Sunderland AFC vs Swindon Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21

Sunderland AFC

1 – 0

Full Time

Swindon Town FC

Tue 2 Mar 2021 · 19:00 Stadium of Light HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Sunderland AFC vs Swindon Town FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

  • Sunderland AFC 46 games · 84 pts (2025/26)
  • Swindon Town FC 46 games · 43 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Kevin Mulraine
  • Referee Geoffrey Liddle

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
  2	Coventry City FC	34	67
  3	Hull City AFC	46	89
  4	Cardiff City FC	46	91
  5	Milton Keynes Dons FC	46	89
  6	Stockport County FC	46	77
  7	Bradford City AFC	46	77
  8	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	85
  9	Sunderland AFC	46	84
  10	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
  11	Stevenage FC	46	75
  12	Luton Town FC	46	74
  13	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
  14	Oxford United FC	46	76
  15	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
  16	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
  17	Portsmouth FC	46	73
  18	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
  19	Ipswich Town FC	46	70
  20	Reading FC	46	63
  21	Accrington Stanley FC	46	61
  22	Charlton Athletic FC	46	59
  23	Blackpool FC	46	60
  24	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
  25	Cambridge United FC	46	58
  26	Barnsley FC	46	59
  27	Cheltenham Town FC	46	56
  28	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
  29	Burton Albion FC	46	54
  30	Peterborough United FC	46	53
  31	Shrewsbury Town FC	46	50
  32	Morecambe FC	46	42
  33	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
  34	Tranmere Rovers FC	34	32
  35	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
  36	Fleetwood Town FC	46	40
  37	Exeter City FC	46	49
  38	Rochdale AFC	46	47
  39	Gillingham FC	46	40
  40	Walsall FC	46	47
  41	Port Vale FC	46	42
  42	Southend United FC	35	19
  43	Scunthorpe United FC	46	46
  44	Rotherham United FC	46	41
  45	Swindon Town FC	46	43
  46	Northampton Town FC	46	35
  47	Bury FC	0	-12
  48	Bristol Rovers FC	46	38
  49	Crewe Alexandra FC	46	29

  Head-to-Head

  2

  Sunderland AFC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Swindon Town FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2020-10-17 Swindon Town FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC

  Recent Form

  Sunderland AFC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  27 Feb	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	2–2	D
  23 Feb	Fleetwood Town FC	H	2–0	W
  20 Feb	Burton Albion FC	A	3–0	W
  13 Feb	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	4–1	W
  09 Feb	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–2	L
  06 Feb	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	2–2	D

  Swindon Town FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  27 Feb	Northampton Town FC	H	2–1	W
  23 Feb	Lincoln City FC	A	2–2	D
  20 Feb	Crewe Alexandra FC	H	2–1	W
  09 Feb	Portsmouth FC	A	0–2	L
  06 Feb	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	0–1	L
  02 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W

  Season Stats

  Sunderland AFC		Swindon Town FC
  #5	Position	#23
  84	Points	43
  46	Played	46
  24 / 12 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 4 / 29
  79	Scored	55
  53	Conceded	89
  +26	GD	-34
  1.83	PPG	0.93
  52%	Win %	28%

  Key Stats

  0% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (2 games)

  0% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  Sunderland AFC are 5th (84 pts). Swindon Town FC are 23rd (43 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadium of Light. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke O'Nien made 348 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Swindon Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 50' Swindon Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Swindon Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Jordan Jones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' The whistle greets Lynden Gooch as he departs to be replaced by Aiden O'Brien.
  • 62' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 62 minute. Jordan Jones leaves to be changed by Chris Maguire.
  • 67' It looks surprising Swindon Town FC does not make any changes. Carl Winchester has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' What a strike from Charlie Wyke! The score is 1-0.
  • 71' Hallam Hope is replacing Dominic Thompson for the Swindon Town FC side.
  • 73' The Swindon Town FC manager makes a substitution. Brett Pitman departs to be replaced by Tyrese Omotoye.
  • 78' Scott Twine has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Swindon Town FC. Matthew Palmer is replaced by Christopher Missilou.
  • 87' The travelling Swindon Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Jack Diamond is replacing Aiden McGeady for the Sunderland AFC side.
  • The final score is 1-0.

• Sunderland AFC

  Starting XI

  • 25
    Callum McFadzean
  • 11
    Lynden Gooch ↓ Aiden O'Brien 62'
  • 28
    Aiden McGeady ↓ Jack Diamond 90'
  • 6
    Max Power C
  • 9
    Charlie Wyke
  • 13
    Luke O'Nien
  • 14
    Josh Scowen ↓ Daniel Neil 90'
  • 1
    Lee Burge
  • 26
    Carl Winchester
  • 27
    Jordan Jones ↓ Chris Maguire 62'
  • 16
    Dion Sanderson

  Bench

  • 10
    Aiden O'Brien ↑ 62'
  • 7
    Chris Maguire ↑ 62'
  • 21
    Jack Diamond ↑ 90'
  • 20
    Remi Matthews
  • 24
    Daniel Neil ↑ 90'
  • 30
    Jake Vokins
  • 35
    Ollie Younger

  Coach Lee Johnson

  Swindon Town FC

  Starting XI

  • 8
    Brett Pitman ↓ Tyrese Omotoye 73'
  • 1
    Connal Trueman
  • 5
    Jonathan Grounds
  • 18
    Jack Payne
  • 33
    Tom Broadbent
  • 23
    Matthew Palmer ↓ Christopher Missilou 82'
  • 24
    Rob Hunt
  • 4
    Dion Conroy C
  • 10
    Scott Twine
  • 26
    Dominic Thompson ↓ Hallam Hope 71'
  • 11
    Jordan Garrick

  Bench

  • 2
    Paul Caddis
  • 22
    Christopher Missilou ↑ 82'
  • 45
    Hallam Hope ↑ 71'
  • 14
    Ellis Iandolo
  • 21
    Taylor Curran
  • 29
    Archie Matthews
  • 27
    Tyrese Omotoye ↑ 73'

  Coach John Sheridan

• Head to Head

  2020-10-17 Swindon Town FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC

  Sunderland AFC Form

  2021-02-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-02-23 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2021-02-20 Burton Albion FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2021-02-13 Sunderland AFC 4–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-02-09 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2021-02-06 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D

  Swindon Town FC Form

  2021-02-27 Swindon Town FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2021-02-23 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Swindon Town FC D 2021-02-20 Swindon Town FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2021-02-09 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Swindon Town FC L 2021-02-06 Swindon Town FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2021-02-02 Swindon Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W