Date:10 Mar 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:County Ground
Attendance:10,659

Benson (34)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Corner taken by Marlon Pack from the right by-line, save by Wesley Foderingham.

88mins Darryl Duffy is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Alan McCormack.

86mins Darryl Duffy takes a shot. Wesley Foderingham makes a comfortable save.

85mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Jonathan Tehoue. Steve Elliott takes the free kick.

83mins Jeff Goulding on for Jermaine McGlashan.

83mins Paul Benson is caught offside. Direct free kick taken by Jack Butland.

82mins Luke Rooney goes off and Raffaele De Vita comes on.

76mins Shot from 20 yards by Luke Rooney. Jack Butland makes a save. Luke Rooney decides to take a short corner.

75mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Jonathan Tehoue. Indirect free kick taken by Jack Butland.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marlon Pack by Alan McCormack. Free kick taken by Jack Butland.

72mins Shot by James Spencer from outside the box goes over the target.

67mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Darryl Duffy by Alessandro Cibocchi. Steve Elliott produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

67mins Jonathan Tehoue challenges Luke Summerfield unfairly and gives away a free kick. Keith Lowe takes the free kick.

65mins James Spencer takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by Wesley Foderingham.

64mins Shot from just outside the box by Matt Ritchie goes over the bar.

63mins Russell Penn goes off and James Spencer comes on.

57mins (Cheltenham) makes a substitution, with Bagasan Graham coming on for Kaid Mohamed. Lee Cox comes on in place of Jonathan Smith.

55mins Darryl Duffy concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Devera. Direct free kick taken by Wesley Foderingham.

53mins Darryl Duffy takes a shot. Save by Wesley Foderingham.

52mins The referee penalises Darryl Duffy for handball. Direct free kick taken by Wesley Foderingham.

50mins Marlon Pack takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Matt Ritchie makes a clearance.

49mins The referee gives a free kick against Alan Bennett for handball. Jonathan Tehoue on for Billy Bodin. Joe Devera takes the direct free kick.

47mins Paul Benson has an effort at goal. Brilliant save by Jack Butland.

45mins Jermaine McGlashan takes a shot. Save made by Wesley Foderingham.

45mins Darryl Duffy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Oliver Risser. Alessandro Cibocchi takes the free kick.

44mins Effort on goal by Luke Rooney from 20 yards. Comfortable save by Jack Butland.

42mins Shot by Matt Ritchie. Jack Butland makes a comfortable save.

40mins Paul Benson is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Jack Butland.

38mins Keith Lowe challenges Luke Rooney unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Alessandro Cibocchi.

37mins Jermaine McGlashan takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save made by Wesley Foderingham.

36mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Darryl Duffy. Joe Devera takes the free kick.

34mins The ball is swung over by Alessandro Cibocchi, Paul Benson scores a goal from inside the six-yard box to the top right corner of the goal. Swindon 1-0 Cheltenham.The assist for the goal came from Alessandro Cibocchi.

33mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Smith by Russell Penn. Alessandro Cibocchi takes the free kick.

28mins Darryl Duffy fouled by Joe Devera, the ref awards a Penalty. Penalty taken by Darryl Duffy is saved by Wesley Foderingham. Swindon 0-0 Cheltenham.Darryl Duffy concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Devera. Booking for Darryl Duffy. Direct free kick taken by Wesley Foderingham.

25mins Foul by Joe Devera on Darryl Duffy, free kick awarded. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Marlon Pack, blocked by Simon Ferry. Marlon Pack takes the inswinging corner, Effort from the edge of the box by Luke Summerfield goes wide of the right-hand upright.

22mins Luke Summerfield concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Benson. Free kick taken by Wesley Foderingham.

19mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Alan Bennett. Wesley Foderingham restarts play with the free kick.

18mins Alan McCormack challenges Darryl Duffy unfairly and gives away a free kick. Marlon Pack produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick. Alan McCormack shown a yellow card.

16mins Billy Bodin takes a shot. Save made by Jack Butland. Matt Ritchie produces a drilled left-footed shot from 20 yards. Steve Elliott makes a clearance. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Matt Ritchie from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Luke Summerfield.

15mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alan Bennett on Billy Bodin. Alessandro Cibocchi has an effort direct from the free kick.

14mins Handball decision goes against Darryl Duffy. Wesley Foderingham takes the direct free kick.

12mins Luke Rooney fouled by Marlon Pack, the ref awards a free kick. The ball is crossed by Alessandro Cibocchi, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Paul Benson misses to the right of the target.

10mins Russell Penn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Smith. Shot on goal comes in from Alessandro Cibocchi from the free kick, Steve Elliott manages to make a clearance.

7mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marlon Pack by Jonathan Smith. Marlon Pack restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Kaid Mohamed has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.

4mins Corner taken right-footed by Marlon Pack from the left by-line, Steve Elliott has a headed effort from close range and clears the crossbar.

2mins Billy Bodin is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jack Butland.

1mins Matt Ritchie challenges Sido Jombati unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jack Butland.

Match Preview

Caddis out for Swindon Swindon will be without captain Paul Caddis for their npower League Two clash with Cheltenham this weekend. The right-back had a scan on an ankle on Thursday to assess the damage sustained during the Robins' 4-0 victory over Dagenham in midweek and, while the results showed the injury was not as bad as first feared, the Scot will not be fit to feature on Saturday. Otherwise, Swindon have no new injury or suspension worries ahead of the top-of-the-table match-up. Defender Aden Flint continues to be sidelined with a groin problem. The towering centre-back is progressing well in his recovery but he will not be making a comeback in the next few weeks. Luke Rooney is likely to return to the starting line-up after dropping to the bench for the win against the Daggers. The winger could replace Raffaele De Vita in manager Paolo Di Canio's XI. Cheltenham manager Mark Yates has a fully-fit and suspension-free squad at his disposal. Yates had been sweating over the fitness of experienced centre-back Steve Elliott because of a foot injury, but the defender has been passed fit to play and is expected to start against the league leaders at the County Ground. Elliott is set to come into the starting line-up in place of Keith Lowe, who deputised during the 3-1 defeat at Morecambe in midweek, while Jimmy Spencer and Jeff Goulding will both be hoping for recalls after coming off the bench at the Globe Arena. Cheltenham are looking to do the double over their Wiltshire rivals, having beaten Paolo Di Canio's men 1-0 at Whaddon Road in August.

Formation:442Manager: Paolo Di Canio

Swindon

Formation: 451Manager: Mark Yates

Cheltenham

Wesley Foderingham
Alan McCormack
Joe Devera
Oliver Risser
Alessandro Cibocchi
Matt Ritchie
Simon Ferry
Jonathan Smith
Luke Rooney
Paul Benson
Billy Bodin
SUBS
Lee Cox
Raffaele De Vita
Callum Kennedy
Ronan Murray
Jonathan Tehoue

Home

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Jack Butland
Keith Lowe
Steve Elliott
Alan Bennett
Sido Jombati
Jermaine McGlashan
Marlon Pack
Russell Penn
Luke Summerfield
Kaid Mohamed
Darryl Duffy
SUBS
Joshua Low
Jeff Goulding
James Spencer
Luke Garbutt
Bagasan Graham

Match Report

Benson on-song in Swindon win Paul Benson scored for the seventh time in eight games as Swindon moved seven points clear at the top of npower League Two with a 1-0 win at home to promotion rivals Cheltenham. Cheltenham were gifted the chance to take a 31st-minute lead when Oliver Risser clumsily bundled over Darryl Duffy to concede a needless penalty. Duffy dusted himself down to take the resulting spot-kick only to see his low shot towards the right corner pushed out by Swindon goalkeeper Wes Foderingham. Duffy's misery was compounded four minutes later when Benson buried a half volley at the back post after Alessandro Cibocchi's cross had evaded three Cheltenham defenders to pick out the striker. Foderingham was called into action again in the opening seconds of the second half to beat away Jermaine McGlashan's effort after the winger had cut in from the right. Benson and Luke Rooney both forced good saves from Cheltenham goalkeeper Jack Butland while the luckless Duffy wasted two good close range chances to earn the visitors a draw.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Cheltenham 1 - 0 Swindon 13/08/2011

Top Scorers

Swindon M Ritchie 9 A Connell 8 P Benson 7 R De Vita 4 J Smith 3 B Bodin 3 J Devera 2 P Caddis 2 R Murray 2 L Rooney 2 A McCormack 1 O Risser 1 S Ferry 1 A Flint 1 Cheltenham K Mohamed 9 J Spencer 7 D Duffy 6 J Goulding 4 L Summerfield 4 J Low 3 M Pack 3 S Jombati 3 S Elliott 2 A Bennett 2 L Garbutt 2 R Penn 1 B Smikle 1 J McGlashan 1

Goals

Swindon Total goals 85 Goals per game 60 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 10 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Cheltenham Total goals 80 Goals per game 55 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 10 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins