Match report

Swindon Town and Morecambe Draw in Thrilling League Two Clash, 3-3

Swindon Town
Swindon Town
3–3
FT
Morecambe
Morecambe
Apr 27, 2024

Swindon Town managed a thrilling 3-3 draw against Morecambe in their latest League Two fixture. Charlie Austin scored twice for the hosts while Morecambe's Joe Adams and Andrew Fairclough were on target. The game was filled with twists, including late goals from both sides.

Key Facts

  • • Swindon Town: 3 Goals (C. Austin x2, W. Kokolo)
  • • Morecambe: 3 Goals (Joe Adams, A. Fairclough, C. Smith)
  • • Swindon's goals at minutes 5, 35, and 74
  • • Morecambe's goals at minutes 15, 21, and 86
  • • Conor McCarthy of Swindon received a yellow card for fouling

Lineups

Swindon Town

Formation: 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Bycroft (G)
  • 40 H. Hunt (D)
  • 24 C. McCarthy (D)
  • 5 F. Blake-Tracy (D)
  • 59 N. Ofoborh (M)
  • 33 J. McGregor (M)
  • 16 J. Cain (M)
  • 15 S. McGurk (M)
  • 17 W. Kokolo (M)
  • 9 P. Glatzel (F)
  • 32 C. Austin (F)

Substitutes

  • 7 Z. Elbouzedi
  • 22 U. Godwin-Malife
  • 20 D. Devoy
  • 47 R. Evans
  • 23 A. Drinan
  • 35 J. Brown
  • 29 R. Aguiar

Morecambe

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 21 A. Smith (G)
  • 22 K. Harrack (D)
  • 2 D. Love (D)
  • 40 A. Fairclough (D)
  • 19 G. Edwards (M)
  • 28 O. Threlkeld (M)
  • 38 N. Khumbeni (M)
  • 3 D. Tutonda (M)
  • 17 C. Smith (F)
  • 20 C. Brown (F)
  • 8 J. Adams (F)

Substitutes

  • 11 J. Larsson
  • 6 Y. Songo'o
  • 16 J. Davenport
  • 24 C. Rooney
  • 5 F. Rawson
  • 12 J. Senior
  • 30 A. Mair

Timeline

  1. Swindon Town
    5' Swindon Town Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Austin · Assist: S. McGurk
  2. Morecambe
    15' Morecambe Goal · Normal Goal
    Joe Adams · Assist: C. Smith
  3. Morecambe
    21' Morecambe Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Fairclough · Assist: C. Brown
  4. Swindon Town
    35' Swindon Town Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Austin · Assist: F. Blake-Tracy
  5. Swindon Town
    46' Swindon Town Card · Yellow Card
    Conor McCarthy

    Foul

  6. Morecambe
    58' Morecambe subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Fairclough · On: Julian Larsson
  7. Swindon Town
    62' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Joel McGregor · On: Z. Elbouzedi
  8. Swindon Town
    62' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 2
    Off: H. Hunt · On: Udoka Godwin-Malife
  9. Swindon Town
    63' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. McGurk · On: D. Devoy
  10. Morecambe
    67' Morecambe subst · Substitution 2
    Off: N. Khumbeni · On: Y. Songo'o
  11. Swindon Town
    68' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Bycroft · On: R. Evans
  12. Swindon Town
    71' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 5
    Off: P. Glatzel · On: A. Drinan
  13. Swindon Town
    74' Swindon Town Goal · Normal Goal
    W. Kokolo · Assist: D. Devoy
  14. Morecambe
    80' Morecambe subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Oscar Threlkeld · On: J. Davenport
  15. Morecambe
    80' Morecambe subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Joe Adams · On: C. Rooney
  16. Morecambe
    81' Morecambe subst · Substitution 5
    Off: D. Tutonda · On: Farrend Rawson
  17. Morecambe
    86' Morecambe Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Smith

Match Stats

Stat Swindon Town Morecambe
Fouls 5 12
Pass Accuracy 77% 79%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 13 17
Corners 7 7
Total Passes 436 413
Yellow Cards 1 0
Blocked Shots 4 5
Shots on Target 5 6
xG — —
Shots off Target 4 6
Possession 51% 49%
Accurate Passes 336 326
Shots Inside Box 10 13
Saves 3 2
Shots Outside Box 3 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Swindon Town took an early lead through Charlie Austin at the 5th minute but Morecambe quickly responded with two goals from Joe Adams and Andrew Fairclough within ten minutes.
  • ▸ The momentum shifted again when Swindon's Austin scored his second goal to equalize, followed by a late score from William Kokolo. However, Morecambe managed one final push, scoring in the 86th minute to secure a dramatic draw.