We make the trip to Wiltshire for our final outing of the 2023/24 campaign, with Swindon Town our hosts on Saturday 27 April.
Morecambe will be hoping to end their Sky Bet League Two season how they started it, with a win when they make the trip to the County Ground to face Swindon Town.
The Shrimps last outing saw them host already-relegated Forest Green Rovers at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium. Charlie Brown opened the scoring in the 30th, but Forest Green bounced back quickly with goals from Charlie McCann and Kyle McAllister. Ged Brannan’s men failed to find an equaliser and the game finished 2-1 to the visitors.
In their last outing, Swindon Town travelled to the east coast to face Grimsby Town. Goals from Liam Smith and Donovan Wilson for the Mariners secured their safety in Sky Bet League Two.
Saturday’s two sides last met in September, when the Robins made the journey to the Mazuma Mobile Stadium. On this afternoon, the Shrimps equalised twice thanks to goals from Jake Taylor and Ethan Walker, and the spoils were shared.
The Opposition
Swindon have had a mixed season in their League Two campaign, 14 wins and 11 draws leaving the Robins on 53 points. After 45 games, this leaves Gavin Gunning’s side in 19th position in the league standings.
Gunning has been interim head coach at the County Ground since the departure of Michael Flynn in January.
Key Players
Charlie Austin leads the goalscoring charts for the Robins, the experienced centre-forward scoring on 12 occasions in his 47 appearances in all competitions. The 34-year-old, who scored in the reverse fixture at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium, joined the club in January 2023, and has played almost 500 professional appearances in his career.
Liverpool loanee Paul Glatzel has bagged seven goals since joining the club in January, the 23-year-old also assisting twice in his 18 appearances with the club.
The Man in the Middle
Craig Hicks will be the man in black on Saturday afternoon, the official taking charge of his 26th fixture of the season. In his last 25, Hicks has dished out 99 cards, 95 of them yellow and a further four reds.
The referee last took charge of a game involving the Shrimps in February 2023, when Morecambe made the visit to Pride Park to face Derby County.
Daniel Cook and Dean Treleaven will run the line at the County Ground, with fourth official Samuel Fudge completing the team of the officials for Morecambe’s last outing of the season.
Team News
Brandon Barker, Jake Taylor, and Max Melbourne remain sidelined through injury.
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