Swindon Town vs Chesterfield
SWINDON, England (Interstat) — Lee Bonis scored a goal and added an assist off the bench to lead Chesterfield to a 2-1 victory over Swindon Town on Saturday in a League Two match at The Nigel Eady County Ground.
Chesterfield improved to 21 wins, 9 losses and 16 draws in league play, while Swindon Town fell to 22 wins, 15 losses and 14 draws. Overall this season across all competitions, Chesterfield is 21-11-16 and Swindon Town is 23-17-14.
Bonis, a substitute, opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Thomas Wilson-Brown, a midfielder, provided the assist. Ben Middlemas equalized for Swindon Town in first-half stoppage time, with the goal coming in the third minute of added time. Dilan Markanday netted the winner for Chesterfield in the 61st minute.
The match featured five yellow cards. Wilson-Brown was booked in the 18th minute, Junior Hoilett in the 51st, Ryan Stirk in the 58th, Middlemas in the 75th and Bonis in the 78th.
Chesterfield entered the contest on a four-match unbeaten run in league play, having beaten Crewe Alexandra 2-0 on April 25, drawn at Fleetwood Town 1-1 on April 18, defeated Grimsby Town 2-1 on April 14 and drawn at home against Tranmere Rovers 1-1 on April 11. They also had wins over Barrow, Cheltenham Town, and a victory in the Europa Conference League against ASC Oțelul Galați on March 21, but suffered a loss to Oldham Athletic prior to that.
Swindon Town came into Saturday’s match having lost four of its previous six league games. The team was defeated 4-0 at Grimsby Town on April 25, drew at Accrington Stanley 2-2 on April 18, lost 3-0 at Colchester United on April 10, then beat Walsall 2-1 on April 6, drew at Cambridge United 1-1 on April 2 and drew at home against Fleetwood Town 1-1 on March 28.
In the only previous head-to-head meeting this season, Swindon Town won 2-1 at Chesterfield on Nov. 29, 2025.
Chesterfield’s next match is at home against Notts County on Sunday, May 10.
Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Swindon Town 1, Chesterfield 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Swindon Town a 58.80 percent probability to win.