Match report

Crewe Outlast Swindon Town 2-1 in League Two Clash

Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1–2
FT
Crewe
Crewe
Feb 21, 2026

Crewe stunned Swindon Town to secure a crucial 2-1 victory at the County Ground on Tuesday. Goals from Martin Holicek and James March propelled Crewe to the lead, while Michael Olakigbe found the net for Swindon in a late attempt to salvage the match.

Key Facts

  • • Crewe's Martin Holicek opened the scoring at 45+2 minutes.
  • • James March extended Crewe’s lead with a goal at 53 minutes.
  • • Swindon Town's Michael Olakigbe scored at 64 minutes to reduce the deficit.
  • • Alfie Pond received a yellow card for Crewe in the 27th minute, while Andrew Drinan of Swindon was also cautioned at 45+3.

Lineups

Swindon Town

Starting XI

  • 1 Connor Ripley (G)
  • 6 James Ball (D)
  • 22 Jamie Knight-Lebel (D)
  • 8 Ollie Clarke (D)
  • 19 Joe Snowdon (M)
  • 7 Tom Nichols (M)
  • 18 Gavin Kilkenny (M)
  • 26 Jake Thomas Batty (M)
  • 24 Fletcher Holman (F)
  • 23 Aaron Drinan (F)
  • 21 James Scanlon (F)

Substitutes

  • 28 Ollie Palmer
  • 29 Michael Olakigbe
  • 33 Joel McGregor
  • 3 Filozofe Mabete
  • 30 Junior Hoilett
  • 12 Lewis Ward
  • 25 Aidan Borland

Crewe

Starting XI

  • 41 Ian Lawlor (G)
  • 18 James Connolly (D)
  • 5 Mickey Demetriou (D)
  • 25 Alfie Pond (D)
  • 2 Lewis Billington (M)
  • 17 Matúš Holíček (M)
  • 23 Jack Powell (M)
  • 3 Reece Hutchinson (M)
  • 26 Tommi O'Reilly (F)
  • 20 Calum Agius (F)
  • 24 Josh March (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 Adrien Thibaut
  • 9 Omar Bogle
  • 1 Tom Booth
  • 30 Stan Dancey
  • 28 Owen Taylor
  • 32 Luca Moore
  • 14 Charlie Finney

Timeline

  1. Crewe
    27' Crewe Card · Yellow Card
    Alfie Pond

    Foul

  2. Crewe
    37' Crewe subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Tommi O'Reilly · On: A. Thibaut
  3. Crewe
    45'+2 Crewe Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Holicek · Assist: A. Thibaut
  4. Swindon Town
    45'+3 Swindon Town Card · Yellow Card
    A. Drinan

    Foul

  5. Swindon Town
    52' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Ball · On: O. Palmer
  6. Crewe
    53' Crewe Goal · Normal Goal
    J. March · Assist: Jack Powell
  7. Swindon Town
    53' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Scanlon · On: M. Olakigbe
  8. Swindon Town
    64' Swindon Town Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Olakigbe · Assist: F. Holman
  9. Swindon Town
    68' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Nichols · On: Joel McGregor
  10. Swindon Town
    79' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Snowdon · On: J. Hoilett
  11. Swindon Town
    79' Swindon Town subst · Substitution 5
    Off: J. Batty · On: F. Mabete
  12. Crewe
    82' Crewe subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Thibaut · On: O. Bogle

Match Stats

Stat Swindon Town Crewe
Fouls 10 7
Pass Accuracy 73% 67%
Offsides 2 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 21 7
Corners 7 6
Total Passes 402 304
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 10 3
Shots on Target 3 2
xG — —
Shots off Target 8 2
Possession 57% 43%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 292 204
Shots Inside Box 11 3
Saves 0 2
Shots Outside Box 10 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Crewe took an early half-time lead through Holicek's goal, which set the tone for their victory.
  • ▸ The second Crewe goal by March in the 53rd minute was critical in responding to Swindon’s late surge and securing the win.