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Tom Nichols has been a standout in the defensive phase of the 2026/27 League Cup, with a tackles per 90 of 4.14 compared to the midfield baseline of 1.84. In his two appearances totalling 87 minutes, he has already made four tackles and one interception, underscoring his work off the ball. While he has yet to register a goal or assist, his dribbles completed per 90 sit at 1.03, above the baseline of 0.68, showing he can also advance the ball. His average match rating of 6.7 reflects a solid contribution in a small sample of the season so far. Tom Nichols’ defensive output demonstrates a volume well above the midfield norm, making him a key figure in the team's defensive strategy.
T. Nichols has played 174 minutes across 4 appearances in League Two, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14 and averaging 6.55 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Drinan | F | 4 | 359 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 20% | 3 | 77% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | – |
| B. Middlemas | M | 4 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 70% | 1 | 50% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 54% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Ollie Clarke | M | 3 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 69% | 2 | 50% | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55% | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | – |
| Paul Glatzel | F | 2 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 84% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| Stephan Negru | D | 4 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 74% | 0 | – | 6 | 6 | 6 | 59% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | – |
| C. Ripley | G | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 63% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.05 | – |
| Mitchell Clark | D | 4 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 73% | 2 | 40% | 4 | 5 | 2 | 52% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | – |
| Ryan Tafazolli | D | 4 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 69% | 2 | 100% | 6 | 4 | 2 | 76% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | – |
| Anthony Munda | M | 3 | 225 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 64% | 1 | 100% | 7 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | – |
| K. Majekodunmi | D | 3 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 69% | 2 | 67% | 12 | 7 | 3 | 66% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | – |
| O. Palmer | F | 4 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 63% | 3 | 60% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 55% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | – |
| Tom Nichols | M | 4 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 68% | 2 | 50% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 61% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | – |
| J. Thomson | M | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 68% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 53% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | – |
| J. Snowdon | F | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 74% | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | – |
| J. Debayo | D | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 59% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20% | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.17 | – |
| J. Ball | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | – |
| Billy Kirkman | D | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 66% | 5 | 71% | 15 | 8 | 1 | 67% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | – |
| Louis Millard | F | 3 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 48% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Matthew Virtue-Thick | M | 2 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 76% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Jaylan Pearman | M | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 71% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Sam Inwood | D | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 69% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Joseph Hungbo | F | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 73% | 3 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| Lucas Griffiths-Brown | D | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 44% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Swindon | League Two | 3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 68% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 63% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 |
| 2026/27 | Swindon | League Cup | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 69% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 2025/26 | Swindon | League Two | 40 | 2685 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11% | 16 | 74% | 19 | 87 | 34 | 52% | 49 | 9 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 2025/26 | Swindon | FA Cup | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 77% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Swindon | League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024/25 | Mansfield | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 79% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | v Port Vale | W | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | – |
| 29 Aug | a Oldham | L | 31 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 22 Aug | v Cheltenham | W | 29 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 08 Aug | a Cardiff | L | 58 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 02 May | v Chesterfield | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 25 Apr | a Grimsby | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 10 Apr | a Colchester | – | 59 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 06 Apr | v Walsall | – | 16 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 02 Apr | a Cambridge | – | 59 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 28 Mar | v Fleetwood Town | – | 14 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 17 Mar | a Gillingham | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 14 Mar | v Milton Keynes Dons | – | 63 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.60 | – |
| 21 Feb | v Crewe | – | 68 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 17 Feb | a Barnet | – | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 14 Feb | a Shrewsbury | – | 72 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
