1) No Chadwick or Tsoumou so Feeney up front with MacDonald in a 4-4-2 or Feeney alone with Macca out wide and Young central in a 4-5-1? Obvious candidate for the target role was S Fletcher but hey ho! 4-4-2 the option - well 4-4-1-1 with MacDonald in the hole. Rest of the team picked itself after last week. Good to see Young back in for the injured Chadwick.
2) Early mistakes by Williams and Bhas let Swindon in and they hit the bar with a firm header. Then from a clearance from a corner Bhas put in Feeney but he couldn't get his shot away. Argyle quite solid in the early exchanges with Swindon over hitting the ball a lot but having the majority of the play and the chances. Cole made a smart save and a free-kick skidded across the box but no-one got a touch.
3) Argyle hitting the ball long into channels but Feeney lacking the pace to exploit the gaps. He did hold the ball up well when he got it though. First half was another period for the defenders with Argyle again more in danger from their own midfield giving the ball away. Walton and Wotton again doing a lot of dirty work but not having the guile to create much going forward. Having sadi that, Argyle's only first-half shots a Wotton long range drive and Walton's miskicked volley.
4) Late on in first Swindon won a series of corners which Argyle struggled to clear. Williams booked for a studs up challenge right in front of Di Canio who went apoplectic. A solid first 45 performance, MacDonald catching the eye with non-stop hassling of the Swindon defence and Blanchard and Purse as solid as ever. Swindon very top heavy and worked the ref well.
5) Second sparked into life quickly. Feeney pressuring the 'keeper at one end then Swindon on the attack at the other. Argyle won a corner and Blanchard went down with a clash of heads. Swindon scrambled the ball away. 10 minutes in and Swindon made the first substitution closely followed by their second.
6) Argyle threatened from a free-kick then Young's follow up went across goal and behind the Argyle forwards. Hemmings replaced a shattered MacDonald. Almost worked right away, Hemmings shot narrowly wide. At the other end a rare mistake by Blanchard let Swindon in but Wotton cleared off the line.
7) Di Canio wound up by a couple of decisions was good entertainment. Gaps began to appear at both ends as the game became more direct. Fletcher replaced Feeney who put in another excellent performance. With 15 to go Swindon made their final change. Young won a free-kick in a good position but Williams delivery was too long.
8 ) Into the final 10, Hemmings steemed into space after clearing the corner but Bhas didn't see his run. Ever more desperate Swindon resorted to shooting from distance. Then it happend, Purse and Wotton made desperate blocks but the ball fell kindly and the gentle shot just evaded Cole. With time running out Hourihane replaced Walton.
9) Still time for 4 minutes of injury time. Fletcher held the ball up well and played in Young but his shot flew wide. Hourihane's superb ball was headed on by Fletcher but Has slipped as he shot. Then Fletcher had a weak shot saved.
10) Ref didn't really have a lot to do. One fully deserved card for Williams in the first then a soft one for Bhasera in the second. Linesman on the Arkell side in the first, Don Rogers in the second looked to the ref for decisions all the time.
11) Big, expectant home crowd. Argyle fans crammed into a corner largely apprehensive and realistic. Swindon fans got quieter as the first half went on with the Argyle support pleased with on-pitch performance. Argyle outsung the home crowd throughout until they scored. No criticsm here for the team, this was as good a performance as we've had all season - Swindon are a good Team and have won promotion by playing nice football.
2) Early mistakes by Williams and Bhas let Swindon in and they hit the bar with a firm header. Then from a clearance from a corner Bhas put in Feeney but he couldn't get his shot away. Argyle quite solid in the early exchanges with Swindon over hitting the ball a lot but having the majority of the play and the chances. Cole made a smart save and a free-kick skidded across the box but no-one got a touch.
3) Argyle hitting the ball long into channels but Feeney lacking the pace to exploit the gaps. He did hold the ball up well when he got it though. First half was another period for the defenders with Argyle again more in danger from their own midfield giving the ball away. Walton and Wotton again doing a lot of dirty work but not having the guile to create much going forward. Having sadi that, Argyle's only first-half shots a Wotton long range drive and Walton's miskicked volley.
4) Late on in first Swindon won a series of corners which Argyle struggled to clear. Williams booked for a studs up challenge right in front of Di Canio who went apoplectic. A solid first 45 performance, MacDonald catching the eye with non-stop hassling of the Swindon defence and Blanchard and Purse as solid as ever. Swindon very top heavy and worked the ref well.
5) Second sparked into life quickly. Feeney pressuring the 'keeper at one end then Swindon on the attack at the other. Argyle won a corner and Blanchard went down with a clash of heads. Swindon scrambled the ball away. 10 minutes in and Swindon made the first substitution closely followed by their second.
6) Argyle threatened from a free-kick then Young's follow up went across goal and behind the Argyle forwards. Hemmings replaced a shattered MacDonald. Almost worked right away, Hemmings shot narrowly wide. At the other end a rare mistake by Blanchard let Swindon in but Wotton cleared off the line.
7) Di Canio wound up by a couple of decisions was good entertainment. Gaps began to appear at both ends as the game became more direct. Fletcher replaced Feeney who put in another excellent performance. With 15 to go Swindon made their final change. Young won a free-kick in a good position but Williams delivery was too long.
8 ) Into the final 10, Hemmings steemed into space after clearing the corner but Bhas didn't see his run. Ever more desperate Swindon resorted to shooting from distance. Then it happend, Purse and Wotton made desperate blocks but the ball fell kindly and the gentle shot just evaded Cole. With time running out Hourihane replaced Walton.
9) Still time for 4 minutes of injury time. Fletcher held the ball up well and played in Young but his shot flew wide. Hourihane's superb ball was headed on by Fletcher but Has slipped as he shot. Then Fletcher had a weak shot saved.
10) Ref didn't really have a lot to do. One fully deserved card for Williams in the first then a soft one for Bhasera in the second. Linesman on the Arkell side in the first, Don Rogers in the second looked to the ref for decisions all the time.
11) Big, expectant home crowd. Argyle fans crammed into a corner largely apprehensive and realistic. Swindon fans got quieter as the first half went on with the Argyle support pleased with on-pitch performance. Argyle outsung the home crowd throughout until they scored. No criticsm here for the team, this was as good a performance as we've had all season - Swindon are a good Team and have won promotion by playing nice football.
