Wycombe Wanderers defeats Northampton Town 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Keogh. HIGHLIGHTS

NORTHAMPTON. Wycombe Wanderers conquers Northampton Town 1-0 after R. Keogh scored just 1 goal (5').

September 3, 2023

NORTHAMPTON. Wycombe Wanderers tops Northampton Town 1-0 after R. Keogh scored just 1 goal (5′). Northampton Town was decisively better in terms of ball possession (69%).

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 Tom Reeves with the support of Christopher Wade and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Dean Treleaven. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.58 degrees Celsius or 70.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.

Match Statistics

Northampton Town

0 - 1

Wycombe Wanderers

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

20 Total 7
6 On Target 1
12 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 2

134 Attack 88
67 Dangerous attack 29
111 Ball safe 94

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 4

Fouls

10 Total 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Northampton Town was in firm control of the ball 69% while Wycombe Wanderers was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Northampton Town was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Wycombe Wanderers found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Northampton Town shot 20 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Northampton Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Killian Phillips and Tjay De Barr).

Match Timeline

29'

53'

David Wheeler- sub ->Killian Phillips

54'

Brandon Hanlan - sub ->Sam Vokes

Tyreece Simpson- sub ->Louis Appéré

67'

Shaun McWilliams- sub ->Kieron Bowie

81'

Harvey Lintott- sub ->Akinwale Odimayo

81'

Manny Monthe- sub ->Jack Sowerby

81'

82'

Tjay De Barr- sub ->Garath McCleary

86'

Tjay De Barr- Yellow

Max Dyche- sub ->Mitchell Pinnock

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Northampton Town will stay with 7 points to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers will have 10 points like Barnsley to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

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

Wycombe Wanderers will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 6th of January with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (1 draw).

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Max Thompson 26.England

6.1

Akin Odimayo 22.England

7.0

81'

Sam Sherring 6.England

6.8

Jon Guthrie 5.England

6.6

Patrick Brough 33.England

7.0

Jack Sowerby 4.England

6.7

81'

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

7.8

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

7.0

90'

Sam Hoskins 7.England

7.8

K. Bowie 19.Scotland

7.0

81'

Louis Appéré 9.Scotland

7.0

67'

Substitutes

James Dadge 36.England

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

81'

Harvey Lintott 20.England

81'

Max Dyche 35.England

90'

Aaron McGowan 3.England

Shaun McWilliams 17.England

81'

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

6.6

67'

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

The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Max Thompson (6.1), Akinwale Odimayo (7.0), Sam Sherring (6.8), Jon Guthrie (6.6), Patrick Brough (7.0), Jack Sowerby (6.7), Marc Leonard (7.8), Mitchell Pinnock (7.0), Kieron Bowie (7.0), Louis Appéré (7.0) and Sam Hoskins (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: James Dadge, Emmanuel Monthe, Shaun McWilliams, Harvey Lintott, Max Dyche, Aaron McGowan and Tyreece Simpson (6.6).

Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Shaun McWilliams (injured) and Max Dyche (injured).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 5 changes: Akinwale Odimayo for Harvey Lintott (81′), Kieron Bowie for Shaun McWilliams (81′), Jack Sowerby for Emmanuel Monthe (81′), Louis Appéré for Tyreece Simpson (67′) and Mitchell Pinnock for Max Dyche (90′).

Best player: Marc Leonard

The most impressive player for Northampton Town was Marc Leonard.

His rating is (7.8) with 93 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Wycombe Wanderers – Formation

Wycombe Wanderers

Max Stryjek 1.Poland

8.4

Richard Keogh 16.Republic of Ireland

7.7

53'

Chris Forino 5.England

7.5

Joe Low 17.Wales

7.1

Kane Vincent-Young 44.England

7.3

Killian Phillips 22.Republic of Ireland

6.3

53'

29'

Luke Leahy 10.England

7.0

Josh Scowen 4.England

7.1

Freddie Potts 19.England

6.8

Garath McCleary 12.Jamaica

7.5

82'

Sam Vokes 9.Wales

7.0

54'

Substitutes

Laurence Shala 13.Kosovo

Harry Boyes 11.England

6.4

53'

Jason McCarthy 26.England

David Wheeler 7.England

6.7

53'

Kian Breckin 8.England

Brandon Hanlan 18.England

6.8

54'

Tjay De Barr 29.Gibraltar

82'

86'

Wycombe Wanderers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Matt Bloomfield played with: Max Stryjek (8.4), Christian Forino-Joseph (7.5), Richard Keogh (7.7), Joe Low (7.1), Kane Vincent-Young (7.3), Killian Phillips (6.3), Josh Scowen (7.1), Freddie Potts (6.8), Luke Leahy (7.0), Sam Vokes (7.0) and Garath McCleary (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Harry Boyes (6.4), Brandon Hanlan (6.8), David Wheeler (6.7), Jason McCarthy, Tjay De Barr, Kian Breckin and Laurence Shala.

Wycombe Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Harry Boyes (injured) and Tjay De Barr (injured).

Substitutions

Wycombe Wanderers made 4 changes: Killian Phillips for David Wheeler (53′), Sam Vokes for Brandon Hanlan (54′), Richard Keogh for Harry Boyes (53′) and Garath McCleary for Tjay De Barr (82′).