Matt Smith put a great ball into the box from a free-kick and Pitman forced his way through a crowd of players to head past the keeper and give Swindon the lead.
1-0
75' GOAL SWINDON
Brett Pitman scores to give Swindon the lead.
1-0
73' BRISTOL SUBSTITUTION
Off - Harries
On - Westbrooke
0-0
71' SWINDON SUBSTITUTION
Off - Payne
On - J Grant
0-0
68' Swindon win a corner after some neat play around the box. 0-0
65' Hope tries to curl it into the top corner from 25 yards out and it's close with his effort going just wide. 0-0
64' Odimayo is shown a yellow card for a bad challenge on the halfway line. 0-0
62' Jonathan Grounds is shown a yellow card. 0-0
59' If you're wondering why there isn't many updates, it's because there isn't much to report on. Both sides failing to make simple passes and no one creating anything.
0-0
56' SWINDON SUBSTITUTION
Off - J Smith
On - J Stevens
49' That corner goes behind for a third corner which Swindon eventually clear.
0-0
48' Hanlan wins a corner as his shot is deflected. Baudry heads well but it's out for another corner.
0-0
45' Swindon get us underway.
0-0
The players are back out.
0-0
HALF-TIME: Swindon Town 0-0 Bristol Rovers
45' Two minutes of added time.
0-0
39' Grant has gone down injured inside the Swindon box after defending well up against McCormick. He screams for help as he went down. This doesn't look good.
0-0
37' Dion Donohue is shown the games first yellow card after hacking down Hare on the halfway line.
0-0
35' Odimayo picks the ball up on the edge of the area, he shoots, but a deflection takes away any power behind his shot and the keeper saves easily. 0-0
29' Jonny Smith puts a cross into a dangerous position, Pitman connects with his head but it's a comfortable save from the keeper.
0-0
25' Nicholson goes on a marauding run through Swindon's defence, Grounds can't keep up with him as Baudry is called into action and blocks well.
0-0
23' Rovers spring a quick counter-attack with Brandon Hanlan spearheading the attack. He gets into the Swindon area but sends his shot wide. 0-0
21' Donohue plays a nice reverse ball into the path of Payne inside the Rovers area, but Payne thinks he's offside and wildly wastes his shot. No flag went up though and that was a golden chance wasted.
0-0
16' Swindon have a free-kick on the left-hand edge of Rovers box. Payne takes it but his delivery is poor and Rovers clear easily.
0-0
15' Payne and Smith interlink well around the edge of the Rovers area with the former striking the ball cleanly but sending his effort wide.
0-0
10' The corner is good, Nicholson rises highest and makes a good connection but his effort is off target.
0-0
10' Rovers win their first corner.
0-0
9' Bristol win a free-kick 30 yards out as Donohue bodychecks a Rovers player.
0-0
8' Swindon take a free-kick short, Payne lines up a shot but it's blocked well.
0-0
6' Swindon are enjoying some good possession down the left. Donohue puts a first-time cross into thew Rovers area but it's too close to the keeper who collects comfortably.
0-0
4' This game looks set to be a lively one. Both teams showing lots of attacking intent but there is some good defending on show already. Bristol like to put high balls into the box but Swindon are staying strong.
1' Pitman gives away a free-kick on the halfway line. Swindon defend well and it comes to nothing.
0-0
KICK-OFF: Bristol get us underway.
0-0
The team's are out and we are almost ready for kick-off. Come on Swindon!
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We're going 2-1.
And here is how today's visitors line-up:
Jaakola
Hare
Harries
Ehmer (C)
Kilgour
Tutonda
Grant
Upson
McCormick
Nicholson
Hanlan
Swindon Town XI:
Swindon make four changes from the team that lost in the midweek against Accrington Stanley.
Matej Kovar comes back in between the sticks as Joe Fryer is relegated to the bench, whilst Paul Caddis is also dropped.
4-2-3-1
GK: M Kovar
RB: A Odimayo
CB: J Grounds
CB: M Baudry
LB: D Donohue
CM: M Smith
CM: A Grant
RW: J Smith
CAM: J Payne
LW: H Hope
ST: B Pitman
So let's take a look at how the two teams line-up today....
Good afternoon and welcome to Total Sport Swindon's Matchday Live commentary of Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers. You join us on a bleak and weary Saturday afternoon as Swindon look to avoid a fourth home defeat of the season.
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