Match Report: Swindon Town 1 Huddersfield Town 0

Sep 27 2010 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

THIS proved an expensive trip as Town lost the game as well as playmaking pair Gary Roberts and Scott Arfield.

Sean Morrison settled it in the last-minute of normal time with a powerful header from Alan Sheehan’s corner which beat stretching Alex Smithies’ desperate attempt to save.

It was tough on both the keeper and his teammates, who had mounted a sterling effort to keep the hosts at bay – and looked like they had succeeded.

Both sides were going for a third straight win, but neither found top gear in a scrappy contest which Roberts will remember for the wrong reasons.

While the prognosis on calf injury victim Arfield, injured in the same phase of play, is more hopeful, Roberts is set for a spell on the sidelines with a broken arm.

As referee Steve Tanner waved play on after Arfield was brought down in the 13th minute, Jonathan Douglas steamed into a challenge on Roberts, who landed awkwardly.

Town players were far from happy with the tackle which led to Roberts leaving the pitch on a stretcher, but Douglas wasn’t shown a yellow card.

While Anthony Pilkington came off the bench, Arfield, who also received treatment, carried on until the break, with Antony Kay emerging for the second half.

The changes certainly didn’t help Town, who had spurned a top chance to take a seventh-minute lead.

Roberts was quickly onto the ball when keeper David Lucas’s throw out failed to find right-back Kevin Amankwaah.

Alan Lee stepped over the low cross to tee up Jordan Rhodes, but the five-goal top scorer – restored to the starting side after two games on the bench – was unable to beat Lucas, who saved with his legs.