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His captain's absence, either in central midfield or as an option in a back three, is a considerable blow for manager Ian Holloway as he looks to pull off an unlikely victory and end Swindon’s eight-match winless run.
19.10.26News
Paul Fisher discusses the talking points following Chesterfield's narrow defeat to Port Vale over the weekend in League Two.
19.10.26Opinion
MATCHDAY 11: Gillingham midfielder reflects on a difficult afternoon as the team was beaten 3-1 at Accrington Stanley.
19.10.26Matchday
MATCHDAY 11: Gills boss admits to a little deja-vu after seeing his side comprehensively beaten at Accrington.
Ben Smith takes a look at how Chesterfield slipped to defeat in their most recent League Two outing.
18.10.26Opinion
ANALYSIS: There was huff, there was puff, and there was just about enough to get a point, but Swindon relied on a fair bit of good fortune, provided primarily by referee Alex Chilowicz. And while they were much more entertaining going forward, the lack of incision in the final third was again strikingly evident.
18.10.26Matchday
The unbeaten run ends, but not without encouragement
MATCHDAY 11: A trio of individual defensive errors plagued Gareth Ainsworth's side as they were well beaten at Accrington.
17.10.26Matchday
Gills midfielder's dazzling run and finish at Rochdale was the clear winner of the Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month award for September.
17.10.26News
SPECIAL REPORT: The Moonraker examines the substance of the club statement, what it says, and what it omits, in an effort to provide context and nuance to an increasingly heated situation.
16.10.26Analysis
Welcome to The Hat-Trick, your bite-sized weekend preview as we take a look at three key questions we’re hoping we’ll all get answers to on Matchday 11.
16.10.26Features
Ben Smith looks ahead to tomorrow's game as Chesterfield travel to Staffordshire for their latest League Two fixture.
16.10.26Matchday
MATCHDAY 11: With players returning to the fold, team selection becomes more of a headache for Gareth Ainsworth, but as he explained, it’s a good problem to have as he looks to continue the team’s strong form.
MATCHDAY 11: Gills boss shared news on a number of his injured stars ahead of Gillingham’s away trip to Accrington Stanley.
I tried and failed last week to select five players to have standout weekends in the EFL. So I'll try again. This time, I cover a midfielder pivotal to a high-flying Championship side, a League One winger making a goal-scoring impression, and a League Two striker trying to help a "dead man walking".
16.10.26Opinion
Aaron Drinan has scored five of Swindon’s first nine league goals this season. But Holloway says several of the forwards who could take pressure off him are unavailable, leaving the manager short of different ways to lead the attack.
15.10.26News
ANALYSIS: Ian Holloway has laid bare the limits of his current attacking options. But what can Swindon Town do when opponents focus on Aaron Drinan? Do they have the personnel to make changes, and how quickly can they make them if they are to turn their disappointing season around?
15.10.26Features
Matthew Rhodes recently got in touch with Mike Baggaley, the founder and editor of The Valiant newsletter on Substack, for a Port Vale perspective ahead of this weekend's League Two match against Chesterfield.
The Robins have not won in seven matches in all competitions, losing six, and face unbeaten Walsall in League Two on Saturday. The task ahead is hard enough, given the context of what has come before, but a series of fresh fitness concerns threatens to make the challenge somewhat gargantuan.
They test their good form at high-flying Crewe Alexandra
15.10.26Analysis
Matthew Rhodes looks back at the last five matches between Chesterfield and Port Vale ahead of this weekend's League Two clash at Vale Park.
14.10.26Features
ANALYSIS: Swindon have scored only twice since the 3-1 victory over Colchester in September. It is a deeply disturbing trend, which ties into several factors: a reduction in clear-cut chances, Aaron Drinan’s return to more normal levels of efficiency, general confidence and a manager under immense scrutiny.
James Brophy features three times in the six-goal shortlist for Gillingham's September Goal of the Month.
13.10.26News
Ben Smith takes a deeper look at what the data says about Chesterfield's League Two campaign so far.
13.10.26Opinion
