Hartlepool 0 Swindon 1 

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RESULT: Hartlepool 0 Swindon Town 1

Swindon scorer: Austin 22

It was sweet sixteen for Charlie Austin as Town head for Leeds next week eyeing second place in League One.

 

The Robins are now only one point behind the former runaway leaders, who lost today at Norwich.

 

"It's very close at the top, no denying that," commented Danny Wilson, "but no one here is getting carried away."

 

"Yes, we deserved it today, because Hartlepool threw everything at us at the end. But it could have easily been very different."

 

Paynter return

 

The only goal of the game came mid-way through the first-half, when Austin, at his opportunist best, slotted home.

 

The striker glad for the chance, with the majority of the game bogged down in midfield on what was a poor playing surface.

 

Billy Paynter made a welcome return when coming on as a second-half substitute when he replaced the hardworking loanee Nouble.

 

The extra height of Town's leading scorer proving far more useful in a defensive role as Swindon held on in the last fifteen minutes.

 

The win lifts Town up to 4th.

The top of the League One table:

1 Norwich 38 40 82
2 Leeds United 38 29 71

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3 Millwall 38 28 71
4 Swindon 38 13 70
5 Charlton 38 19 68
6 Colchester 38 15 65
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7 Huddersfield 38 18 62
8 MK Dons 38 -1 57
9 Bristol Rovers 38 -1 56
10 Southampton 37 29 53 

REMAINING GAMES:

Leeds Utd (A)

Saturday, 03 April 2010 3:00pm 
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Tranmere (H)

Monday, 5 April 2010 3:00pm 
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Colchester (A) 
Saturday, 10 April 2010 3:00pm
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Exeter (H) 
Monday, 12 April 2010 7:45pm
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Walsall (H)

Saturday, 17 April 2010 3:00pm
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Wycombe (A)
Saturday, 24 April 2010 3:00pm
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Brentford (H)

Saturday, 01 May 2010 3:00pm
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Millwall (A)
Saturday, 08 May 2010 3:00pm
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