Swindon Town 2-1 Rotherham United: result and report
League Two · Saturday 31 October 2026
Result
Swindon Town 2-1 Rotherham United
League Two · Saturday 31 October 2026, 15:00 UTC · The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium, Swindon · half-time 1-0
Swindon Town 2-1 Rotherham United: match report
Swindon Town won against Rotherham United 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 31 October 2026 at The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium. The half-time score was 1-0.
Jack Thomson opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Swindon Town's goals came from Jack Thomson (45+3') and Joseph Hungbo (81'). Rotherham United scored through Denzel Hall (87').
Discipline: Swindon Town received 1 yellow card; Rotherham United received 1 yellow card and 4 red cards.
Going into the game Swindon Town were 15th on 16 points from 13 and Rotherham United 23rd on 12 points from 13. In the current table Swindon Town are 13th on 19 points and Rotherham United are 22nd on 12 points.
Swindon Town lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Rotherham United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Thomson of Swindon Town (8.2), ahead of Dan Butler (7.5).
Going into the match Swindon Town's last five read D-W-D-L-L and Rotherham United's D-D-L-L-L.
Key events
- 4'Red card · Jili Buyabu
- 45+3'Goal · Jack Thomson
- 72'Yellow card · Kieran Ngwenya
- 79'Red card · Dominic Iorfa
- 80'Red card · Alex Bruce
- 80'Red card · Alex Bruce
- 81'Goal · Joseph Hungbo
- 82'Yellow card · Matty Virtue
- 87'Goal · Denzel Hall
Form and table
- Swindon TownLast five: L L D W D
- Rotherham UnitedLast five: L L L D D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 19 | LDWDW |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 12 | LLDDL |
Team news
Swindon Town line-up (3-4-2-1)
Connor Ripley, James Ball, Stephan Negru, Billy Kirkman, Mitch Clark, Jack Thomson, Matty Virtue, Dan Butler, Tom Nichols, Joe Snowdon, Aaron Drinan
Rotherham United line-up (4-3-3)
Julian Eyestone, Joe Rafferty, Denzel Hall, Dominic Iorfa, Kieran Ngwenya, Brandon Cover, Jayce Fitzgerald, Josh Austerfield, Aaron Nemane, Paul Mullin, Jili Buyabu
More League Two fixtures
- Exeter City vs Cheltenham Town12:30 UTC
- Walsall vs Barnet15:00 UTC
- Swindon Town vs Grimsby Town15:00 UTC
- Shrewsbury Town vs Oldham Athletic15:00 UTC
- Salford City vs Northampton Town15:00 UTC
- Rotherham United vs Crawley Town15:00 UTC