Swindon Town vs West Ham U21: 2–3

West Ham U21 beat Swindon Town 3–2 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 28 October 2025 at The County Ground, Swindon, England.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Tue, 28 Oct 2025, 19:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: The County Ground, Swindon, England
Attendance: 2,096
Teams: Swindon Town (home), West Ham U21 (away)

Goals

25' — Joshua Ajala (West Ham U21)
42' — George Earthy (West Ham U21)
51' — Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town)
69' — Josh Landers (West Ham U21)
71' — Paul Glatzel (Swindon Town)

Red cards

90'+10' — Luis Brown (West Ham U21)
90'+10' — Joel Mcgregor (Swindon Town)

Starting line-ups

Swindon Town (3-4-3): Lewis Ward (G), Filozofe Mabete (CD), Ryan Delaney (CD-L), Jamie Knight-Lebel (CD-R), Adam Murphy (CM-L), Ollie Clarke (CM-R), Harry Gray (LM), Joel Mcgregor (RM), Princewill Ehibhatiomhan (F), Paul Glatzel (CF-L), Billy Bodin (CF-R).

West Ham U21 (4-4-2): Kristjan Hegyi (G), Rayan Oyebade (CD-L), Airidas Golambeckis (CD-R), Emeka Adeile (LB), Josh Briggs (RB), Mohamadou Kanté (CM-L), Joshua Ajala (CM-R), Preston Fearon (LM), Ryan Battrum (RM), Josh Landers (CF-L), George Earthy (CF-R).

Recent form

Swindon Town: won 2–0 vs Bromley (27 Sept); won 1–0 away to Newport County (4 Oct); lost 4–0 away to Accrington Stanley (18 Oct); drew 2–2 vs Notts County (21 Oct); drew 0–0 vs Colchester United (25 Oct).

West Ham U21: lost 3–1 away to Reading (20 Aug); lost 1–0 away to Newport County (17 Sept); lost 3–1 away to Cheltenham Town (29 Oct); won 5–1 away to Milton Keynes Dons (16 Sept); lost 3–1 away to Reading (30 Sept).