Salford City 3-2 Swindon Town — FA Cup, 20 Jan 2026
Salford City beat Swindon Town 3-2 in the FA Cup Round of 64 on 20 January 2026 at Peninsula Stadium, Salford. Ryan Graydon, Oliver Palmer, J. Ball, L. Garbutt got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Salford City have won 3 and Swindon Town 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Peninsula Stadium · Salford·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-011'Ryan Graydonassist: Kevin Berkoe
- 29'F. Mabeteout: William Wright
- 34'Time wasting
- Half-time1-0
- 46'out: J. Ball
- 46'D. Oldakerout: A. Borland
- 2-052'Ryan Graydonassist: Kelly N’Mai
- 55'Time wasting
- 2-155'
- 58'Joel McGregorFoul
- 2-260'J. Ballassist: Michael Olakigbe
- 61'
- 61'Kevin Berkoeout: Brandon Cooper
- 61'out: Dominic Udoh
- 3-268'
- 77'Thomas Nicholsout: J. Tabor
- 77'J. McGregorout: J. Snowdon
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Ryan Graydon · Salford City
Salford City
- 8.7Ryan GraydonF
- 7.9Luke GarbuttD
- 7.3Kelly N’MaiF
- 7.3Jorge GrantM
- 6.9Dominic UdohF
- 6.9Brandon CooperD
- 6.9Ben WoodburnM
- 6.7Kevin BerkoeM
- 6.7Matthew ButcherM
- 6.5Joshua AusterfieldM
- 6.2Haji MnogaD
- 6.2Oliver TurtonD
- 6.0Rosaire LongeloM
- 5.9Matthew YoungG
Swindon Town
- 7.3James BallM
- 7.2Gavin KilkennyM
- 7.2Oliver PalmerF
- 7.0Michael OlakigbeM
- 7.0William WrightD
- 6.9Thomas NicholsM
- 6.7Joe SnowdonM
- 6.7Ryan TafazolliD
- 6.5Darren OldakerM
- 6.5Billy KirkmanD
- 6.3Filozofe MabeteD
- 6.2Jake TaborF
- 6.2Connor RipleyG
- 6.0Aidan BorlandM
- 6.0Joel McGregorD
- 5.7Aaron DrinanM
Line-ups
Swindon Town4-2-3-1
Salford City3-1-4-2
Substitutes
Salford CityKarl Robinson
Substitutes
- 8Jorge Grant61'M7.3
- 15Brandon Cooper61'D6.9
- 33M. HowardG
- 9Cole StocktonF
- 23Dominic Udoh61'F6.9
- 20D. ChestersM
- 27Nicolás SiriF
- 30K. MalcolmM
- 34R. Butt
Swindon TownScott Holloway Ian
Substitutes
- 12L. WardG
- 6J. Ball60'46'M7.3
- 5William Wright29'D7.0
- 19J. Snowdon77'M6.7
- 16Thomas Wilson-BrownD
- 25A. Borland46'M6.0
- 11J. Tabor77'
- 37D. Gonzalez
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
12Total shots17
5Shots on target4
4Shots off target9
3Blocked shots4
3Corners5
2Offsides1
12Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves2
305Total passes367
164Accurate passes233
54%Pass accuracy63%
Salford City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Graydon | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 8.7 |
| Luke Garbutt | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Kelly N’Mai | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Jorge Grant | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Dominic Udoh | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Brandon Cooper | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ben Woodburn | 61 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Kevin Berkoe | 61 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Matthew Butcher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Joshua Austerfield | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Haji Mnoga | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Oliver Turton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Rosaire Longelo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Matthew Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Swindon Town
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ball | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Gavin Kilkenny | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | – | 7.2 |
| Oliver Palmer | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Michael Olakigbe | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| William Wright | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Thomas Nichols | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joe Snowdon | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ryan Tafazolli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Darren Oldaker | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Billy Kirkman | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Filozofe Mabete | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Tabor | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Connor Ripley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Aidan Borland | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Joel McGregor | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.0 |
| Aaron Drinan | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
Salford CityWWDWW
- W17 Jan 26ASwindon Town3-2
- W01 Jan 26ABarrow2-1
- D29 Dec 25HFleetwood Town0-0
- W26 Dec 25HHarrogate Town1-0
- W20 Dec 25ABarnet3-1
Swindon TownLWWLW
- L17 Jan 26HSalford City2-3
- W01 Jan 26HGillingham2-0
- W29 Dec 25ACheltenham2-0
- L26 Dec 25AMilton Keynes Dons0-1
- W20 Dec 25HCrawley Town1-0
Head-to-head
- 17 Jan 26Swindon Town2-3Salford City
- 20 Sept 25Salford City3-2Swindon Town
- 04 Mar 25Swindon Town2-2Salford City
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- 10 Feb 24Swindon Town1-1Salford City
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