James Heneghan's Northampton Town v Swindon Town preview

By James Heneghan
Published 11th Feb 2020, 11:36 BST
Updated 11th Feb 2020, 11:37 BST
Andy Williams scored the winner at Swindon earlier in the seasonAndy Williams scored the winner at Swindon earlier in the season
Andy Williams scored the winner at Swindon earlier in the season
Fixture: Northampton Town v Swindon Town, Sky Bet League Two

Date/time: Tuesday, February 11, 7.45pm kick-off

Venue: PTS Academy Stadium

Forecast: 4C, cloudy

Outs and doubts: Cobblers: Alan McCormack, James Olayinka, Harry Smith, Shaun McWilliams. Swindon: Mathieu Baudry, Jerry Yates, Keshi Anderson

Betting: Northampton 13/8, draw 5/2, Swindon 13/8

Form guide: Cobblers LLWWDD, Robins DWLWLW

Current league positions: 6th v 1st

Possible line-ups: Northampton (3-5-2): Cornell; Jones, Goode, Wharton; Watson, Lines, Anderson, Marshall, Adams; Hoskins, Oliver. Swindon (4-3-3): Benda; Caddis, Fryers, Edmonds-Green, Hunt; Jaiyesimi, Doughty, Grant; Muskwe, Hope, Doyle.

Man in the middle: James Adcock

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Last time out: Northampton 0 Port Vale 1; Carlisle 1 Swindon 1 (Edmonds-Green)

Most recent meeting: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - Swindon Town 0 Northampton Town 1 (Williams)

Cobblers must find a way to stop Eoin Doyle, the country's leading scorer this seasonCobblers must find a way to stop Eoin Doyle, the country's leading scorer this season
Cobblers must find a way to stop Eoin Doyle, the country's leading scorer this season

Record v Swindon: P104 W35 D22 L47

James Heneghan's preview: The visit of long-time leaders Swindon Town to the PTS this evening was always going to be a pivotal moment in Northampton's season but their defeat to Port Vale on Saturday has cranked up the pressure by another notch.