FOLLOWING a week of soul-searching, head coach Scott Lindsey admitted he was delighted for his team after Swindon Town secured all three points following a dramatic 3-2 victory over Sutton United on Tuesday night.

Will Randall’s brace for Sutton had cancelled out goals from Tyrese Shade and Jonny Williams in an action-packed first half, and it was left to substitute Jacob Wakeling to win the game inside second-half stoppage time.

Town narrowly avoided a sixth draw from eight League Two fixtures, and Lindsey was overjoyed to witness his team execute a gameplan which centred around fast, attacking football and playing with freedom.

MATCH REPORT: Wakeling wins it for Swindon in stoppage time.

Post-match, Swindon’s head coach said: “I’m obviously happy. What we wanted to do tonight was really attack them, and we certainly did that.

“It left us open at times, with the goals we conceded, but I felt we were on the front foot, all-out attack – especially in the first half. Second half, we had quiet moments but we still stuck to the task, and I’m really, really pleased with the players.

“The players have put in a shift since the last game ended really. We’ve done a lot of soul-searching, we’ve done a lot of analysis, we’ve done a lot of speaking, and we’ve done a lot of work on the training ground.

“I’m really pleased for the players because they’ve been brilliant from throughout, and I’m delighted we got the win because they thoroughly deserved it.”

The victory stretched out Town’s unbeaten run to seven games and ensured three points for the second time in the past four league games.

Draws with Stockport County and Gillingham could, and arguably should, have resulted in more for Town, but Lindsey reiterated his happiness over the front-foot football that ultimately secured a priceless win against Sutton.

He said: “In the last two games, we’ve dropped points, but we deserved the win – certainly at Stockport. We missed an opportunity to win at Gillingham, so I’m pleased for the players tonight.

“We wanted fast attacks, we wanted to be at them in the first 10 minutes. Obviously, the plan wasn’t to go a goal down, and moments before that we should have gone ahead ourselves when (Luke) Jephcott got in.

“You almost felt it might be another one of those nights where we’re going to pepper the goal but not score. We kept believing, and of course we got back in the game.”