Swindon Town beat Port Vale 3:1 in League Two's fourth round of matches on Tuesday evening. The hosts took all three points at home, closing out a result that shifted both sides' positions in the table. It was a game where efficiency mattered more than territory.
O. Lynch opened the scoring in the second minute, catching Port Vale unprepared. A. Drinan doubled the advantage thirteen minutes in before the break arrived. The visitors had possession but could not trouble the defence. By then the pattern was clear — Swindon were sharper in the final third.
The second half brought a wave of changes. Three substitutions came at the interval for Swindon while Port Vale responded with two of their own. B. Middlemas added a third goal in the seventy-first minute before L. Millard scored late for the visitors. The result held despite the pressure. The decision was overturned on one call but did not change the outcome.
Port Vale dominated possession at 54 per cent and registered 111 attacks compared to 88 from Swindon. The visitors managed only two shots on target while Swindon found the mark six times. That efficiency told. The statistics showed who took their chances.
Swindon moved up to ninth with seven points from four games, while Port Vale remained bottom of the table with just two points. The hosts ended a run of mixed results with a win that should have too much for them going forward. Port Vale saw it out but could not find any rhythm.
