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Scott Twine dedicated both of his goals to former mentor Alan McLoughlin who passed away this week Photo: Rob Noyes SCOTT Twine said he hopes his two goals in Swindon Town’s 4-3 win over Wigan Athletic on Sunday made his former mentor Alan McLoughlin proud. McLoughlin was academy manager at the County Ground, helping to bring through players such as Scott Twine and Harry Parsons – both of whom were involved as Town came from 3-1 down to beat the Latics 4-3 at the weekend. The Swindon legend’s old club was involved in an action-packed second half at the DW Stadium in which Twine scored a brace to add to Tyler Smith and Hallam Hope’s solitary strikes.
SWINDON Town twice came from two goals down to beat Wigan Athletic 4-3 in dramatic circumstances on the final day of the League One season. A memorable encounter began with Wigan going two goals ahead through Curtis Tilt and Will Keane. Scott Twine pulled one back from a free-kick, only for Zak Clough to poke in a third. But the game turned when Tilt was sent off for bringing down substitute Tyler Smith as last man midway through the second half. Hallam Hope then struck Town’s second before Smith headed in a late equaliser as the board went up for stoppage time. The action would not end there though, as Twine lashed in a 93rd minute winner to end Swindon’s difficult campaign on a real high.
BRETT Pitman’s early goal was the difference as Swindon Town beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 despite going down to 10 men midway through the second half. Following Pitman’s 17th-minute close-range header, Town looked pretty comfortable against their relegation rivals, even after Dion Conroy’s second-half red card for bringing down Will Keane as last man. The three points briefly took Town out of the relegation zone while also re-setting an unwanted record on Tuesday nights. Victory over Wigan was the first time Town had won a league game on a Tuesday night since beating Scunthorpe United 2-0 in March 2020. John Sheridan made three changes to the side that lost 1-0 away at Hull City on Saturday.