Charlie Austin’s brace helped 10-man Swindon fight back from 3-1 down to earn a draw at home against Gillingham.
Swindon took the lead after just 58 seconds when a cross was half-cleared by Gillingham straight to Jonny Williams, who volleyed into the corner of the net.
The Gills answered back straight away as Tom Nichols picked out Timothee Dieng with a cross and he amused it beyond Sol Brynn.
Inside 10 minutes, Gillingham had taken the lead when awarded a penalty for handball which Will Wright tucked into the bottom corner.
After 13 minutes it was 3-1 when the visitors whipped in a free-kick from the left and Nichols helped it on its way into the far corner of the net.
Austin pulled one back after the break when he powered home a penalty, and then got on the end of a Rushian Hepburn-Murphy cross to head in the equalizer with 10 minutes remaining.
Saidou Khan got a second yellow shortly after as he prevented a counter-attack with a foul on the halfway line.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Swindon
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Brynn
- 2Hutton
- 34BrennanBooked at 69minsSubstituted forMinturnat 74′minutes
- 20Blake-Tracy
- 3IandoloSubstituted forshadesat 45′minutes
- 8WilliamsSubstituted forHepburn-Murphyat 45′minutes
- 23khanBooked at 81mins
- 22Lavinier
- 24WakelingSubstituted forDarcyat 72′minutes
- 11Austin
- 15JephcottSubstituted forCainat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Darcy
- 16Cain
- 19Hepburn-Murphy
- 28shades
- 31Minturn
- 38Kanu
- 41copland
Gillingham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Morris
- 14McKenzie
- 4Wright
- 5Ehmer
- 3Tutonda
- 7MacDonaldsSubstituted forMastersonat 62′minutes
- 38DiengBooked at 24mins
- 6Williams
- 16JefferiesSubstituted forKashketat 87′minutes
- 28Hawkins
- 20NicholsBooked at 44minsSubstituted forLapslieat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Alexander
- 21Adelakun
- 23Masterson
- 24Kashket
- 25Turner
- 29Gbode
- 49Lapslie
- Referees:
- Paul Howard
- Attendance:
- 10.259
Live Text
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Match ends, Swindon Town 3, Gillingham 3.
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Second Half ends, Swindon Town 3, Gillingham 3.
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Attempt blocked. George Lapslie (Gillingham) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothee Dieng.
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Attempt blocked. George Lapslie (Gillingham) header from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie McKenzie with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town) header from the right side of the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Jake Cain with a cross.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Granted by Oliver Hawkins.
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Attempt blocked. Tyrese Shade (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Granted by Max Ehmer.
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Corner, Swindon Town. Granted by Glenn Morris.
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Attempt saved. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcel Lavinier with a through ball.
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Foul by Remeao Hutton (Swindon Town).
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David Tutonda (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Substitution, Gillingham. Scott Kashket replaces Dom Jefferies.
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Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by George Lapslie (Gillingham).
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Frazer Blake-Tracy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham).
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Second yellow card to Saidou Khan (Swindon Town) for a bad foul.
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Foul by Saidou Khan (Swindon Town).
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George Lapslie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.