WYCOMBE Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth believes the weather played a big part in his side’s 1-0 defeat to Swindon Town on Saturday.

Millwall loanee Harry Smith got the goal which separated the two teams at the Energy Check County Ground, with his lofted volley finding the back of the net after just a quarter of an hour.

From there, it was a scrappy affair, with the wind swirling around the pitch but David Flitcroft’s home side pulled through to inflict a first away defeat on Wycombe for 33 weeks.

“It was a tough afternoon for both teams. Neither side had much quality and the wind played a massive factor,” he said.

“Swindon camped in our half for the first half and we were camped in theirs for the second but it’s goals that change games.

“We had more shots than them but we were wayward. We didn’t make them count whereas Swindon made one count, that is the tale of the game.

“There wasn’t much to write home about after that, we didn’t really threaten their goalkeeper.

“It’s disappointing. It is tough to take but it is nothing major because the lads have been fantastic for me on the road.”

With failing to claim victory away from home a rare feeling for Ainsworth in recent times, the Wanderers boss believes losing that impressive streak may prove beneficial in the long run.

“The record has obviously now gone, which is nice because we don’t have to worry about that anymore,” said Ainsworth.

“We made wrong decisions at wrong times but it was blowing a gale, which ruins football as sometimes you have to keep it under the wind.

“There were a few under-par performances and there was no real threat. Even the big man, Adebayo Akinfenwa, couldn’t save us.”