NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Exeter City to win 2-1. It was Exeter City to strike first with an early goal of Tristan Crama at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cameron McGeehan gave the win to Northampton Town in the 78′ minute. Exeter City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,981 spectators. The referee was Carl Brook with the support of Kevin Howick and Andrew Bennett. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.38 degrees Celsius or 68.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 6 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 6
- 78 Attack 85
- 38 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Exeter City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Northampton Town succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Northampton Town shot 15 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (Luke Mbete and Aaron McGowan). On the other side, Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (Edward Francis and Reece Cole).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Northampton Town has 3 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. On the other side, Exeter City stays with 3 points (15th).
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Northampton Town will play away with Barnsley on the 24th of August with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (2 draws).
Exeter City will host Peterborough United on the 24th of August with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Northampton Town – Formation
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Northampton Town started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Lee Burge
, Aaron McGowan , Jordan Willis , Jon Guthrie , Luke Mbete , Ben Fox , Matthew Dibley-Dias , Mitch Pinnock , Sam Hoskins , Callum Morton and Cameron McGeehan .The home team had on the bench: James Wilson, Nikola Tzanev, Ali Koiki, Akin Odimayo
, William Hondermarck, Tariqe Fosu-Henry and Jack Baldwin .Substitutions
Northampton Town made 3 changes: Matthew Dibley-Dias for Tariqe Fosu-Henry (58′), Aaron McGowan for Akin Odimayo (68′) and Jordan Willis for Jack Baldwin (73′).
Player of the match: Jon Guthrie
The player that probably impressed the most for Northampton Town was Jon Guthrie even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 37 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 7.Exeter City – Formation
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Exeter City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gary Caldwell played with: Joseph Whitworth
, Ilmari Niskanen , Pierce Sweeney , Tristan Crama , Johnly Yfeko , Edward Francis , Jack McMillan , Reece Cole , Jack Aitchison , Millenic Alli and Josh Magennis .The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Purrington
, Jack Fitzwater, Kami Doyle , Shaun MacDonald, Cheick Diabaté, Pedro Borges and Liam Oakes.Substitutions
Exeter City made 2 changes: Reece Cole for Kami Doyle (69′) and Jack McMillan for Ben Purrington (87′).
Player of the match: Tristan Crama
The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Tristan Crama.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 58 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Charlton Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Peterborough United – 1-4
- Blackpool – Stockport County – 0-3
- Cambridge United – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stevenage – 2-1
- Lincoln City – Barnsley – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Burton Albion – 3-3
- Northampton Town – Exeter City – 2-1
- Reading – Wigan Athletic – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Birmingham City – 2-3