Swindon Town vs Bolton Wanderers, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Second Round

· English FA Cup

Swindon Town

8': Aaron Drinan (P)
55': Joseph Snowdon
76': Aaron Drinan
86': Aaron Drinan

FT
4 - 0

Bolton Wanderers

About

Swindon Town are hosting Bolton Wanderers at The County Ground, Swindon, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Joe Snowdon (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tyler Miller (Bolton Wanderers).
4': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Filozofe Mabete.
7': Attempt blocked. Jamie Knight-Lebel (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
7': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
8': Penalty conceded by Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) with a handball in the penalty area.
8': Goal! Swindon Town 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
14': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Knight-Lebel.
16': Foul by Filozofe Mabete (Swindon Town).
16': Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Knight-Lebel.
26': Attempt saved. Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Connor Ripley (Swindon Town).
26': Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
28': Foul by Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers).
28': Joel McGregor (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
31': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers).
31': Joel McGregor (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers).
33': Tom Nichols (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Jamie Knight-Lebel (Swindon Town).
35': Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Will Wright (Swindon Town).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Foul by Richard Taylor (Bolton Wanderers).
38': Tom Nichols (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
43': Attempt saved. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Connor Ripley (Swindon Town).
44': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
44': Attempt saved. Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Connor Ripley (Swindon Town).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
45'+3': First Half ends, Swindon Town 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
45': Second Half begins Swindon Town 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
45': Substitution, Swindon Town. James Ball replaces Will Wright.
47': Foul by Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers).
47': Ollie Clarke (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Attempt missed. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
49': Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Tom Nichols (Swindon Town).
49': Foul by Ollie Clarke (Swindon Town).
49': Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Ollie Clarke (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers).
53': Joel McGregor (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Richard Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Goal! Swindon Town 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Joe Snowdon (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
56': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Cyrus Christie replaces Josh Dacres-Cogley.
56': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Max Conway replaces Richard Taylor.
58': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
63': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Mason Burstow replaces Joel Randall.
63': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Marcus Forss replaces Thierry Gale.
69': Cyrus Christie (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Ollie Clarke (Swindon Town).
71': Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
75': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ethan Erhahon replaces Josh Sheehan.
76': Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
76': Goal! Swindon Town 3, Bolton Wanderers 0. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Bodin with a cross following a corner.
79': Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Connor Ripley (Swindon Town).
79': Cyrus Christie (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Billy Bodin (Swindon Town).
81': Foul by Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers).
81': Joel McGregor (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt saved. Jamie Knight-Lebel (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tyler Miller (Bolton Wanderers).
81': Foul by Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers).
81': Gavin Kilkenny (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Attempt saved. Gavin Kilkenny (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tyler Miller (Bolton Wanderers).
85': Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Joel McGregor (Swindon Town).
86': Goal! Swindon Town 4, Bolton Wanderers 0. Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Nichols.
88': Substitution, Swindon Town. Princewill Ehibhatiomhan replaces Billy Bodin.
88': Substitution, Swindon Town. Jake Tabor replaces Aaron Drinan.
90'+1': Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Jake Tabor (Swindon Town).
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Aaron Morley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Joel McGregor (Swindon Town).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Swindon Town 4, Bolton Wanderers 0.
0': Match ends, Swindon Town 4, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: The County Ground
Location: Swindon, England
Attendance: 9,364

Line-Ups

Swindon Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Connor Ripley (GK)
3	Filozofe Mabete
22	Jamie Knight-Lebel
5	William Wright
7	Tom Nichols
18	Gavin Kilkenny
8	Ollie Clarke
19	Joseph Snowdon
33	Joel Mcgregor
23	Aaron Drinan
31	Billy Bodin

Swindon Town Substitutes:

Jake Tabor, Princewill Ehibhatiomhan, Ollie Palmer, James Ball, Harry Gray, Darren Oldaker, Lewis Ward.

Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
27	Tyler Miller (GK)
18	Eoin Toal
3	Christian Forino Joseph
5	Richard Taylor
2	Joshua Dacres-Cogley
17	Joel Randall
16	Aaron Morley
8	Josh Sheehan
10	Sam Dalby
19	Amario Cozier-Duberry
11	Thierry Gale

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

Max Conway, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Ethan Erhahon, Cyrus Christie, Marcus Forss, Mason Burstow, Kyle Dempsey, Tobias Ritchie.

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