Swindon Town climbed to second in the Sky Bet League Two table after a hard‑earned 2-0 victory over struggling Newport County, while Grimsby Town continued their impressive unbeaten run with a narrow win against Accrington Stanley.

At the County Ground, two goals in three second‑half minutes proved decisive as Swindon eventually broke the resistance of Christian Fuchs’ Newport side, who remain just three points above the relegation zone.

The visitors had felt aggrieved moments before the opener when substitute Tanatswa Nyukuhwa appeared to be bundled over inside the area, but their penalty claims were waved away. Swindon seized on the reprieve instantly.

Junior Hoilett—showing glimpses of the Premier League quality that once lit up QPR and Cardiff - threaded a neat ball into Fletcher Holman, who controlled sharply before cutting inside and firing home just after the hour mark.

The lead was doubled three minutes later when Holman’s driven cross across the six‑yard box ricocheted off Newport defender Joe Thomas and into the net. It sealed a fourth consecutive win for Ian Holloway’s side, who leapfrogged Cambridge and Notts County to move within four points of leaders Bromley.

Swindon, though, have played a game more than their promotion rivals and now head to Shrewsbury on Saturday.

Newport’s fifth straight away defeat leaves them in 21st place and without a win in four.

Their task grows tougher still, with three of their next four matches coming against sides in the top six, beginning with Saturday’s trip to MK Dons.

Elsewhere, Grimsby Town moved back to within a point of the play‑off places after a 1-0 win over Accrington Stanley at Blundell Park.

Tyrell Sellars‑Fleming netted his first goal for the club to extend the Mariners’ unbeaten league run to nine matches.

The on‑loan Hull City forward had looked lively from the outset, going close twice early on-first miscontrolling at close range before being denied brilliantly one‑on‑one by visiting goalkeeper Ollie Wright.

Accrington nearly snatched a lead of their own on the stroke of half‑time, but Jackson Smith tipped Conor Grant’s long‑range strike around the post.

Sellars‑Fleming eventually found the breakthrough on 58 minutes, cutting in from the left and rifling a low drive in off the near post to give David Artell’s side the advantage.

Accrington’s hopes of a late comeback were all but ended in the closing stages when Devon Matthews received a straight red card for a heavy challenge on Clarke Oduor.

The win keeps the momentum firmly with Grimsby as they continue their push toward the top seven, while Accrington remain marooned in mid‑table.

Swindon go second as Grimsby close In on Play-Off places

Swindon go second as Grimsby close In on Play-Off places