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MATCHDAY LIVE: Swindon v Doncaster Rovers

Follow along with live updates as Swindon Town play host to Doncaster Rovers in League Two. Total Sport's Joe Acklam covers the game live from the County Ground.

4:57PM
Whistle

Full-time at the County Ground and that might the first time a manager has ever had boos after his first home game. I wouldn't put it past Swindon, but it seems likely.

4:51PM
Sub

OFF: Close

ON: Barlow

4:51PM

5 minutes added on *obligatory where did he get that from*

4:49PM

Attendance in 9486

4:44PM
Sub

OFF: Williams, Kadji

ON: Kanu, Brennan

4:43PM

83- Williams has gone down injured off the ball. Couldn't tell you what happened but he doesn't seem too comfortable. 0-2.

4:42PM
Sub

OFF: Miller

ON: Lavery

4:38PM
Sub

OFF: Wakeling

ON: Jephcott

4:33PM

73- Double trouble for Molyneux, this time he hits a shot first time from the edge of the box into the bottom corner. 0-2.

4:33PM
Goal

Goal. Swindon 0 Doncaster 2 (Molyneux 73')

4:32PM

71- Against the run of play but Donny take the lead. Molyneux is allowed to run across the top of the box and squeezes his shot passed Brynn at the near post. 0-1.

4:31PM
Goal

Goal. Swindon 0 Doncaster 1 (Molyneux '71)

4:30PM

70- Chance for Doncaster. James Maxwell gets a cross into the middle and Molyneux wins the header and Brynn got down low to push it out for a corner. 0-0.

4:29PM

68- Austin heads the ball wide to Hutton, he skips beyond his man and plays in a nice cross, but Mitchell does well to block it off. Swindon are on top, but have not forced the Donny 'keeper into enough saves. 0-0.

4:27PM

67- I said this of Doncaster in the first half, but Swindon seem to have been told to shoot on sight in the second. It has produced a few nice efforts but given they haven't been in good areas that much it feels like a waste. 0-0.

4:27PM
Yellow Card

67- Darcy gets booked for a foul on James Maxwell. 0-0.

4:26PM

66- Ronan Darcy wriggles through a few bodies and lets fly, but his effort goes over the top. 0-0.

4:25PM
Sub

OFF: Charlie Lakin

ON: Tommy Rowe

4:22PM

62- Austin plays a ball over the top towards Darcy, Olowu heads it away but only as far as Williams, he plays in Wakeling and his fizzed cross across the face of goal is too far ahead of Darcy. 0-0.

4:21PM
Yellow Card

60- Iandolo gets booked for a late challenge on James Brown. 0-0.

4:20PM

60- Williams and Darcy combine to get Swindon forward, Town's number 10 rolls the ball out to Iandolo, whose low cross is hacked clear. 0-0.

4:16PM

55- Great play from Kadji drives Swindon up the pitch and the ball is worked to Cain and his shot from distance is not too far away. 0-0.

4:14PM

54- Not a bad effort from Cain from about 25-30 yards, but it whistles just over the top. 0-0.

4:13PM
Yellow Card

53- Jacob Wakeling is the League 2 Jack Grealish. Once again he gets brought down by James Brown, and the defender goes into the book. 0-0.

4:10PM

50- Dangerous looking attack as Cain finds space in the middle of the pitch, he plays a nice ball out to Williams, but the midfielder has strayed offside. 0-0.

4:10PM

50- I was wrong, this is no different. 0-0.

4:05PM
Whistle

45- Charlie Austin gets us back underway. 0-0.

4:05PM

The players have come back out for the second half, here's hoping there was something of a rollicking in the home dressing room.

3:57PM

To sum up that first half I shall take an extract from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Nothing happened and then nothing continued to happen.

Swindon have come close with two shots from range and Brynn was forced into one decent save, but overall it has been a drab first sight of a Jody Morris team for the County Ground faithful.

3:50PM
Whistle

Half-time here after a lacklustre first half that almost had a box office ending.

3:50PM

45- So close guys, so close. Cain lines up the free-kick from the corner of the box and rattles the connection. As close as anyone has come. 0-0.

3:49PM
Yellow Card

45- Tom Anderson is booked for tripping Wakeling as he was running in behind. 0-0.

3:48PM

One minute of additional time, and that feels generous.

3:46PM

43- There would be more updates, but I respect you all too much to write about things that nearly happened. 0-0.

3:40PM

38- Swindon get off the hook. Cain woefully underhits a back pass that Molyneux latches onto. FBT positions himself well and in the end the pass is poor and Kadji intercepts. Donny should have done more there. 0-0.

3:38PM
Yellow Card

35- Charlie Lakin gets booked for cynically chopping down Jonny Williams as Swindon looked to counter. 0-0.

3:35PM

32- Brief scuffle between Austin and Brown after they get into a tangle of legs as the ball goes out. Austin wasn't pleased with something I couldn't see by the dug outs, but neither players get booked. 0-0.

3:33PM

30- As I said earlier, this has not been the thrill-a-minute Gav-ball from the past two home games. A lot of Swindon not looking too secure in possession and Doncaster being dangerous until they reach the final third. 0-0.

3:27PM

24- oof baboof. Jonny Williams sees nothing on 35 yards from goal and decided to shoot. His rasping drive is headed straight for the top corner, but Mitchell pushes it behind. 0-0.

3:24PM

21- Juego bonito from Town. Hutton and Darcy combine to get them to the edge of the box, then the right backs attempts an ambitious chip into the box and puts too much on it. 0-0.

3:20PM

17- Swindon are caught in possession again and Molyneux gets down the left and lifts a cross into Hurst, whose header is well saved. 0-0.

3:19PM

17- Doncaster appear to have been given shoot on sight instructions. Given Brynn is in goal and they shown themselves to be bad at shooting from range, it feels like a bad plan. 0-0.

3:16PM

13- After a period in which there were a smattering of comically early boos and groans, Hutton drives in field and overhits a ball through, but goes to Iandolo anyway. He plays a great cross towards Austin at the back post, only for Mitchell to get up high and make a claim. 0-0.

3:14PM

11- Doncaster are racking up the corners early on here. Swindon are really struggling to get forwards when they have the ball. 0-0.

3:13PM

10- Contender for worst shot you will ever see. A Doncaster corner is played to Molyneux 25 yards from goal and his shot hits the bottom of the floodlight in the corner. Not even a very powerful effort. 0-0.

3:11PM

8- Fair to say the Gavin Gunning era is well and truly over. We have played eight minutes and there hasn't even been three goals yet. A distinct lack of vibes and too much defending so far. 0-0.

3:08PM

6- Iandolo is beaten too easily down the side by Maxwell, allowing him to get to the by-line, but Clayton reads the cut back and clears. 0-0.

3:05PM

3- Fairly cagey start but Wakeling was nearly played in behind from a long ball from the back, which Doncaster just dealt with. 0-0.

3:02PM
Whistle

Ben Close gets us underway with Swindon shooting towards the Stratton Bank.

3:00PM

There will be a minute's silence for victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria this week.

2:57PM

Here come the players.

2:49PM

A cultural insult has just happened on the County Ground pitch as the current incarnation of Rockin' Robin did a pale imitation of the fabled Rockin' Robin Hakka. He was late onto the pitch and then there was a criminal lack of choreography. To say it was disgrace would be an understatement.

2:47PM

GEFAHRLICH! ACHTUNG! Doncaster are currently doing a whole squad huddle on the pitch. This team is so incredibly together that Swindon have got no chance.

2:44PM

Ellis Iandolo - 1/2 (favourite)

Ronan Darcy - 1/3

Dylan Kadji - 1/3

Jacob Wakeling - 2/5


Frazer Blake-Tracy - 2/5

Sol Brynn - 6/1



2:36PM

If anyone wants to tweet me with their suggestions for which Swindon player gets sent off today, then the winner can get a shout out on the Loathed Strangers. I will do some odds, so bear with.

2:24PM

Ed Brand is here but clearly is still not the assistant manager as he is dressed very smartly and not involved in the warm-ups.

2:22PM

Some very distressing news that I learned this morning was that it looks like Joe Tomlinson has been given the number seven shirt. Nothing against Tomlinson, but in no way should a left-back be wearing number seven, it is just not on.

2:07PM

Two changes for Doncaster as Ro-Shaun Williams and Tommy Rowe drop out and Joseph Olowu and Ben Nelson coming in, so that seems like it will still be a back three.

Mitchell

Anderson Olowu Nelson

Brown Lakin Close Maxwell

Molyneux Miller Hurst

2:03PM

Doncaster Rovers XI:

Mitchell, Brown, Maxwell, Anderson, Olowu, Molyneux, Miller, Nelson, Hurst, Lakin, Close.

Subs: Williams, Rowe, Barlow, Seaman, Miller, Lavery, Oram

2:02PM

Swindon Town XI:

Brynn; Hutton, Clayton, Blake-Tracy, Iandolo; Cain, Kadji; Williams, Darcy, Wakeling; Austin.

Subs: Copland, Adeloye, Jephcott, Aguiar, Minturn, Brennan, Kanu.

1:50PM

The early kick-off isn't on in the press room today, so I was bored and starting looking to see if there was anything statistically interesting about Doncaster. The answer to that question is no. The only thing they seem to be particularly good at is not conceding from set pieces, other than that they aren't towards the top for anything. They simultaneously don't play many long or short passes, I am not sure how you do neither.

1:47PM

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the County Ground. Today is Jody Morris' first home match in charge and Doncaster Rovers are the opposition. Donny are 11th in the league, but could go into the play-offs today with a win.

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