Date:06 Nov 2012
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:County Ground
Attendance:8,354

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Kevin McDonald takes a shot. Wes Foderingham makes a comfortable save.

89mins Neill Collins takes a shot. Wes Foderingham makes a save.

88mins Handball decision goes against Jay McEveley. Tony McMahon crosses the ball, Chris Porter takes a shot. Simon Ferry gets a block in.

86mins Troy Archibald-Henville joins the action as a substitute, replacing Louis Thompson. Corner taken left-footed by Matt Ritchie to the near post, save by George Long.

83mins Tony McMahon is shown a yellow card.

80mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Richard Cresswell. Wes Foderingham takes the free kick.

80mins Louis Thompson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Porter. George Long takes the free kick.

79mins Unfair challenge on Darren Ward by Richard Cresswell results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Wes Foderingham.

78mins Miles Storey challenges Marcus Williams unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by George Long.

77mins Raffaele De Vita challenges Tony McMahon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tony McMahon takes the free kick.

76mins Miles Storey is caught offside. Neill Collins takes the free kick.

74mins Raffaele De Vita concedes a free kick for a foul on Tony McMahon. Tony McMahon takes the direct free kick.

73mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Andy Williams. Miles Storey on for James Collins. Neill Collins takes the free kick.

72mins The official flags Chris Porter offside. Wes Foderingham restarts play with the free kick.

70mins Close range headed effort by James Collins misses to the right of the goal. Nick Blackman leaves the field to be replaced by Richard Cresswell.

68mins Simon Ferry challenges Nick Blackman unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Tony McMahon, clearance by Louis Thompson.

64mins Raffaele De Vita comes on in place of Gary Roberts.

60mins Corner taken right-footed by Simon Ferry, Matthew Hill manages to make a clearance. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Matt Ritchie from the right by-line, Joe Devera has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

59mins Header by Marcus Williams from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

57mins Nathan Thompson concedes a free kick for a foul on Ryan Flynn. Free kick crossed right-footed by Tony McMahon.

56mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Matt Ritchie on Matthew Hill. Tony McMahon crosses the ball in from the free kick, George Long makes a save.

53mins Gary Roberts takes a shot.

52mins Chris Porter is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Wes Foderingham.

47mins Nick Blackman concedes a free kick for a foul on Louis Thompson. Jay McEveley restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Matt Ritchie, Close range header by Joe Devera goes wide of the left-hand upright.

45mins Simon Ferry challenges Chris Porter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Matthew Hill.

41mins Nick Blackman takes a shot. Save by Wes Foderingham.

40mins Matt Ritchie has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide left of the goal.

39mins Foul by Tony McMahon on James Collins, free kick awarded. Jay McEveley takes the free kick.

35mins Marcus Williams gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Simon Ferry. Joe Devera takes the free kick.

34mins Unfair challenge on Matthew Hill by Nathan Thompson results in a free kick. The referee books Nathan Thompson for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by George Long.

33mins Chris Porter is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Wes Foderingham.

32mins Kevin McDonald concedes a free kick for a foul on James Collins. Direct free kick taken by Wes Foderingham.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marcus Williams by Nathan Thompson. George Long takes the free kick.

30mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ryan Flynn by Gary Roberts. Direct free kick taken by Harry Maguire.

29mins Louis Thompson challenges Ryan Flynn unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by George Long.

28mins Simon Ferry takes a shot. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Matt Ritchie from the right by-line, clearance by Neill Collins. Short corner taken by Simon Ferry. Save made by George Long. Corner taken by Matt Ritchie from the right by-line played to the near post, save by George Long.

25mins Simon Ferry takes a shot. Save made by George Long.

24mins Unfair challenge on Louis Thompson by Kevin McDonald results in a free kick. Matt Ritchie restarts play with the free kick.

23mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin McDonald by Louis Thompson. Michael Doyle takes the direct free kick.

21mins Matt Ritchie has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

18mins Short corner taken by Kevin McDonald from the right by-line.

14mins Andy Williams is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Neill Collins.

10mins James Collins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Harry Maguire. Harry Maguire takes the direct free kick.

9mins Headed effort from deep inside the area by James Collins misses to the left of the goal.

8mins Corner taken by Matt Ritchie.

4mins Headed effort from deep inside the area by Neill Collins misses to the right of the goal.

4mins Foul by Louis Thompson on Ryan Flynn, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Tony McMahon.

3mins Michael Doyle challenges James Collins unfairly and gives away a free kick. Joe Devera takes the direct free kick.

2mins James Collins takes a shot. Save by George Long.

1mins Shot by Matt Ritchie from outside the box goes over the target.

Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Matt Ritchie.

Match Preview

Swindon count cost over Flint absence Swindon will be without Aden Flint for the visit of former manager Danny Wilson's Sheffield United, and an additional three games after the Football Association handed the defender a four-match ban. The centre back, 23, received a straight red card for serious foul play in the FA Cup defeat against Macclesfield. It was his second of the season so he will miss his side's their meeting with the Blades as well as clashes with Walsall, Yeovil and Brentford. Centre back Troy Archibald-Henville played in midfield on Saturday and he is expected to drop back to the heart of the Robins' defence against the Blades while striker Paul Benson is also likely to feature. Paulo Di Canio, who was very critical of his team's display as they were knocked out by the Blue Square Premier side, was without captain Alan McCormack on Saturday due to a slight hamstring injury and he remains a big doubt. Sheffield United defender Matt Hill is Blades manager Wilson's only injury problem. Hill sustained a dead-leg in the FA Cup win at Bristol Rovers at the weekend and although he is travelling with the squad, the full-back could miss out. Otherwise, Wilson is expected to choose from an unchanged squad after making just one change to his starting line-up on Saturday. Shaun Miller was recalled to the starting line-up in place of defender Marcus Williams as Wilson opted for three strikers in a 4-3-3 formation, with Chris Porter and Nick Blackman alongside him. Another forward, Dave Kitson, is expected to sit out his third successive match due to a hamstring strain, while defender Lescinel Jean-Francois (knee) is a long-term absentee. Mark Howard (thigh) is still out with a thigh problem, so teenager George Long continues in goal as the Blades look to extend their unbeaten league run to 16 matches.

Formation:442Manager: Paolo Di Canio

Swindon

Formation: 442Manager: Danny Wilson

Sheff Utd

Wes Foderingham
Nathan Thompson
Darren Ward
Joe Devera
Jay McEveley
Matt Ritchie
Simon Ferry
Louis Thompson
Gary Roberts
James Collins
Andy Williams
SUBS
Leigh Bedwell
Troy Archibald-Henville
Miles Storey
Raffaele De Vita
Adam Rooney
Paul Benson
Aaron Oakley

Home

Away

George Long
Tony McMahon
Harry Maguire
Neill Collins
Matthew Hill
Ryan Flynn
Michael Doyle
Kevin McDonald
Marcus Williams
Chris Porter
Nick Blackman
SUBS
George Willis
Darryl Westlake
Shaun Miller
David McAllister
Richard Cresswell
John Cofie
Terry Kennedy

Match Report

Form Guide

LWDDLW Swindon VS Sheff Utd WWDWWW

Last Meetings

Swindon 5 - 2 Sheff Utd 14/02/1981 Sheff Utd 3 - 0 Swindon 06/09/1980 Swindon 3 - 2 Sheff Utd 03/11/1979 Sheff Utd 2 - 1 Swindon 18/08/1979

Top Scorers

Swindon M Ritchie 6 R De Vita 4 J Collins 3 A Rooney 3 A Williams 2 T Miller 1 G Roberts 1 P Benson 1 S Ferry 1 M Storey 1 Sheff Utd D Kitson 3 N Blackman 3 N Collins 2 R Flynn 2 J Cofie 2 R Cresswell 1 D McAllister 1

Goals

Swindon Total goals 37 Goals per game 23 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Sheff Utd Total goals 33 Goals per game 19 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins