Northampton Town overcomes Colchester United 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Appéré. HIGHLIGHTS

COLCHESTER. Northampton Town prevails over Colchester United 1-0 after L. Appéré scored just 1 goal (41').

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David Brown
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Northampton Town overcomes Colchester United 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Appéré. HIGHLIGHTS

COLCHESTER. Northampton Town tops Colchester United 1-0 after L. Appéré scored just 1 goal (41′).

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the help of Michael Webb and David Harrison. The 4th official was Marc Wilson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Colchester United

0 - 1

Team 1

Northampton Town

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 119 Attack 100
  • 48 Dangerous attack 35
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 6 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Colchester United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Northampton Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Colchester United had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Northampton Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Colchester United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 14 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Fiacre Kelleher, Arthur Read and S. Tovide). Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town received 5 yellow cards (M. Leonard, Tyler Magloire, Aaron McGowan, Sam Hoskins and Tom King).

Match Timeline

20'
30'
Marc Leonard- Yellow
35'
Tyler Magloire- Yellow
36'
Aaron McGowan- sub ->Tyler Magloire
38'
Aaron McGowan- Yellow
41'
Louis Appéré(goal)
46'
William Hondermarck- sub ->Shaun McWilliams
John Akinde- sub ->Kwesi Appiah
59'
Jayden Fevrier- sub ->Fiacre Kelleher
59'
Samson Tovide- sub ->Matt Jay
68'
73'
Sam Hoskins- Yellow
Arthur Read- Yellow
81'
Samson Tovide- Yellow
84'
86'
90'
90'
Mitch Pinnock- sub ->Louis Appéré
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this encounter, Colchester United will stay with 35 points to remain in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town will have 52 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away against Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Crawley Town (7 draws).

Northampton Town will play away agasint Sutton United on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Sutton United (2 draws).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
K. O'Hara 13.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
F. Kelleher 15.Republic of Ireland
6.3
59' 20'
D
Tommy Smith 5.New Zealand
6.4
86'
D
Connor Hall 29.England
7.6
M
W. Greenidge 2.England
6.8
M
Noah Chilvers 14.England
7.4
M
Arthur Read 16.England
7.4
81'
M
Connor Wood 23.England
6.7
F
Matt Jay 20.England
7.2
68'
F
Kwesi Appiah 9.Ghana
6.8
59'
F
Tom Hopper 25.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Tom Smith 12.England
M
Jayden Fevrier 42.England
6.6
59'
M
Alex Newby 19.England
6.4
86'
M
Ossama Ashley 17.England
F
Samson Tovide 34.England
6.3
68' 84'
F
O. Thorn 47.England
F
John Akinde 24.England
6.6
59'

Colchester United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Matt Bloomfield decided to play with the following team: Kieran O’Hara (6.8), Fiacre Kelleher (6.3), Tommy Smith (6.2), Connor Hall (7.6), William Greenidge (6.8), Noah Chilvers (7.4), Arthur Read (7.4), Connor Wood (6.7), Matt Jay (7.2), Kwesi Appiah (6.8) and Tom Hopper (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Smith, Jayden Fevrier (6.6), Alex Newby (6.2), Ossama Ashley, Samson Tovide (6.3), Oscar Thorn and John Akinde (6.6).

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: Kwesi Appiah for John Akinde (59′), Matt Jay for Samson Tovide (68′) and Tommy Smith for Alex Newby (86′).

Best player: Connor Hall​

The most impressive player for Colchester United was Connor Hall.

His rating is (7.6) with 53 passes (49% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town
G
Tom King 40.Wales
7.5
90'
D
Tyler Magloire 2.England
6.4
36' 35'
D
Jon Guthrie 5.England
7.8
D
Sam Sherring 6.England
7.1
M
Harvey Lintott 20.England
7.0
M
Shaun McWilliams 17.England
6.2
46'
M
Jack Sowerby 4.England
6.8
M
Marc Leonard 12.Scotland
7.8
30'
M
Ali Koiki 14.England
6.9
F
Louis Appéré 9.Scotland
7.8
90' Goals41'
F
Sam Hoskins 7.England
7.0
90' 73'
Substitutes
G
Lee Burge 1.England
D
Aaron McGowan 3.England
6.7
36' 38'
M
Mitch Pinnock 11.England
90'
M
William Hondermarck 15.France
6.4
46'
F
Tete Yengi 29.Australia
F
D'Margio Wright-Phillips 16.England
F
Joshua Eppiah 21.Belgium
90'

Northampton Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Jon Brady played with: Tom King (7.5), Tyler Magloire (6.4), Jon Guthrie (7.8), Sam Sherring (7.1), Harvey Lintott (7.0), Shaun McWilliams (6.2), Jack Sowerby (6.8), Marc Leonard (7.8), Ali Koiki (6.9), Louis Appéré (7.8) and Sam Hoskins (7.0).

They had on the bench: Lee Burge, Aaron McGowan (6.7), Mitchell Pinnock, William Hondermarck (6.4), Tete Yengi, D’Margio Wright-Phillips and Josh Eppiah.

Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Aaron McGowan (injured).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 4 changes: Tyler Magloire for Aaron McGowan (36′), Shaun McWilliams for William Hondermarck (46′), Louis Appéré for Mitchell Pinnock (90′) and Sam Hoskins for Joshua Eppiah (90′).

Best player: Jon Guthrie​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Jon Guthrie even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 38 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​