FA Carling Premiership
Saturday, December 18, 1993

Swindon Town Southampton
P.Bodin (12'), K.Scott (65')
HT: 1-1 M.Le Tissier (38')
Attendance:  13,565   Referee:  D. Elleray



 
In a relegation battle between the bottom two sides in the Premiership, Swindon take the lead through Paul Bodin, only for Southampton to equalise with their first goal in seven hours of play through Matt Le Tissier. The Town aren't to be denied though, and they register their second victory of the season, thanks to Keith Scott's header.




Lineups
1
Fraser DIGBY
                 
  Dave BEASANT
1
3
Paul BODIN  
         41'     
  Jeff KENNA
2
6
Shaun TAYLOR
                 
Ken MONKOU
6
26
Terry FENWICK  
                 
Francis BENALI
11
14
Adrian WHITBREAD
   72'             
Simon CHARLTON
14
16
Kevin HORLOCK  
                 
Steve WOOD
18
10
Martin LING
                 
Tommy WIDDRINGTON
21

7
John MONCUR
           72'     
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27

11
Craig MASKELL
                75'
  Peter REID
28
25
Andy MUTCH
               
  Matt LE TISSIER
7
27
Keith SCOTT
               
Neil MADDISON
10
Substitutes
9
Jan-Åge FJØRTOFT  
                 
Matt BOUND
22
22
Austin BERKLEY
              
75' 
Frankie BENNETT
24
23
Nicky HAMMOND
                 
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Results on Saturday, December 18, 1993: League Table

 
  Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Manchester City  
  Coventry City 1 - 1 Oldham Athletic  
  Everton 0 - 2 Newcastle United  
  Ipswich Town 2 - 1 Norwich City  
  Leeds United 2 - 1 Arsenal  
  Sheffield Wednesday 5 - 0 West Ham United  
  Swindon Town 2 - 1 Southampton  
  Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 3 Liverpool  
  Wimbledon 2 - 0 Sheffield United  

Table as at Saturday, December 18, 1993:

  TEAM P W D L F A GD Pts 
1 Manchester United 20 15 4 1 40 16 24 49 
2 Leeds United 21 11 6 4 36 24 12 39 
3 Blackburn Rovers 20 11 5 4 28 17 11 38 
4 Newcastle United 20 10 5 5 37 19 18 35 
5 Arsenal 21 9 7 5 20 13 7 34 
6 Norwich City 19 8 7 4 30 21 9 31 
7 Liverpool 20 9 4 7 33 26 7 31 
8 Queens Park Rangers 20 9 4 7 34 28 6 31 
9 Aston Villa 20 8 7 5 23 20 3 31 
10 Ipswich Town 21 7 8 6 20 24 -4 29 
11 West Ham United 21 8 5 8 18 25 -7 29 
12 Wimbledon 20 7 7 6 23 26 -3 28 
13 Sheffield Wednesday 21 6 9 6 37 29 8 27 
14 Tottenham Hotspur 21 6 9 6 29 24 5 27 
15 Everton 21 7 4 10 20 26 -6 25 
16 Coventry City 20 5 9 6 21 24 -3 24 
17 Manchester City 21 4 7 10 19 27 -8 19 
18 Oldham Athletic 21 4 7 10 16 32 -16 19 
19 Sheffield United 21 3 8 10 18 33 -15 17 
20 Chelsea 19 3 6 10 12 22 -10 15 
21 Southampton 21 4 2 15 19 33 -14 14 
22 Swindon Town 21 2 8 11 19 43 -24 14 

Key: Champions Relegation