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James Norwood scored twice, once from the spot, and later missed another penalty as Town’s long wait for goals came to an end as they won 2-1 at Swindon. Norwood, captaining the Blues on his return to the side, put Town ahead on 44 with his first spot-kick, Town’s first goal in 663 minutes, then added a second in the 58th minute. Brett Pitman pulled one back for the already-relegated Robins on 71 before Norwood spurned the opportunity to score his first Town hat-trick via a second penalty but manager Paul Cook wasn’t to be denied his inaugural Blues away win.

The Blues’ goal drought finally came to an end a minute before half-time, James Norwood netting a penalty to give Town a 1-0 half-time lead at Swindon, ending a wait of 11 hours and three minutes for the Blues to find the target.

SWINDON Town lost 2-1 to Ipswich Town in the club’s final League One home game of the season on Saturday.

James Norwood returns to the Town side and skippers, while Myles Kenlock and Armando Dobra are also back in the XI as the Blues face already-relegated Swindon at the County Ground.

SWINDON Town suffered a disappointing defeat away at Accrington Stanley on Saturday after going down 2-1 to the Lancastrian outfit. Following a disappointing result against Sunderland on Tuesday, John Sheridan’s men emerged second best in another tough encounter, largely down to a thrilling first 45 at the Wham Stadium. Dion Charles headed Stanley in front early on before Brett Pitman’s equaliser after half an hour. But as Town tried to escape into half-time unscathed, Colby Bishop – who scored against Town in the reverse fixture – headed in the second from a corner. Defeat left...