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C Palace U21
Swindon vs C Palace U21: match report
Swindon Town hosted Crystal Palace U21 at The County Ground on Tuesday 15 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Aaron Farmer is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
Swindon 1-2 C Palace U21. Goals: Antwoine Hackford 23' for Swindon; Caleb Kporha 45'+1' for C Palace U21; Sebastian Williams 55' for C Palace U21. Attendance: 1,433.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 9' Yellow card: Sam Inwood (Swindon)
- 23' Goal: Antwoine Hackford (Swindon)
- 45'+1' Goal: Caleb Kporha (C Palace U21)
- 55' Goal: Sebastian Williams (C Palace U21)
- 61' Yellow card: Dean Benamar (C Palace U21)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 52.7% | Possession | 47.3% |
| 8 | Shots | 9 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Swindon 5-3-2
Coach: Ian Holloway
- 12 Lewis Ward GK
- 18 James Debayo DEF
- 6 James Ball DEF
- 16 Sam Inwood DEF
- 38 Lucas Griffiths-Brown DEF
- 34 Billy Kirkman DEF
- 20 Ben Middlemas MID
- 7 Tom Nichols MID
- 14 Daniel Butterworth MID
- 15 Joseph Hungbo FWD
- 29 Antwoine Hackford FWD
Bench
- 1 Connor Ripley GK
- 26 Dan Butler DEF
- 5 Stephan Negru DEF
- 22 Jaylan Pearman MID
- 9 Paul Glatzel FWD
- 43 Freddie Hoare MID
- 42 Josh Terry MID
C Palace U21 3-4-2-1
Coach: Darren Powell
- 41 Harry Lee GK
- 45 Taha Majni DEF
- 57 Sean Somade DEF
- 48 Tyler Whyte DEF
- 38 Caleb Kporha MID
- 62 Euan Danaher MID
- 43 Sebastian Williams MID
- 54 Dean Benamar MID
- 64 Amaari Sealey MID
- 40 Joseph Gibbard
- 47 Adler Nascimento FWD
Bench
- 51 Marcus Hill GK
- 53 Ben Casey FWD
- 63 Khyan Frazer-Williams DEF
- 50 Kai-Reece Adams-Collman MID
- 72 Jacob Fasida MID
- 65 Nathanael James Kalembo MID
- 77 Donte Martin MID
Previous meetings
- Tuesday 30 August 2022: Swindon Town 0-2 Crystal Palace U21