Swindon Town beat Colchester United 3-1 at The Nigel Eady County Ground on Saturday 5 September 2026, with all three Town goals coming from striker Aaron Drinan after the break. A crowd of 8,253 watched the League Two game, Swindon24 reported.
How the goals came
- 0-1, 13 minutes: Kylian Kouassi put Colchester ahead, driving the ball past Connor Ripley after a pass from Moses Sesay.
- 1-1: within four minutes of the restart, Anthony Munda was brought down in the box. Drinan's penalty was saved by Thimothee Lo-Tutala, but he scored from the rebound.
- 2-1, 77 minutes: a loose ball in the box fell to Drinan, who fired in.
- 3-1: two minutes later Jack Thomson found Drinan, who slipped the ball through the goalkeeper's legs.
Manager Ian Holloway made three changes at half-time. Wigan Athletic loanee Joseph Hungbo, who came on later for the injured Louis Millard, was involved in the build-up to both late goals.
What it meant
- Swindon moved up to second in League Two with 10 points from five games, behind Bristol Rovers on 12.
- It was a third home league win out of three, after Cheltenham Town and Port Vale. Swindon24 said the club last started that way in 2006/07, a promotion season.
After the match Holloway described Drinan as "above the level", Swindon24 reported.
Source: Swindon24.