CITY bounced back to form to register their second away win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Swindon yesterday.

T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was at the County Ground and provides the match stats and his player ratings.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Alex Gilliead relished the chance to play in a more central role behind City’s two strikers. His flick-on set up the first goal and looked much more of a threat on the ball than he has done in recent games.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

Here’s to you, Theo Robinson! What a stunning way to break his City duck with an explosive finish from only his second touch on the pitch.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

City should have had a clean sheet from such an efficient away display but were denied by the award of a soft penalty for hand ball against Paudie O’Connor.

TACTICS

Derek Adams made two changes from the Hartlepool home loss – and switched formation to three at the back. Skipper Niall Canavan was one of those on his return while Caolan Lavery got his first City start as the second striker.

Charles Vernam dropped to the bench while Callum Cooke did not travel because of a bruised foot.

REFEREE: Ross Joyce (Middlesbrough)

BOOKINGS: O’Donnell, Lavery, Robinson (City); Gladwin, Baudry, Hunt (Swindon).

ATTENDANCE: 9,461

SHOTS ON TARGET: Swindon 5, City 4

SHOTS OFF TARGET: Swindon 2, City 8

CORNERS: Swindon 10, City 3

FOULS: Swindon 12, City 11

PLAYER RATINGS

SWINDON: Wollacott 6, Hunt 6 (Mitchell-Lawson 85min), Odimayo 6, Baudry 6, Crichlow 4 (Kesler-Hayden 46min, 5), Gladwin 6, Williams 5 (Gilbert 64min), Reed 6, Payne 5, McKirdy 5, Simpson 5. Subs (not used): Iandolo, East, Grant, Ward.

CITY: O’Donnell 6, O’Connor 7, Songo’o 7, Canavan 7, Threlkeld 7, Sutton 7, Watt 6, Foulds 7, Gilliead 8, Lavery 7 (Evans 74min), Cook 6 (Robinson 74min). Subs (not used): Vernam, Kelleher, Scales, Cousin-Dawson, Staunton.