Swindon Town 2-1 Coventry City

Substitute Miles Storey scored a late winner as Swindon came from behind to beat mid-table Coventry in League One.

The Sky Blues took the lead when Leon Clarke headed in Carl Baker's cross from close range.

Yaser Kasim levelled the game with a strike from outside the box before John Fleck hit the bar for the visitors from 35 yards.

And Storey sealed victory for the Robins with a chipped shot from inside the area to move them up to seventh.

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Swindon Town manager Mark Cooper told BBC Wiltshire:

"I thought it was a fantastic game of football. They're the best team we've played.

"We didn't start great. The wind was a factor and they settled better than us.

"We made some radical changes and I decided to open the game up and see if we could win it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

"That was tense and hard work for the coaching staff."

Coventry manager Steven Pressley told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:

"It's hugely frustrating and hugely disappointing for everybody. Since I came to this club, probably the opening 45 minutes was as good as performance you're likely to see from a Coventry side.

"Make no mistake, we played against a very, very good Swindon team. We were absolutely magnificent in the first half and I thought we were very good in the second half: we hit the bar, we hit the post.

"These players couldn't have given any more today. They left nothing on that football pitch. "I'm devastated for them. There's no doubt about it we should have won the game."

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Swindon

Formation 4-3-3

1FoderinghamBooked at 90mins
3Byrne
14McEveleySubstituted forBarthramat 45'minutes
4Luongo
5Hall
22Ward
7HarleySubstituted forStoreyat 71'minutes
8MasonSubstituted forKasimat 45'minutesBooked at 88mins
9Ranger
33Ajose
11Pritchard

Substitutes

12N'Guessan
15Kasim
19Thompson
20Storey
23Barthram
25Belford
39Gladwin

Coventry

Formation 4-4-2

1Murphy
2ChristieBooked at 44mins
3AdamsSubstituted forMaguireat 88'minutes
6ThomasBooked at 53mins
15Seaborne
24Clarke
8BakerBooked at 60mins
7FleckBooked at 41mins
21Dagnall
9Clarke
14Moussa

Substitutes

4Webster
12Maguire
13Burge
16Barton
17Daniels
18Phillips
31Haynes

Referee:: Gavin Ward
Attendance:: 9,291

Match Stats

Home TeamSwindonAway TeamCoventry

Possession: Home49%; Away51%

Shots: Home14; Away14

Shots on Target: Home9; Away7

Corners: Home7; Away5

Fouls: Home7; Away15

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Match ends, Swindon Town 2, Coventry City 1.
90'+5'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Swindon Town 2, Coventry City 1.

90'+3'
Booking
Chris Dagnall (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3'
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Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'
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Foul by Chris Dagnall (Coventry City).
90'+2'
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Attempt missed. Conor Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
88'
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Billy Daniels replaces Blair Adams.
88'
Booking
Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
88'
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Foul by Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town).
88'
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Carl Baker (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'
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Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Daniel Seaborne.
87'
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Attempt blocked. Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86'
Goal!
Goal! Swindon Town 2, Coventry City 1. Miles Storey (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
85'
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John Fleck (Coventry City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from more than 35 yards.
83'
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Grant Hall (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'
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Foul by Chris Dagnall (Coventry City).
82'
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Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
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Foul by Leon Clarke (Coventry City).
82'
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Attempt saved. Carl Baker (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
81'
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Attempt saved. Miles Storey (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

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