Match report

Swindon Town Stuns Barnet with Late Comeback, Secures 2-1 Win in League Two

Barnet
Barnet
1–2
FT
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
Feb 17, 2026

Swindon Town stunned Barnet with a late comeback to claim a decisive 2-1 victory at The Hive. A. Senior put Barnet ahead early on, but O. Clarke's two second-half goals secured the win for Swindon, moving them up in the League Two table.

Key Facts

  • • Barnet's A. Senior scored at 9 minutes with an assist from Mark Shelton.
  • • Swindon Town's O. Clarke equalized at 50 minutes, scoring his first goal of the match.
  • • O. Clarke secured Swindon Town's victory by scoring a second goal at 63 minutes, assisted by F. Holman.
  • • Barnet made several substitutions but could not regain the lead.

Lineups

Barnet

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 29 Cieran Slicker (G)
  • 4 Daniele Collinge (D)
  • 30 Joe Kizzi (D)
  • 25 Nikola Tavares (D)
  • 5 Adam Senior (D)
  • 18 Anthony Hartigan (M)
  • 28 Nnamdi Ofoborh (M)
  • 15 Ryan Glover (M)
  • 19 Mark Shelton (M)
  • 11 Idris Kanu (M)
  • 20 Kabongo Tshimanga (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 Oliver Hawkins
  • 16 Ben Winterburn
  • 17 Jack Howland
  • 23 Kane Smith
  • 27 Britt Assombalonga
  • 13 Owen Evans
  • 22 Phillip Chinedu

Swindon Town

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Connor Ripley (G)
  • 19 Joe Snowdon (D)
  • 5 Will Wright (D)
  • 22 Jamie Knight-Lebel (D)
  • 26 Jake Thomas Batty (D)
  • 18 Gavin Kilkenny (M)
  • 24 Fletcher Holman (M)
  • 8 Ollie Clarke (M)
  • 25 Aidan Borland (M)
  • 30 Junior Hoilett (M)
  • 23 Aaron Drinan (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 Michael Olakigbe
  • 7 Tom Nichols
  • 28 Ollie Palmer
  • 34 Billy Kirkman
  • 3 Filozofe Mabete
  • 12 Lewis Ward
  • 21 James Scanlon

Timeline

  1. Barnet
    9' Barnet Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Senior · Assist: Mark Shelton
  2. Swindon Town
    50' Swindon Town Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Clarke
  3. Swindon Town
    55' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Batty · On: M. Olakigbe
  4. Swindon Town
    63' Swindon Town Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Clarke · Assist: F. Holman
  5. Barnet
    64' Barnet subst · Substitution 1
    Off: K. Tshimanga · On: O. Hawkins
  6. Swindon Town
    68' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Borland · On: T. Nichols
  7. Swindon Town
    68' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Hoilett · On: O. Palmer
  8. Barnet
    69' Barnet subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Hartigan · On: B. Winterburn
  9. Barnet
    69' Barnet subst · Substitution 3
    Off: I. Kanu · On: J. Howland
  10. Barnet
    81' Barnet subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Mark Shelton · On: B. Assombalonga
  11. Barnet
    81' Barnet subst · Substitution 5
    Off: J. Kizzi · On: Kane Smith
  12. Barnet
    84' Barnet Card · Yellow Card
    B. Winterburn

    Foul

  13. Swindon Town
    87' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 4
    Off: W. Wright · On: F. Mabete
  14. Swindon Town
    87' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 5
    Off: F. Holman · On: B. Kirkman
  15. Swindon Town
    90'+6 Swindon Town Card · Yellow Card
    J. Snowdon

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Barnet Swindon Town
Fouls 11 10
Pass Accuracy 66% 68%
Offsides 3 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 8 8
Corners 3 1
Total Passes 407 343
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 2 2
Shots on Target 2 4
xG — —
Shots off Target 4 2
Possession 55% 45%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 267 232
Shots Inside Box 6 5
Saves 2 1
Shots Outside Box 2 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The match took a critical turn when O. Clarke equalized for Swindon Town at 50 minutes, shifting momentum towards the visitors.
  • ▸ O. Clarke's second goal at 63 minutes sealed the win for Swindon Town and put significant pressure on Barnet to regain their footing.