Northampton Town overcomes Peterborough United 1-0 with a late goal scored by M. Pinnock. HIGHLIGHTS

NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town snatched a late win Peterborough United 1-0 after M. Pinnock scored just 1 goal (90').

August 21, 2023

NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town snatched a late win Peterborough United 1-0 after M. Pinnock scored just 1 goal (90′). Peterborough United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

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 7,684 spectators. The referee was Martin Woods with the assistance of Christopher Ward and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Alan Cresswell. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.29 degrees Celsius or 72.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Northampton Town

1 - 0

Peterborough United

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

9 Total 17
2 On Target 1
0 Off Target 10
7 Shots blocked 6

92 Attack 72
42 Dangerous attack 36
32 Ball safe 37

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 5

Fouls

4 Total 1
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Peterborough United had a superior ball possession 57% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Northampton Town was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Northampton Town won the match.

Northampton Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United shot 17 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (Sam Hoskins). On the other side, Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards (Archie Collins and Peter Kioso).

Match Timeline

17'

Archie Collins- Yellow

William Hondermarck- sub ->Jack Sowerby

59'

Louis Appéré- sub ->Tyreece Simpson

68'

72'

David Ajiboye- sub ->Joel Randall

72'

Ricky-Jade Jones- sub ->Ephron Mason-Clarke

72'

Harvey Lintott- sub ->Akinwale Odimayo

78'

Manny Monthe- sub ->Kieron Bowie

78'

82'

Mitch Pinnock(goal)

90'

Sam Hoskins- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Northampton Town will have 4 points like Barnsley and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Peterborough United will stay with 9 points like Cambridge United, Bolton Wanderers, Oxford United and Stevenage to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Northampton Town will play away with Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Peterborough United will host Northampton Town on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Max Thompson 26.England

6.5

Jon Guthrie 5.England

7.3

Sam Sherring 6.England

6.7

Patrick Brough 33.England

7.2

Akin Odimayo 22.England

6.8

78'

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

6.6

90'

Jack Sowerby 4.England

6.5

59'

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

7.5

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

6.7

68'

Sam Hoskins 7.England

7.1

90'

K. Bowie 19.Scotland

6.8

78'

Substitutes

James Dadge 36.England

Harvey Lintott 20.England

6.7

78'

Max Dyche 35.England

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

6.8

78'

William Hondermarck 23.France

6.5

59'

Peter Abimbola 27.England

Louis Appéré 9.Scotland

6.6

68'

Northampton Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Max Thompson (6.5), Akinwale Odimayo (6.8), Sam Sherring (6.7), Jon Guthrie (7.3), Patrick Brough (7.2), Marc Leonard (7.5), Jack Sowerby (6.5), Mitchell Pinnock (6.6), Kieron Bowie (6.8), Tyreece Simpson (6.7) and Sam Hoskins (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: William Hondermarck (6.5), Peter Abimbola, Harvey Lintott (6.7), Max Dyche, Louis Appéré (6.6), James Dadge and Emmanuel Monthe (6.8).

Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Harvey Lintott (injured).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 4 changes: Jack Sowerby for William Hondermarck (59′), Tyreece Simpson for Louis Appéré (68′), Akinwale Odimayo for Harvey Lintott (78′) and Kieron Bowie for Emmanuel Monthe (78′).

Best player: Marc Leonard

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

His rating is (7.5) with 60 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United

N. Bilokapić 1.Australia

6.9

Romoney Crichlow 6.England

6.9

90'

Harrison Burrows 3.England

7.7

72'

R. Edwards 4.England

7.3

Peter Kioso 30.DR Congo

7.2

82'

Hector Kyprianou 22.Cyprus

6.9

Archie Collins 27.England

6.6

17'

Kwame Poku 11.England

7.1

Ephron Mason-Clark 10.England

7.7

72'

Joel Randall 14.England

6.2

72'

Jonson Clarke-Harris 9.Jamaica

7.5

Substitutes

F. Talley 25.England

Josh Knight 5.England

Joe Tomlinson 21.England

6.8

72'

Ryan De Havilland 8.England

Kabongo Tshimanga 19.England

90'

Ricky-Jade Jones 17.England

6.6

72'

David Ajiboye 16.England

6.6

72'

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

Darren Ferguson played with: Nicholas Bilokapic (6.9), Peter Kioso (7.2), Ronnie Edwards (7.3), Romoney Crichlow (6.9), Harrison Burrows (7.7), Hector Kyprianou (6.9), Archie Collins (6.6), Kwame Poku (7.1), Joel Randall (6.2), Ephron Mason-Clarke (7.7) and Jonson Clarke-Harris (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kabongo Tshimanga, Ryan De Havilland, Josh Knight, Fynn Talley, Ricky Jade-Jones (6.6), David Ajiboye (6.6) and Joseph Tomlinson (6.8).

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 4 changes: Joel Randall for David Ajiboye (72′), Ephron Mason-Clarke for Ricky Jade-Jones (72′), Harrison Burrows for Joseph Tomlinson (72′) and Romoney Crichlow for Kabongo Tshimanga (90′).