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          2017-18 English League Two, Regular Season
          Exeter City Exeter City EXE
          3
          FT
          1
          Swindon Town Swindon Town SWI
          • Jake Taylor (33')
          • Pierce Sweeney (44' PEN)
          • Jayden Stockley (87')
          • Kaiyne Woolery (27')

          Exeter boost promotion hopes with win over Swindon

          Mar 24, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Exeter picked up three huge points in the race for promotion from League Two and put a dent in Swindon's hopes with a 3-1 win at St James Park.
          Swindon went in front after 27 minutes when Kaiyne Woolery capitalised on some shoddy defending to calmly slot the ball past Exeter goalkeeper Christy Pym from six yards.
          Jayden Stockley then had a goal disallowed for Exeter, who equalised in the 33rd minute when Jake Taylor smashed home from close range as the Grecians kept a deep Kane Wilson cross alive.
          Exeter were then awarded a penalty in the 43rd minute when Dean Moxey was fouled by Matty Taylor and Pierce Sweeney hammered the ball beyond the outstretched dive of Stuart Moore.
          Marc Richards volleyed straight at Pym as Swindon started the second half well while Amine Linganzi stung the palms of the keeper with a ferocious shot from distance.
          Exeter rarely attacked in the second half but they sealed the win in the 88th minute when Hiram Boateng crossed and Stockley struck the ball into the roof of the net from six yards.

          English League Two Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Forest Green Rovers 46 +31 84
          2 Exeter City 46 +24 84
          3 Bristol Rovers 46 +22 80
          4 Northampton Town 46 +22 80
          5 Port Vale 46 +21 78
          6 Swindon Town 46 +23 77
          7 Mansfield Town 46 +15 77
          8 Sutton United 46 +16 76
          9 Tranmere Rovers 46 +13 75
          10 Salford City 46 +14 70
          11 Newport County 46 +9 69
          12 Crawley Town 46 -10 61
          13 Leyton Orient 46 +15 58
          14 Bradford City 46 -2 58
          15 Colchester United 46 -12 55
          16 Walsall 46 -13 54
          17 Hartlepool United 46 -20 54
          18 Rochdale 46 -8 53
          19 Harrogate Town 46 -11 53
          20 Carlisle United 46 -23 53
          21 Stevenage 46 -23 47
          22 Barrow 46 -13 44
          23 Oldham Athletic 46 -29 38
          24 Scunthorpe United 46 -61 26