CHELTENHAM. Northampton Town snatched a late win Cheltenham Town 1-0 after S. Hoskins scored just 1 goal (88′). Northampton Town capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Tom Nield who was helped by Black Antrobus and Mark Russell. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 8 Total 15
- 2 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 8
- 90 Attack 118
- 29 Dangerous attack 49
- 99 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Northampton Town had a superior ball possession 59% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Northampton Town was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Northampton Town won the match.
Cheltenham Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 15 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Lewis Freestone). On the other side, Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (Kieron Bowie and Jon Guthrie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cheltenham Town will stay with 1 points like Fleetwood Town to sit in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town will have 7 points like Barnsley and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).
Northampton Town will play away agasint Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
82'
90'
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Wade Elliott decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood , Sean Long , Curtis Davies , Lewis Freestone , Curtis Thompson , Luciano D’Auria-Henry , Elliot Bonds , Liam Sercombe , Will Ferry , Aidan Keena and Robert Street .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Williams , Tom Bradbury, Daniel Adshead, Max Harris, Adulai Sambu, Tom King and Owen Bevan.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: Curtis Davies for Adulai Sambu (90′), Curtis Thompson for Ben Williams (79′) and Elliot Bonds for Daniel Adshead (90′).
Best player: Curtis Davies
The player that probably impressed the most for Cheltenham Town was Curtis Davies.
His rating is with 39 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
88'
Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jon Brady played with: Max Thompson , Akinwale Odimayo , Sam Sherring , Jon Guthrie , Patrick Brough , Jack Sowerby , Marc Leonard , Sam Hoskins , Mitchell Pinnock , Kieron Bowie and Louis Appéré .
These were the players on the bench: Emmanuel Monthe, Tyreece Simpson , Shaun McWilliams, Harvey Lintott, William Hondermarck , Max Dyche and James Dadge.
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 5 changes: Kieron Bowie for Tyreece Simpson (57′), Louis Appéré for William Hondermarck (67′), Mitchell Pinnock for Harvey Lintott (84′), Akinwale Odimayo for Emmanuel Monthe (84′) and Jack Sowerby for Shaun McWilliams (84′).
Best player: Sam Sherring
The player that probably impressed the most for Northampton Town was Sam Sherring even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 75 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Barnsley – 0-2
- Stevenage – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Port Vale – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Derby County – 2-4
- Oxford United – Charlton Athletic – 2-1
- Lincoln City – Blackpool – 3-0
- Leyton Orient – Cambridge United – 2-0
- Fleetwood Town – Shrewsbury Town – 0-1
- Exeter City – Reading – 2-1
- Cheltenham Town – Northampton Town – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Bolton Wanderers – 1-1
- Bristol Rovers – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-2
