NORTHAMPTON. Bradford City topped Northampton Town to win 2-1. A goal from R. Crichlow was decisive in the 90min. It was Bradford City to strike first with a goal of Andy Cook at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Romoney Crichlow gave the win to Bradford City in the 90′ minute with a goal. Northampton Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards who had the assistance of Andrew Dallison and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Carl Boyeson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 96
- 63 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Northampton Town had a strong ball possession 59% while Bradford City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Northampton Town had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Bradford City managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Northampton Town shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Bradford City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (Shaun McWilliams and Max Dyche). Regarding the opposition, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (D. Costelloe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Northampton Town will stay with 80 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Bradford City will have 75 points like Carlisle United and Salford City to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Northampton Town will play away against Tranmere Rovers on the 8th of May with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Northampton Town (5 draws).
Bradford City will host Leyton Orient on the 8th of May with a 5-5 head to head.
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
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64'
84'
Northampton Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Lee Burge, Ryan Haynes, Sam Sherring, Max Dyche, Mitchell Pinnock, Shaun McWilliams, Marc Leonard, William Hondermarck, Sam Hoskins, Louis Appere and Kieran Bowie.
The home team had on the bench: Paul Osew, Danny Hylton, T. Yengi, Joshua Okpoda Eppiah, Harvey Lintott, David Norman Jr. and Thomas King.
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 2 changes: Louis Appéré for Harvey Lintott (63′) and Shaun McWilliams for Danny Hylton (84′).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Hughes played with: Harry Lewis, Liam Ridehalgh, Brad Halliday, Sam Stubbs, Romoney Crichlow-Noble, Richard Smallwood, Jamie Walker, Alex Gilliead, Thierry Nevers, Andy Cook and Scott Banks.
These were the players on the bench: Adam Clayton, Tolaji Bola, Colin Doyle, Matthew Platt, Dara Costelloe, Emmanuel Osadebe and Matt Derbyshire.
Bradford City could not rely on the presence of Matt Derbyshire (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: T. Nevers for Dara Costelloe (58′), Jamie Walker for Matt Derbyshire (79′) and Alex Gilliead for Adam Clayton (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Stevenage – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Rochdale – Sutton United – 4-1
- Northampton Town – Bradford City – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Harrogate Town – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Stockport County – 0-3
- Hartlepool United – Barrow – 3-1
- Gillingham – Newport County – 1-2
- Doncaster Rovers – Colchester United – 1-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Crawley Town – Walsall – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Salford City – 2-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
