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MATCHDAY LIVE: Swindon Town v Walsall

Good evening and thank you for joining us for tonight's Matchday Live blog as Swindon Town welcome Micky Flynn's Walsall to the County Ground in League Two. Join Total Sport Swindon's Joe Acklam from 7.20pm as he brings you all the pre-match build-up, team news, and live text commentary.

9:38PM
Whistle

90' 5-0 It is all over here at the County Ground. One of Swindon's best displays of the season comes together and they run rampant against Walsall. Town march on to their encounter with Salford at the weekend with three straight wins and 10 goals scored in that time. They also move up to fifth in the table.

9:34PM

90' 5-0 There will be three added minutes at the end of the game for Walsall to attempt an unlikely comeback in.

9:30PM

86' 5-0 Harry Parsons received the ball ten yards inside the half and almost by accident performed a spin turn to throw Monthe into next week and get beyond him and charge forward before being dragged down on the edge of the box and winning a free-kick.

9:28PM

84' 5-0 It has taken 85 minutes and five goals but we have just entered the "ole" passing section of the evening. With a game every few days you can forgive them not going hell for leather for more goals, important not to use them all up on a game that is already won as well.

9:27PM

83' 5-0 The sponsors have given their man of the match to Ricky Aguair. Tough to argue with that one, he has well and truly taken his chance in professional football.

9:21PM
Sub

Garner's final change of the evening. Davison hasn't scored tonight but the crowd are all on their feat applauding his hard work and the two assists he got for the first two goals.

OFF: Josh Davison

ON: Harry Parsons

9:19PM

76' 5-0 Louie Barry is having so much fun out there that he has done the obligatory "Aston Villa youth player playing well" thing and rolled his socks down low like Jack Grealish.

9:17PM
Sub

Garner makes his second switch of the night

OFF: Ellis Iandolo

ON: Ryan East

9:17PM

There are 9840 fans in tonight to see this five star Swindon performance

9:16PM
Sub




This one feels a little bit locking the stable after the horse has already bolted, but...

OFF: Jack Earing

ON: Brendan Kiernan

9:15PM

71' GOAL SWINDON! 5-0 This was more than worth the cold. From that corner, Swindon countered up the other end, Barry tried to find space in the box before eventually teeing up Aguiar to strike, his shot was deflected straight into the path of Jonny Williams to tap into the net.

9:14PM

70' 4-0 You could forgive Wollacott for having gone home during this second half as he has had nothing to do, but Walsall won a corner and directed the header goalwards, but the Ghanaian international is in a good position and saves it.

9:10PM

66' 4-0 You really just cannot buy confidence, but Swindon have it in spades now. Williams instantly finds an inroad down the right, but can't quite find Davison with his cutback. The loose ball is picked up by Rob Hunt who smashes it, but straight at Rushworth.

9:08PM
Sub

ON: Jonny Williams

OFF: Harry McKirdy

9:07PM

62' FOUR-NIL TO SWINDON This one will really annoy Mike Flynn as a poor pass in midfield towards Menayese is latched onto by Barry who races clear and with half of the pitch to make his mind up, finishes emphatically beyond Rushworth. This was unimaginable just two weeks ago.

9:05PM

61' 3-0 The Walsall press people are currently questioning how their performance has managed to change so drastically from Saturday at Forest Green. But, this has been a very impressive attacking performance from Swindon. The new formation is allowing Town to play the ball up the pitch far quicker and more effectively than before.

9:01PM

57' 3-0 It is very nearly four here. The Walsall defender makes a goal saving tackle to deny McKirdy on the edge of the box, the ball works its way to Barry who finds space where there is none and squeezes his shot on target only to be denied by a fantastic save from the outstretched arms of Rushworth.

9:00PM
Goal

56' 3-0 SWINDON ARE IN DREAMLAND! Joe Tomlinson runs round the back of the Walsall defence with no marker in sight, comes to the by line and sizes up his options, before choosing Aguiar who lashes in his second of the night into the top corner. What's that about buses?

8:58PM
Yellow Card

55' 2-0 Rollin Menayese goes into the book for a nasty looking challenge on Louie Barry on the halfway line. That's one way of trying to stop him.

8:53PM
Sub

50' 2-0 It does not take long for Flynn to look to his substitutes.

On: Joss Labadie, Devante Rodney

Off: Donervon Daniels, George Miller

8:50PM

47' 2-0 Swindon in with a shout of adding a third early in the half as Reed quarterbacks a ball through for McKirdy to drill in, the keeper isn't overly confident with his take and Barry almost nips in for his second of the night.

8:48PM
Whistle

45' 2-0 Harry McKirdy gets us underway for the second-half with Swindon shooting towards the Town End hoping to add to their two goal advantage.

8:47PM

Walsall are back out here, so the second half is imminent.

8:34PM
Whistle

45' 2-0 Right after Aguiar doubled Town's advantage the referee blows for half-time with Swindon in fine form at the end of the half.

8:33PM
Goal

45+1 2-0 GOAL SWINDON! A dream first half for Swindon against tough competition here. Tomlinson plays the ball to Davison inside the box, who with his back to goal doesn't realise he can turn and shoot, he instead lays it back to the onrushing Ricky Aguiar who drills it first time into the far corner of the net to grab his first goal for the club.

8:31PM

45' 1-0 There will be one minute added on to the end of the first-half.

8:30PM

44' 1-0 Tomlinson has his second speculative shot of the night and this one had Rushworth thinking for a moment. The pitch opened up for the left-back and he took his shot which was struck flat and with power narrowly over the top of the bar.

8:29PM

43' 1-0 The Walsall wing-backs have been going walkabouts in the last ten minutes or so, giving McKirdy and particularly Barry a lot of space in transition as they go 1v1 with a central defender.

8:25PM

38' 1-0 Swindon have clicked into gear here after the goal. Hunt gets in down the side and with Davison making a run to the near post tries to pull it back, but Donervon Daniels makes a key interception to prevent it reaching Swindon's number nine.

8:23PM

37' 1-0 It should have been two for Barry just moments after getting his first. Hunt crosses in towards Davison, but he loses out although the ball falls for Barry on the edge of the box who volleys it first time and catches it well but goes straight at Rushworth.

8:22PM
Goal

35' 1-0 GOAL SWINDON! Louis Reed makes a great sliding challenge forward to Josh Davison who skips beyond his man and slides in Barry who squares up to Menayese and runs around the outside of him before slamming home on his weaker left foot to get his second in as many games for Swindon.

8:17PM

31' 0-0 Harry McKirdy comes very close to the breakthrough and definitely should have done better with his finish. Barry has the ball on the edge of the box and backheels it past the Walsall defence right as McKirdy darts beyond them. He steadies himself but shoots over the top.

8:14PM

29' 0-0 It's been a frantic few minutes here with a few decisions the Swindon fans weren't huge fans of. There has not been loads of goalmouth action so far, but it has been a feisty affair.

8:13PM

27' 0-0 Brandon Cooper is down here and the Town faithful are chanting "OFF, OFF, OFF". But the referee did not see what seems to have been a clash of heads between the Swansea loanee and Wilkinson.

8:10PM

25' 0-0 Shout for a potential red card here as a long ball saw McKirdy running clean through and challenging for a 50-50 with the Walsall keeper Rushworth. McKirdy went down but Rushworth just got to the ball first and cleared the danger.

8:07PM

21' 0-0 It didn't amount to anything in the end, but Brandon Cooper on the turn raked an unbelievable pass 40 yards across the field to McKirdy, who took it down and came inside, but was tackled and Josh Davison failed to make use of the loose ball and it went out for a throw in.

8:05PM

18' 0-0 A foul from Ricky Aguiar gave Walsall a free-kick in a good area. Jack Earing whipped it towards the back post and its headed clear before the ball came to Liam Kinsella, who blazed it over the top.

8:01PM

15' 0-0 Walsall work the ball around the box before it comes to Tyrese Shade, who has looked dangerous so far, he came inside and his deflected shot almost found its way to Wilkinson.

7:59PM

14' 0-0 Walsall do carry a threat though. Hayden White just swung a ball in with real pace towards Conor Wilkinson, but Swindon managed to deal with it and Rob Hunt put it behind for a corner which came to nothing.

7:58PM

12' 0-0 Swindon seem very crisp in their passing so far, with excellent link-up particularly between Tomlinson, Iandolo, and Barry. Those three combined down the left and Barry cut back inside and delivered an interesting looking cross to the back post, but no red shirts were in the vicinity.

7:53PM

8' 0-0 Swindon are holding the ball for the most part in the opening exchanges, but Walsall have clearly come here to press and assert themselves on Swindon physically. Something which has not made for a particularly favourable match-up for Town so far this season.

7:51PM

'5 0-0 It has taken all of five minutes for Joe Tomlinson to try his luck for the first time. His effort from range is palmed away by Carl Rushworth at the near post.

7:47PM

1' 0-0 Our first action of the game sees George Miller attempt the spectacular and go for a volley on the turn from 30 yards. Fortunately and rather unsurprisingly he is not Neymar and it loops lazily wide.

7:45PM
Whistle

KICK-OFF: Walsall get us underway. 0-0

7:43PM

The teams are out here at the County Ground and kick-off is just a few minutes away.

7:28PM

The visitor's Walsall under new manager Mike Flynn sees a return for former loanee Rollin Menayese.

Walsall XI

Carl Rushworth

Hayden White (C)

Donervon Daniels

Emmanuel Monthe

Liam Kinsella

Conor Wilkinson

Emmanuel Osadebe

George Miller

Jack Earing

Rollin Menayese

Tyrese Shade


Subs

Jack Rose

Stephen Ward

Joss Labadie

Brendan Kiernan

Tom Leak

Sam Perry

Devante Rodney

7:23PM

Swindon are unchanged for tonight's game, as they stick with the 433 formation which has served them well in their back-to-back 3-0 wins against Scunthorpe and Carlisle.


Swindon Town XI:

Jojo Wollacott

Ellis Iandolo

Josh Davison

Harry McKirdy

Brandon Cooper

Jake O'Brien

Louie Barry

Joe Tomlinson

Rob Hunt (C)

Louis Reed

Ricky Aguiar


Subs:

Akin Odimayo

Mathieu Baudry

Lewis Ward

Jayden Mitchell-Lawson

Jonny Williams

Ryan East

Harry Parsons

7:12PM

Good evening from the County Ground. Kick-off for Swindon's game with Walsall is just over half an hour away with both teams looking to record their third straight victories.

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