Swindon Town 0-1 Cheltenham — League Two, 9 Dec 2025
Cheltenham beat Swindon Town 1-0 in the League Two on 9 December 2025 at County Ground, Swindon. Ethon Archer scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Swindon Town have won 1 and Cheltenham 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 41'Foul
- 45+1'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 58'F. Mabeteout: P. Ehibhatiomhan
- 0-159'
- 68'Argument
- 80'out: J. Ball
- 80'J. McGregorout: D. Oldaker
- 83'
- 90+2'out: L. Kinsella
- 90+5'Time wasting
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Luke Young · Cheltenham
Swindon Town
- 7.7Finley MunroeD
- 7.5Jamie Knight-LebelD
- 6.9Filozofe MabeteD
- 6.7Thomas NicholsM
- 6.6James BallM
- 6.6Darren OldakerM
- 6.6Joel McGregorD
- 6.5Joe SnowdonF
- 6.5Princewill EhibhatiomhanF
- 6.3Gavin KilkennyM
- 6.3Oliver PalmerF
- 6.3Ollie ClarkeM
- 6.2Aaron DrinanF
- 6.2Connor RipleyG
- 6.0Billy BodinF
Cheltenham
- 7.7Luke YoungM
- 7.3Jonathan TomkinsonD
- 7.3Ethon ArcherM
- 7.2Robbie CundyD
- 6.9James WilsonD
- 6.9Ben StevensonM
- 6.9Hakeeb AdelakunM
- 6.9Jordan ThomasM
- 6.5Joseph DayG
- 6.3Arkell Jude-BoydD
- 6.3George HarmonD
- 5.9Jake BickerstaffF
Line-ups
Cheltenham4-1-4-1
Swindon Town4-3-3
Substitutes
Swindon TownIan Scott Holloway
Substitutes
- 12L. WardG
- 6J. Ball80'M6.6
- 28Oliver Palmer46'F6.3
- 44D. Oldaker80'M6.6
- 20P. Ehibhatiomhan58'F6.5
- 11J. Tabor
- 45H. Gray
CheltenhamMichael John Flynn
Substitutes
- 4L. Kinsella90+2'M
- 12Darragh PowerD
- 16J. MartinF
- 3G. Harmon83'D6.3
- 30Freddie WillcoxM
- 28T. Backwell
- 41M. Diallo
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
9Total shots11
0Shots on target4
5Shots off target6
4Blocked shots1
6Corners6
0Offsides2
11Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves0
433Total passes240
307Accurate passes140
71%Pass accuracy58%
Swindon Town
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Munroe | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Jamie Knight-Lebel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.5 |
| Filozofe Mabete | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Thomas Nichols | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| James Ball | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Darren Oldaker | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Joel McGregor | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joe Snowdon | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Princewill Ehibhatiomhan | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Gavin Kilkenny | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Oliver Palmer | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ollie Clarke | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Aaron Drinan | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Connor Ripley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Billy Bodin | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Cheltenham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Young | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Jonathan Tomkinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Ethon Archer | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Robbie Cundy | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| James Wilson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ben Stevenson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Hakeeb Adelakun | 83 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jordan Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Joseph Day | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Arkell Jude-Boyd | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| George Harmon | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Bickerstaff | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
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