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Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall: Drinan's stoppage-time winner on Easter Monday

Looking back, 6 April 2026: Swindon Town came from behind to beat Walsall 2-1 at the County Ground on Easter Monday, with Fletcher Holman equalising and Aaron Drinan scoring the winner in stoppage time.

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The County Ground Swindon The west end of the stadium, the home of Swindon Town FC.
Photo: Andrew Smith via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source (illustrative photo of the place, not of the event)

Swindon Town beat Walsall 2-1 at the County Ground on Easter Monday, 6 April 2026, scoring twice in the closing minutes after going a goal behind. The Swindon Link published its match report on 7 April 2026.

Walsall, who were chasing a play-off place and unbeaten in five, went ahead in the 65th minute when substitute Jamie Jellis converted a cross, according to the Swindon Link's report by Alfie Howlett.

Fletcher Holman curled in the equaliser in the 80th minute. In the 92nd minute Ollie Palmer played a ball in behind, Holman squared it and Aaron Drinan scored the winner.

The Swindon Link said it was Swindon's first Easter Monday win since 2014 and that it took the team to within two points of third place.

Source: Swindon Link.

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