Walsall 1 Swindon 4 

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RESULT: Walsall 1 Swindon Town 4

 

Swindon scorers: Smith 3, Luongo 46, Williams 51, 57

Walsall scorer: Bradshaw 18

 

 

It started in bright sunshine and ended in a snow storm - but 1,200 freezing Town fans didn't care.

 

Swindon's second-half demolition of promotion-chasing Walsall means the Robins are right in the thick of it at the top of League One as the season enters 2015.

 

And if Andy Williams and Michael Smith can keep scoring - and Massimo Luongo & Yaser Kasim don't pick up a knock on international duty in the coming weeks - it may just be Championship football to cheer next Christmas.

 

Quick goals

 

All the action came in a five minute Town burst after the break, with the sides level following Smith's dramatic early opener.

 

Luongo first, with a low, near-post shot, followed by Williams' second with a beautiful chip over the advancing goalkeeper.

 

And, just as the snowfall meant a full rush for the Bovril, Williams completed the rout with another neat finish.

 

"Willo [Williams] is in good spirits, he’s full of beans," described a very happy Town manager, Mark Cooper.

 

"All three (strikers) are contributing at the moment."

The top of League One

 

1 Bristol City 22 18 45
2 MK Dons 21 29 44

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3 Swindon 22 21 44
4 Preston 22 15 44
5 Bradford 22 4 33
6 Sheff Utd 22 2 33

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7 Rochdale 22 10 31
8 Notts County 21 4 31
9 Chesterfield 22 1 31

10 Peterborough 22 1 30

NEXT FEW GAMES:

 

Port Vale (H)

Sun 28 Dec 2014, 3pm

League One

 

Fleetwood (A)

Sat 03 Jan 2015, 3pm