MATCHDAY LIVE: Swindon Town v Grimsby Town

FULL-TIME

Swindon Town 3-1 Grimsby Town

Full Time: Swindon 3-1 Grimsby. Back-to-back wins for Town. 

90' Well into the seven minutes here. Town look like they will record back-to-back wins here. 3-1.

85' Swindon are on the counter-attack, Yates should play it earlier because Woolery is through but he doesn;t and when he does attempt the through ball Woolery is offside.

3-1

84' OFF: Eoin Doyle

ON: Kaiyne Woolery

76' SWINDON SUBSTITUTION

Off - Isgrove

On - Muskwe

3-1

75' Swindon break on the counter-attack with Lyden running through the middle, he has Doyle to his right and Doughty to his left but he takes the shot on himself and it's put behind for a corner.

3-1

73' GRIMSBY SUBSTITUTION

Off - Clarke

On - Garmston

3-1

63' OFF: Diallang Jaiyesimi

ON: Jordan Lyden

3-1

59' James Hanson scores from the corner. 3-1.

57' GOAL SWINDON

It's three-nil to Swindon as Grimsby bundle the ball into their own net from a Lloyd Isgrove cross.

3-0

56' The answer is no as his effort is blasted straight into the Grimsby wall.

2-0

55' Doughty wins a free-kick right on the edge of the Grimsby area. Can he make it three-nil?

2-0

51' Grimsby will be annoyed with the second Swindon goal.

Jerry Yates played a average cross into the box, Jaiyesimi got a head to the ball looping it towards the back-post but the keeper was all over the place and couldn't keep the effort out.

2-0

49' GOAL SWINDON

Jaiyesimi heads home to make it two-nil.

2-0

47' The goal all came from some brilliant play by Jaiyesimi on the right-wing, he got to the by-line, played in a cross and Yates scrambled home.

1-0

46' GOAL SWINDON

Jerry Yates scrambles the ball into the net from close-range to give Swindon the lead.

1-0

Anthony Grant gets the match back underway.

0-0

The players are back out for the second-half.

0-0

HALF-TIME

Swindon can't find the breakthrough despite having a plethora of chances. Grimsby hanging on but they are still in this game.

0-0

45' 1 minute of added time to be played.

0-0

42' CHANCE SWINDON

Jaiyesimi shows his trickery to turn his man inside-out in front of the Grimsby goal, he eventually gets the ball away to Doughty who taps it on to Yates as the striker hits a shot goal-bound. Good defending see's it behind for a corner.

0-0

41' Just a couple of moments left until half-time and Swindon have dropped their standards a bit with Grimsby playing some smart football inside the Town half. Nervy play at the back from the Robins.

0-0

37' Two corners in quick succession come to nothing for the home side as Grimsby clear their lines.

0-0

36' Michael Doughty has another shpt from range, it takes a deflection and is out for a corner.

0-0

30' Just as we say that Grimsby attack down the left, Charles Vernam cuts inside before powering an effort goalwards but it's off-target and Swindon have a goal-kick.

0-0

29' Swindon appear to have taken the sting out of the Grimsby attack and look dominant in possession but the crucial goal needed evades them. Surely a goal will come soon?

0-0

22' Rob Hunt cuts the ball back for Doyle inside the box. It looks as if Swindon will score but a smart interception from Waterfall denies them.

0-0

16' CHANCE SWINDON

Doughty this time rattles the woodwork after dropping his shoulder from 25 yards out taking the ball past two players before unleashing a shot from the edge of the box that rattles the upright.

0-0

12' Waterfall has a header on target from the right but Benda reacts brilliantly to tip the effort over from close-range.

0-0

11' A low cross comes in from Grimsby's Grandin but Hunt is aware to the danger and puts it behind for a corner.

0-0

8' CHANCE SWINDON

Doyle brings the ball down brilliantly on the left-wing before cutting inside and taking it past two players before getting a shot off. His effort is blocked but rolls out to Isgrove who hits it first time as the ball takes a deflection and rattles the bar.

0-0

7' Swindon have attempted a few long balls in behind but have lacked accuracy in their efforts as they attempt to control the game.

0-0

3' Doughty attempts a ball over the top for Doyle, smart defending is needed and it's out for a throw-in to Swindon.

0-0

2' The free-kick is taken but the flag is up for offside.

0-0

2' Grant has been shown a yellow card for a tackle on Whitehouse.

0-0

1' Initial signs from the pitch are that Swindon have set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Isgrove and Yates on either wing with Jaiyesimi dropping in behind Doyle.

0-0

KICK-OFF: Grimsby get the game underway.

0-0

It's almost time for kick-off at the County Ground, the players are out.

Can Swindon secure the three points needed to stay top of the table?

The one to watch for Swindon today will be Charles Vernam who has sparked his season into life in recent weeks.

Under previous manager Michael Jolley, the 23-year-old was loaned out to Chorley, but has proved to be an integral member of this Grimsby side.

Four goals in as many games has seen Vernam cement his spot as a first-team regular - with an impressive hat-trick in the win at Colchester highlighting the talent Vernam has.

Following the 1-0 win at Northampton last time out, Swindon should be confident of securing a win here, but they do face a Grimsby side that have found for under Ian Holloway.

An impressive 3-2 win at Colchester United was followed up by a 2-1 win against Morecambe which extends the Mariners unbeaten run to five games as they pull away from the relegation dogfight.

Speaking ahead of today's game, Swindon Town team manager Richie Wellens insisted that his players cant be complacent as they head into today's match against a Grimsby side unbeaten in their last five fixtures.

Wellens said:

“There’s 13 games left and we just need to continue as we are,” said Wellens.

“Our points return since the turn of the New Year has been good so we just need to not get ahead of ourselves. 

“It’s far too early to be looking at other people’s results, 

“I always think once you get the Easter weekend out the way then the run-in really starts and pressure starts to mount for teams,” he said.

“It’s not very good in terms of the bottom team’s because only one side goes down which is a bit of a farce. 

“It means an extra two or three teams aren’t playing for anything and it should’ve been sorted out. 

“The run-in for the relegation teams will be a lot shorter so that definitely impacts the table. 

“I would imagine that the top three spots will go down to the wire,” added Wellens. 

You can read all of the managers pre-match quotes here.

Grimsby on the other hand keep the same starting line-up from their 2-1 victory over Morecambe.

Grimsby Town XI: McKeown, Hendrie, Waterfall, Hanson, Whitehouse, Grandin, Clarke, Vernam, Benson, Pollock, Driscoll-Glennon

Swindon Town manager makes just one change from the one-nil away win against Norhtampton Town in their last outing.

Hallam Hope drops to the bench whilst Jerry Yates is brought into the Starting XI. Keshi Anderson was deemed fit by Wellens yesterday but fails to make the squad.

SWINDON XI: Benda, Hunt, Fryers, Edmonds-Green, Caddis, Grant, Doughty, Isgrove, Jaiyesimi, Doyle, Yates.

First let's go through today's team news

Welcome to today's Matchday Live commentary as we build-up to kick-off as Swindon Town take on Grimsby Town at the County Ground in the latest round of League Two fixtures.