LUKE Williams was left to lament a slow start to the second half as Swindon Town slipped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Peterborough United this afternoon.

Town headed into the game looking to build on last week’s impressive 2-1 comeback win at Bolton Wanderers and put more distance between themselves and the League One relegation zone.

An encouraging first half suggested they could well do that but Town were caught napping as the second half got under way, with Chris Forrester firing the Posh ahead within a minute of the restart, a strike that was enough to earn the visitors all three points.

“I felt we started the game well and we looked most likely (to score) but at the restart, it looked like we were still in the changing rooms,” said Williams.

“We were slow and there were too many mistakes and once you are chasing the game, it is very difficult and the opposition have something to hang on to.

“They caused us more problems hanging on to a lead than they did at 0-0, so it’s very disappointing.

“It’s very frustrating because in the first half, we looked the most likely to tussle the game our way.

“There were chances for the opposition on the break but it looked like we were going to be able to control the game more and more.

“In the second half you really expect us to take the game by the scruff of the neck because we looked like we wore the opposition down in the first half.

“We didn’t, they came out brighter than us and took the game to us and it’s so disappointing.”

Having watched his team come from behind to earn a battling victory at the Macron Stadium seven days previously, Williams was left scratching his head at why a similar comeback failed to materialise on home turf.

“I don’t know what to expect because we go to Bolton and go 1-0 down and in the end it looks like we are going to score every time we go forward,” added Williams.

“Then today, against a team that are good but I don’t they are as good as the Bolton side we played, somehow I didn’t feel that the breakthrough was coming.”