Swindon 0 Oldham 1 

SkyBet League One

 

RESULT: Swindon Town 0 Oldham Athletic 1

 

Oldham scorer: Grounds 70

 

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Town fans vented their frustration after a day of few positives at the County Ground.

 

Even Swindon manager Mark Cooper bemoaned his players' lack of desire, as he watched the visitors easily cancel out any home attacking threat.

 

Oldham won the game in the 70th minute when Jonathan Grounds shot past Foderingham from just inside the box.

 

And to add insult to injury, Swindon were reduced to ten men just after when half-time substitute Troy Archibald-Henville (on for an injured Darren Ward) was dismissed for a second-bookable offence after briefly injecting some energy into the Robins side.

 

On then off: Troy Archibald-Henville calyx

 

"He was the only positive of the game when he came on," confirmed Cooper, "and harshly sent-off in my opinion."

 

Town loss means they slip five points behind the play-off places.

 

1 Brentford 29 24 63
2 Wolves 29 29 61

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3 Leyton Orient 28 33 60
4 Preston 28 11 52
5 Rotherham 29 13 51
6 Walsall 29 10 46

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7 Peterborough 28 8 45
8 Swindon 29 7 41
9 Port Vale 27 -3 39
10 MK Dons 28 -1 36

 

NEXT GAME:

 

Peterborough (A)

Football League Trophy - Southern Area Final

Wednesday 05 February 2014 7.15pm