Swindon 3 Brentford 2 

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RESULT: Swindon Town 3 Brentford 2

Swindon scorers: Paynter 8, 58; Ward 45 
Walsall scorer: Harris 33, Strevens 60 

Town head to Millwall next week with a real chance of automatic promotion thanks to a brace from Billy Paynter.

 

With Leeds just a point ahead in second, Swindon can claim their place in the Championship if they win at the Den and Leeds fail to beat Bristol Rovers.

 

A winner-takes-all scenario Robins' manager Danny Wilson believes is possible - but not one he will be asking his players to dwell on in the days ahead.

 

"If only it were that simple," he joked after watching his side hang on for three vital points.

 

"But we all know what a big challenge it'll be for us next week at Millwall. They have the same opportunity as us but Leeds still hold all the cards.

 

"If they win they'll be nothing we can do."

 

Double header

 

Swindon struck after only eight minutes via the head of Billy Paynter, who nodded home after an excellent build up on the right with JP McGovern and Danny Ward.

 

A lead they could - and should have - doubled before Brentford equalised with a curling finish from Harris.

 

But after grabbing the lead back just before the break through Ward, and then increasing it with a second Paynter header on the hour, Town fell asleep to let Strevens make a game of it.

 

3-1: Billy Paynter heads Town's third

 

The last thirty minutes a nervous affair that saw Swindon hang on despite nearly 12 minutes of added time, following a period of lengthy treatment to Brentford's Pim Balkestein. 

 

How they stand:

 

1 Norwich 45 44 95
2 Leeds United 45 32 83

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3 Millwall 45 31 82
4 Swindon 45 17 82
5 Charlton 45 21 81
6 Huddersfield 45 27 80

LAST GAME:

Millwall (A)
Saturday, 08 May 2010 3:00pm
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