Swindon 3 Walsall 2 

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RESULT: Swindon Town 3 Walsall 2

 
Town scorers: Amankwaah 8, Cox 29, Paynter 49

Walsall scorers: Ibehre 75, Deeney 77

 

Swindon survived a nervous finish to win their first home game since October tonight. 

Manager Danny Wilson made a number of changes, including handing debuts to new boys Gordon Greer and Hal Robson-Kanu.

Town dominated the first period and deservedly took the lead when Kevin Amankwaah scored his first goal in a Swindon shirt.

They doubled that lead on the half-hour mark when hit-man Simon Cox looped a superb effort over the helpless Clayton Ince in the Walsall goal.

When Billy Paynter made it three soon after the break Town looked to be heading for a comfortable victory before a defensive lapse gave the visitors what looked to be a mere consolation.

However, that mistake was made to look costly as Walsall found themselves back in the game only 2 minutes later when they pulled the scores back to 3-2.

Despite some late pressure Town held on for a much needed victory and gives them some confidence for their trip to Oldham on Saturday.

 

The League One table:

 

1 Leicester 27 31 61
2 MK Dons 27 23 51
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3 Peterborough 27 16 50
4 Scunthorpe 27 15 50
5 Millwall 25 10 50
6 Oldham 28 11 48
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7 Leeds 27 12 45
8 Tranmere 26 7 43
9 Stockport 27 9 41
10 Huddersfield 28 -4 40
11 Colchester 27 2 39
12 Bristol Rovers 26 4 33
13 Northampton 27 2 33
14 Hartlepool 26 -3 33
15 Walsall 26 -3 32
16 Carlisle 27 -7 32
17 Southend 27 -13 31
18 Yeovil 27 -12 30
19 Swindon 26 -8 27
20 Leyton Orient 28 -15 26
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21 Brighton 26 -9 25
22 Hereford 26 -16 21
23 Cheltenham 26 -26 21
24 Crewe 26-26 19

 

NEXT 4 GAMES:

 

Oldham (A)

Saturday 31 January 2009 3:00pm
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Northampton (A)
Tuesday 03 February 2009
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Southend (H)
Saturday 07 February 2009 3:00pm
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Leicester (A)

Saturday 14 February 2009 3:00pm
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