Huddersfield 2 Swindon 1 

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RESULT: Huddersfield 2 Swindon 1

Huddersfield scorers: M Collins 52, A Butler 60
Swindon scorer: S Cox 90+2
Swindon sending off: P Kanyuka 65

Seeing red: Pat Kanyuka sent off against Huddersfield

Swindon's sluggish start to the New Year continued as they found themselves outplayed and outclassed in a 2-1 loss to promotion chasing Huddersfield.

Danny Wilson made a couple of changes to the side that drew against Stockport, with Billy Paynter, Michael Pook and Kevin Amankwaah all coming into the starting eleven.

However, it was the hosts who had the better of the first-half and Town were lucky to go into the break with the scores level.

The second-half was to prove a different matter as Huddersfield grabbed the lead after 52 minutes when Michael Collins slotted home from the edge of the area.

The Terriers doubled there lead minutes later when defender Andy Butler headed home after Town had failed to clear a Gary Roberts' corner.

                                                RED CARD

Swindon's dismal afternoon got even worse as Pat Kanyka was given his marching orders - the big defender was the last man when he tugged back Jim Goodwin who was clear on goal.

Substitute Blair Sturrock went closest to getting his team back in the game, but he saw his effort come back off the post.

Simon Cox did grab Town a late consolation as he stuck a 30-yard screamer to take his tally for the season to 17.

The result leaves Swindon just two points above the drop-zone and in desperate need of a morale-boosting victory.

The League One Table

1 Leicester 24 27 54
2 MK Dons 25 24 50
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3 Millwall 24 8 47
4 Peterborough 24 16 46
5 Oldham 26 11 45
6 Scunthorpe 25 12 44
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7 Stockport 25 12 41
8 Huddersfield 26 -1 40
9 Leeds 25 8 39
10 Tranmere 24 3 37
11 Colchester 25 1 35
12 Hartlepool 25 -3 32
13 Walsall 24 -2 31
14 Carlisle 25 -4 31
15 Northampton 25 -1 30
16 Southend 24 -10 30
17 Bristol Rovers 24 3 29
18 Swindon 25 -9 24
19 Yeovil 24 -12 24
20 Brighton 24 -9 23
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21 Leyton Orient 25 -15 22
22 Hereford 24 -14 20
23 Cheltenham 24 -25 20
24 Crewe 24 -20 19

NEXT GAME: Walsall (H)

Tuesday 27 Jan 2009, 7.45pm
Coca-Cola League One