Swindon vs Salford

League Two 17 Jan 2026, 15:00
Swindon
Swindon
2–3
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Salford
Salford
🏟 County Ground Round 27

Match report

Salford edged past Swindon 3-2 in the League Two on 17 January 2026.

Swindon had 14 shots to Salford's 9.

The match was played at County Ground.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 14 - 9 On target 6 - 4 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 12 - 16 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Aaron Drinan
Swindon · 1 goal
8 Kelly N'Mai 1 goal
8 Luke Garbutt 1 assist
8 Jorge Grant captained the side
7 Joel McGregor 1 goal
First half vs second half
Swindon stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–6 11–3
Shots On Goal 1–2 5–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 2–3 4–1
Attacks 54–51 66–45
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
5 Substitution 4
120 Attacks 96
32 Dangerous Attacks 50
5 On Target 3
9 Off Target 5
44% Ball Possession 56%
14 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 0
7 Shots Inside Box 7
7 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 16
6 Corners 4
2 Offsides 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Saves 3
453 Passes Total 290
327 Passes Accurate 181
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Swindon · 5-3-2
1 C. Ripley
19 J. Snowdon 5 W. Wright 17 R. Tafazolli 16 T. Wilson-Brown 33 J. McGregor
18 G. Kilkenny 7 T. Nichols 44 D. Oldaker
23 A. Drinan 28 O. Palmer
Salford · 3-1-4-2
1 M. Young
6 O. Turton 15 B. Cooper 29 L. Garbutt
8 J. Grant
19 H. Mnoga 21 K. Cesay 17 J. Austerfield 10 K. N'Mai
26 R. Graydon 23 D. Udoh
Swindon
Coach
Ian Scott Holloway
Substitutes
  • 29 Michael Olakigbe
  • 25 Aidan Borland
  • 24 Fletcher Holman
  • 3 Filozofe Mabete
  • 34 Billy Kirkman
  • 12 Lewis Ward
  • 6 James Ball
Salford
Coach
Karl Robinson
Substitutes
  • 7 Ben Woodburn
  • 18 Matt Butcher
  • 28 Zach Awe
  • 33 Mark Howard
  • 45 Rosaire Longelo
  • 9 Cole Stockton
  • 16 Fabio Borini
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ M. Olakigbe ↓ J. Snowdon Swindon
  • 64' ↑ A. Borland ↓ T. Nichols Swindon
  • 64' ↑ F. Holman ↓ O. Palmer Swindon
  • 66' ↑ B. Woodburn ↓ J. Austerfield Salford
  • 74' ↑ F. Mabete ↓ R. Tafazolli Swindon
  • 74' ↑ B. Kirkman ↓ T. Wilson-Brown Swindon
  • 83' ↑ M. Butcher ↓ J. Grant Salford
  • 83' ↑ Z. Awe ↓ O. Turton Salford
  • 90+5' ↑ R. Longelo-Mbule ↓ K. N'Mai Salford
Cards
  • 39' J. Austerfield Salford
  • 56' J. Snowdon Swindon
  • 65' B. Cooper Salford
  • 67' L. Garbutt Salford
  • 73' B. Woodburn Salford
  • 87' W. Wright Swindon
Head-to-head
Swindon 1 4 draws 4 Salford
2026-01-17 Swindon vs Salford 2 - 3
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2025-03-04 Swindon Town vs Salford City 2 - 2
2024-10-22 Salford City vs Swindon Town 2 - 1
2023-10-21 Salford City vs Swindon Town 2 - 2
2022-08-06 Swindon Town vs Salford City 0 - 0
Recent form
Swindon D D W D L
Salford D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Swindon vs Salford?
Swindon lost 2-3 against Salford on 17 January 2026.
Who won Swindon vs Salford?
Salford won the match 3-2.
Where was Swindon vs Salford played?
The match was played at County Ground.
Who had more possession in Swindon vs Salford?
Salford had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.