HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January
Swindon 0-0 Crewe
The hosts are getting closer...
Ollie Clarke thumps a powerful low strike which Filip Marschall can only watch as it thuds into the base of his near post.
Swindon helped lift some of the relegation gloom after gaining a valuable point from a goalless draw against high-flying Crewe in a fog-hit game at the County Ground.
The game was halted after three minutes before restarting at 16:00 GMT, despite no noticeable improvement in visibility.
Once the game did get under way, Alex keeper Filip Marschall did well to keep out a long-range effort from Town's Nnamdi Ofoborh and the rebound fell to Aaron Drinan who dragged his effort wide.
Town captain Ollie Clarke then smashed against the post from outside the box before fellow home midfielder Gavin Kilkenny miscued amid the murk.
Harry Smith looked certain to turn in Drinan's low cross but somehow did not connect.
Half-time saw visibility vastly improved and the Robins' new loan signing Tom Nichols had the perfect opportunity to grab a debut goal after being teed up by Ofoborh on the edge of the box but he shot tamely at the keeper.
Crewe's Chris Long looked odds on to get a winner when he was sent through on goal late on but Jack Bycroft stood firm giving Swindon their first league clean sheet for 99 days.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Swindon boss Ian Holloway's post-match reaction
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 55 |
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2 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 43 |
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3 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 42 |
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4 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 41 |
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5 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 40 |
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6 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 40 |
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7 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 40 |
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8 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 38 |
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9 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 37 |
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10 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 34 |
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11 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 34 |
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12 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 34 |
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13 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 31 |
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14 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 30 |
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15 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 28 |
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16 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27 |
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17 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27 |
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18 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 26 |
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19 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 25 |
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20 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 25 |
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21 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 25 |
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22 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 25 |
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23 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 20 |
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24 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 18 |
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Manager: Ian Holloway
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Lee Bell
Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
Manager: Ian Holloway
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Lee Bell
Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
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Swindon Town have failed to win any of their last five league games against Crewe Alexandra (D2 L3), their longest ever such run against the Railwaymen in the EFL.
Crewe Alexandra have won just two of their last 13 away league games against Swindon Town (D3 L8), conceding 2.4 goals per match on average across that time.
Swindon have won each of their last three home league games in succession whilst scoring exactly three goals in each. The Robins had won just three of their prior 14 such matches before this latest run (D4 L7).
Crewe have lost just one of their last eight away league games (W2 D5), while they have scored exactly one goal in nine of their last ten matches on the road.