Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town: result and report

League One · Saturday 27 February 2021

Result

Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town

League One · Saturday 27 February 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town: match report

Swindon Town defeated Northampton Town 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 27 February 2021. The half-time score was 1-1.

Ryan Watson opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Swindon Town's goals came from Scott Twine (45+2') and Juan Carlos León (69'). Northampton Town scored through Ryan Watson (26').

Discipline: Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards; Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Swindon Town were 19th on 28 points from 30 and Northampton Town 23rd on 26 points from 30. Swindon Town went on to finish that season 23rd with 43 points, and Northampton Town 22nd with 45.

Swindon Town lined up in a 3-5-2 and Northampton Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jordon Garrick of Swindon Town (7.7), ahead of Ryan Watson (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Swindon Town wins, 2 draws and 4 for Northampton Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Goal · Ryan WatsonNorthampton Town · 0-1
  • 45+2'Goal · Scott TwineSwindon Town · 1-1
  • 51'Yellow card · Matt PalmerSwindon Town
  • 64'Yellow card · Joseph MillsNorthampton Town
  • 67'Yellow card · Jonathan GroundsSwindon Town
  • 69'Goal · Juan Carlos LeónSwindon Town · 2-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Bryn MorrisNorthampton Town

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Swindon Town 4, draws 2, Northampton Town 4.

Team news

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Swindon Town line-up (3-5-2)

Archie Matthews, Dion Conroy, Tom Broadbent, Jonathan Grounds, Paul Caddis, Matt Palmer, Scott Twine, Jack Payne, Dominic Thompson, Jordon Garrick, Brett Pitman

Northampton Town line-up (4-3-3)

J. Mitchell, Peter Kioso, Lloyd Jones, Alan Sheehan, Joseph Mills, Bryn Morris, Ryan Watson, Sam Hoskins, Ibón Arrieta, Ryan Edmondson, Mickel Miller